Pearlette camera£24
18 Nov 1998 · Christie's · lot 196premium removed ↗
Konishiroku Pearlette
camera
The Konishiroku Pearlette has 1 recorded sale: £24 (18 Nov 1998, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Konishiroku Pearlette is a Japanese folding roll-film camera produced by Konishiroku (later Konica). 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originality of finish drive whatever a Pearlette sells for at auction, and clean working examples can outperform that historical reference while tatty bodies are worth less.","buying_guide":"On any folding camera of this age the bellows are the primary concern — hold the open camera up to a bright light and check for pinholes along the corners and folds. Inspect the shutter for sticking blades and sluggish slow speeds, check the lens for haze, fungus and separation, and confirm the folding struts lock firmly without play.
Generated summary, 10 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Konishiroku Pearlette a collector's camera?
Yes — as an early Konishiroku folder it is bought primarily for display and collecting rather than regular shooting, which is reflected in its modest auction price history.
Facts
- Maker
- Konishiroku
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 18 Nov 1998
- Latest sale
- 18 Nov 1998
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Konishiroku Pearlette: 1 recorded sale, November 1998; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/k/konishiroku/pearlette/