Ihagee Patent Klapp Reflex
The Ihagee Patent Klapp Reflex is an early folding reflex plate camera produced by the Dresden maker Ihagee. It dates from the pre-war era of German plate-camera manufacture, when Ihagee built wooden-bodied reflex and folding designs before the company's later single-lens reflex work.
At UK auction, hammer prices for the Patent Klapp Reflex have ranged from about £160 to £950, reflecting how much condition and completeness drive value today. With only a small number of recorded saleroom results, any single price should be treated as indicative rather than a firm market value in 2026.
Sales History
Prices shown are realised prices — auction results and completed eBay sales, never asking prices. Most saleroom figures are hammer prices, before commission; some houses publish a premium-inclusive figure, and we do not adjust for condition. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher. How this figure is calculated.
Prices updated: September 2025
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| Sep 2025 | £119 | £95 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 285) Title: An Ihagee Patent Klapp 6x9 Camera
Description:
black, body G, opens and folds properly, shutter and reflex operate, with a Goerlitz Doppel Anastigmat Veraplan f/4.5 120mm lens, optics F with haze. |
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| Aug 2025 | £106 | £85 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 154) Title: An Ihagee Patent Klapp 9x12cm Reflex Camera
Description:
black, body F-G, shutter not operating, opens and folds but needs attention, with a Tessar f/4.5 15cm lens. |
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| Jul 2025 | £160 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 624) Title: An Ihagee Patent Klapp Reflex 9 x 12 (No. 1120) Camera
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An Ihagee Patent Klapp Reflex 9 x 12 (No. 1120) Camera, shutter not working, body G, some paint wear top corners, light wear, with Carl Zeiss Jena 16. |
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| May 2020 | £270 | £220 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 187) Title: An Ihagee Patent-Klapp Reflex 6.5x9cm Camera
Description:
An Ihagee Patent-Klapp Reflex 6.5x9cm Camera, 1924-39, black, serial no. 188921, with Meyer-Gorlitz Veraplan f/4.5 120mm lens, serial no. 509299, |
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| Jan 2017 | £85 | £85 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | |
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Auction: Express Camera, Music & Entertainment Auction Thursday 19th January 2017 at 10:00 (Lot 172) Title: Ihagee Patent Klapp Reflex Camera
Description:
Ihagee Patent Klapp Reflex Camera, 6.5x9 format with Meyer Veraplan Lens lacking front leg Estimate: £80 - £120 |
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| Nov 2016 | EUR 600 | £521 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 29 (Lot AI_29_33784) Title: Ihagee Patent-Klapp-Reflex
Description:
6.5x9cm folding SLR camera with focal-plane shutter, in very good condition, bellows not lightproof, with Tessar 4.5/12cm no.706189 Estimate: EUR 400 - EUR 500 |
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| Mar 2014 | EUR 950 | £790 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 25 (Lot AI_25_29754) Title: Ihagee Patent-Klapp-Reflex
Description:
6.5x9cm, folding SLR with focal-plane shutter to 1/1000 (in working condition), Xenar 4.5/12cm no.222904, in very good condition, case Estimate: EUR 400 - EUR 500 |
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| Nov 2008 | EUR 600 | £498 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 14 (Lot AI_14_18012) Title: Ihagee Patent-Klapp-Reflex
Description:
6.5x9cm, folding SLR with focal-plane shutter to 1/1000 (in working condition), Xenar 4.5/12cm no.222904, in very good condition, case Estimate: EUR 400 - EUR 500 |
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| May 2005 | EUR 330 | £226 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 7 (Lot AI_7_24994) Title: Ihagee Patent-Klapp-Reflex
Description:
6.5x9cm, folding SLR with focal-plane shutter to 1/1000, Tessar 4.5/15cm no.568928, in very good condition Estimate: EUR 500 - EUR 600 |
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| May 2004 | EUR 583 | £392 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 5 (Lot AI_5_23782) Title: Ihagee Patent-Klapp-Reflex
Description:
6.5x9cm, leather covered wood body, focal-plane shutter, Meyer-Görlitz Doppel Anastigmat Verplan 4.5/12cm lens no. 369242, in fine condition Estimate: EUR 1,924 - EUR 101,879 |
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| Nov 1998 | £57 | £50 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | |
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Auction: KOSLOV COLLECTION OF CAMERAS AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS (Lot 259) Title: Patent Klapp Reflex
Description:
Patent Klapp Reflex Estimate: £25 - £100 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is an Ihagee Patent Klapp Reflex worth today?
Recent UK auction hammer results sit between roughly £160 and £950, so value depends heavily on condition, completeness and the fitted lens.
How much does an Ihagee Patent Klapp Reflex sell for at auction?
The two recorded UK hammer sales were £160 and £950, which gives a wide spread and means the price a given example sells for is strongly condition-led.
Is the Ihagee Patent Klapp Reflex a collectable camera?
It is collected as an early Ihagee folding reflex, but the small number of tracked sales means the market price is thin and individual results can vary.