Gatto Sonne C4
The Gatto Sonne C4 is a camera attributed to the Gatto name and listed under the Sonne C4 designation. Published production details beyond this attribution are not confirmed in the data available for this page, so further categorisation has been omitted to avoid speculation.
UK auction hammer results (wholesale prices, excluding buyer's and seller's commission) for the Sonne C4 on this site span an unusually wide band, from £500 at a 2025 Flints sale to £967 in 2021, with a single outlying Leitz result of £64,625 recorded back in 2006. Based on the three data points available as of 2026, the median hammer price sells for £967, though the spread from £500 to £65,000 shows how heavily worth and value depend on provenance, condition and which saleroom a given example reaches. Buyers researching what a Sonne C4 is worth today should treat any single figure with caution, because the market is thin and one specialist result can skew the picture.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Apr 2025 | £500 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 114) Title: A Gatto A.G. Sonne C4 Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1947-48, chrome, serial no. 898C, with Elionar T Anastigmat f/3.5 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 02838, body, VG, shutter fires but slow speeds |
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| Nov 2023 | EUR 2,800 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 43 (Lot A00123) Title: Gatto Italy Sonne C4 (late version)
Description:
Rare and very late Italian Leica copy, for rangefinder coupled M39 lenses, 'SONNE Germany PATENT' graved on the top plate, in very good condition and working order, some signs of corrosion can be seen on the back side, with rare fast collapsible ESAOG 2/5cm no.10087, coated optics showing cleaning marks on the front element, with third party yellow filter/hood and original leather case (front part removed). Estimate: EUR 3,400 - EUR 3,600 |
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| May 2022 | £81 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 301) Title: A Gatto A.G. Sonne C4 Rangefinder Body
Description:
chrome, serial no. 811C, body, P-F, missing back door, shutter fires but sticking |
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| Apr 2021 | £967 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 114) Title: A Gatto A.G. Sonne C4 Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1947-48, chrome, serial no. 793C, with Elionar "T" Anastigmat f/3.5 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 02154, body, G, shutter working, lens, VG Note: Lot |
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| Jun 2015 | EUR 1,200 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 27 (Lot AI_27_32195) Title: Gatto Italy Sonne C4
Description:
rare camera in very good original condition, second version, matching T Elionar 3.5/5cm no.02685, Sonne cap, everready case Estimate: EUR 2,000 - EUR 2,400 |
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| Nov 2013 | EUR 2,200 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 24 (Lot AI_24_27491) Title: Gatto Italy Sonne C4
Description:
in almost mint condition, rare variation with stylized sun engraved on front, with matching Xenar 2.8/50mm no.4429766, original cap and everready case Estimate: EUR 3,000 - EUR 3,500 |
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| May 2006 | EUR 64,625 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 9 (Lot AI_9_26678) Title: Gatto Italy SONNE C4
Description:
Leica copy with coupled rangefinder, early version, collapsible Sonnar 2/5cm T no.2710090 Estimate: EUR 800 - EUR 1,000 |
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| May 2005 | EUR 900 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 7 (Lot AI_7_25463) Title: Gatto Sonne C4
Description:
second type of the very rare Italian Leica copy in very good condition and in perfect working order, matching Elionar 3.5/5cm no.2160 Estimate: EUR 1,600 - EUR 1,900 |
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