Ica Bébé
The Ica Bébé is an early 20th-century German strut-folding plate camera made by Ica AG of Dresden, a firm formed in 1909 that was later absorbed into Zeiss Ikon in 1926. It was offered in small plate formats (typically 4.5×6cm) and positioned as a compact, pocketable plate camera for amateur use.
Sales data for the Ica Bébé is thin, but the two recorded UK auction hammer results from 2003 sit at £100 and £110, giving a tight range and a median around £105. Because these are wholesale saleroom results rather than dealer retail, what an Ica Bébé is worth today depends heavily on cosmetic condition, shutter function and completeness of the original leather case; clean, working examples tend to price at the upper end of that band.
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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| Nov 2003 | EUR 100 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_22763) Title: Ica BeBe 6.5x9cm
Description:
Tessar 4,5/10,5cm. Nr. 561906 Compur Estimate: EUR 1,923 - EUR 83,454 |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 110 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_22764) Title: Ica BeBe 6.5x9cm
Description:
Rodenstock Trinar 4,5/10,5cm. Nr. 238128 Compur, anges. Zeiss Ikon Filmpackkassette. Estimate: EUR 1,924 - EUR 58,973 |
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| Aug 1998 | £34 | Christie's | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 330) Title: Bébé camera no. H.99814
Description:
Bébé camera no. H.99814 Estimate: £20 - £200 |
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