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Konishiroku Pearlette

The Konishiroku Pearlette is a Japanese folding roll-film camera produced by Konishiroku (later Konica). It is a small-format folder aimed at the consumer market of its era, and surviving examples are encountered today as collector items rather than working tools.

Auction data for the Pearlette is extremely thin: the only recorded UK saleroom result on file is a single hammer price of £28 from 1998, so any current value figure is indicative rather than a true median. Today, condition, completeness of the bellows and shutter, and originality of finish drive whatever a Pearlette sells for at auction, and clean working examples can outperform that historical reference while tatty bodies are worth less.

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 1998 £28 Christie's