Gandolfi Stereo Camera£1,766
10 Mar 2018 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €2,000 · lot AI_32_36317hammer ↗
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Tropical+ lens
Gandolfi Stereo Tropical
camera
The Gandolfi Stereo Tropical has 2 recorded sales: £1,766 (10 Mar 2018, Leitz Photographica Auction) and £1,093 (20 May 2006, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
See all 2 recorded sales: the date, saleroom or eBay listing, version and price of each →
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Gandolfi Tropical Stereo£1,093
20 May 2006 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,600 · lot AI_9_27122hammer ↗
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
The Gandolfi Stereo Tropical is a wooden-bodied stereo plate camera from the British maker Gandolfi, configured for paired exposures on a single plate. Tropical-specification examples were built with weather-resistant timbers and brass fittings intended for use in hot, humid climates.
Inspect the bellows for pinholes and the wooden body for shrinkage cracks, loose joints or insect damage, since tropical hardwoods can still split with age. Check that both lens cells and shutters are present and matched, that the ground glass is intact, and that the stereo separation and rising-front movements function without binding. Replacement bellows and general repair are available through specialist large-format restorers, but original matched lens pairs are difficult to source if missing.
Generated summary, 8 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Stereos
Facts
- Maker
- Gandolfi
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 20 May 2006
- Latest sale
- 10 Mar 2018
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Gandolfi Stereo Tropical: 2 recorded sales, 2006–2018; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 17 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/g/gandolfi/stereo-tropical/