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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.

Date Price Source
Nov 2003 EUR 100 Leitz Auction
Nov 2003 EUR 110 Leitz Auction
Aug 1998 £34 Christie's