Gandolfi Precision

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The Gandolfi Precision has 2 recorded sales: £600 (18 Oct 2019, Flints Auctions) and £320 (15 May 2006, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.

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Recorded sales

Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.

A Gandolfi Precision Quarter Plate Mahogany Field Camera£600
18 Oct 2019 · Flints Auctions · lot 414 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

Not in the typical price

Listed apart, never blended in.

1
Outfit (body with several lenses)
£2,719

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What it is

The Gandolfi Precision is a British-made large-format wooden field/view camera, a type long associated with the Gandolfi family workshop in London. Cameras of this pattern were hand-built for studio and field use with sheet film, and the Precision name was applied to their higher-grade tailboard and field models.

Inspect the bellows for pinholes and corner wear, check the wooden body and brass fittings for cracks, splits or missing screws, and confirm the ground glass is intact and correctly seated. Lens boards, film holders and any original lens are often missing or mismatched, so factor replacements into the price.

Generated summary, 25 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Questions

What affects the price of a Gandolfi Precision?

Bellows integrity, completeness of film holders and lens boards, originality of the wood and brasswork, and whether a usable lens is fitted are the main factors influencing what one sells for.

Facts

Maker
Gandolfi
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
2
First sale
15 May 2006
Latest sale
18 Oct 2019
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Gandolfi Precision: 2 recorded sales, 2006–2019; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 17 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/g/gandolfi/precision/

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