Ihagee Zweiverschluss Duplex
The Ihagee Zweiverschluss Duplex is an early German plate camera produced by Ihagee of Dresden in the early twentieth century. The name translates as "two-shutter Duplex", referring to its use of both a focal-plane shutter and a sector shutter in the same body, allowing the photographer to choose the appropriate mechanism for the lens and subject.
At UK auction, hammer prices for the Ihagee Zweiverschluss Duplex have ranged from around £130 to £500, with the limited record set giving a midpoint near £310. Today the value of any individual example is highly condition-sensitive, and saleroom results vary widely depending on shutter function, bellows integrity and the lens fitted, so any quoted price should be treated as indicative rather than a firm market level.
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.
Prices updated: June 2023
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| Jun 2023 | £125 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 241) Title: An Ihagee Zweiverschluss-Duplex Focal Plane Folding Plate Camera
Description:
circa 1927, serial no.250853, format 9 x 12cm, with a Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar f/3.5 13.5cm lens, Compur dial-set shutter working, focal plane |
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| Nov 2014 | EUR 500 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 26 (Lot AI_26_29756) Title: Ihagee Zweiverschluss-Duplex
Description:
9x12cm, double-extension folding-bed plate camera with brilliant finder and folding wire finder, focal plane shutter (working), Ihagee Anastigmat Trioplan 3.5/15cm no.430449, focusing screen adapter Estimate: EUR 300 - EUR 400 |
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| Nov -0001 | £94 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 817) Title: An Ihagee Zweiverschluss Duplex Focal Plane Shutter Folding Camera
Description:
body G, 6.5 x 9, ground glass intact, shutter working at time of auction but is fragile, with Carl Zeiss Jena f/4.5 105mm lens, optics G-VG, some (Qty: 1) |
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Frequently asked questions
What is an Ihagee Zweiverschluss Duplex worth today?
Recorded UK auction hammer results sit between roughly £130 and £500, so a working, complete example would typically be valued somewhere in that band depending on condition and lens.
How much does an Ihagee Zweiverschluss Duplex sell for at auction?
The two recorded UK saleroom results are £125 in 2023 and £500 in 2014, giving a wide spread that reflects how strongly condition and completeness drive the price.
Why is it called Zweiverschluss?
Zweiverschluss is German for "two shutters", and the camera is so named because it carries both a focal-plane shutter and a separate sector shutter within one body.