A L. Gaumont Folding Block System Mahogany Box Camera£210
1 Jul 2015 · Special Auction Services · lot 13hammer ↗
+ lens
Gaumont Block-System
camera
The Gaumont Block-System has 2 recorded sales: £210 (1 Jul 2015, Special Auction Services) and £384 (6 Nov 2004, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
System Louis Gaumont Folding Block£384
6 Nov 2004 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €550 · lot AI_6_23972hammer ↗
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Block-System+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Gaumont Block-System is an early French-made plate camera from the firm founded by Léon Gaumont in Paris. Lens elements should be examined for separation, haze and cleaning marks.
Generated summary, 25 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Gaumont Block-System a rare camera?
It appears infrequently in the auction record, which suggests limited supply, but rarity alone does not always translate into a high price without collector demand.
Facts
- Maker
- Gaumont
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 6 Nov 2004
- Latest sale
- 1 Jul 2015
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Gaumont Block-System: 2 recorded sales, 2004–2015; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/g/gaumont/block-system/