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Kretzschmar Kinematograph

The Kretzschmar Kinematograph is an early German motion-picture camera, placing it among the pioneer cinematograph apparatus produced in Germany around the turn of the twentieth century. As a piece of early cinema equipment rather than a still camera, its appeal today is almost entirely to specialist collectors of pre-cinema and early film hardware.

Auction data for the Kretzschmar Kinematograph is extremely thin: the only recorded UK saleroom result we hold is a single hammer price of £4,000 from May 2006, with no further comparables since. On the strength of that lone wholesale auction result, the model sits in the four-figure bracket, but with so little turnover the figure is indicative rather than a reliable guide to what one would sell for in today's market.

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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 2014 EUR 6,000 Leitz Auction
May 2006 EUR 4,000 Leitz Auction