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Kunik Petie Vanity

The Kunik Petie Vanity is a mid-20th-century subminiature novelty camera built into a lady's vanity case, combining a small-format camera with a compact, cosmetic-style housing. It was sold as a specialist collectors' curio rather than a general-purpose photographic tool.

At UK auction, hammer prices for the Petie Vanity have ranged from about £400 to £590, with only a small number of recorded results to draw on in 2026. Because these are saleroom hammer figures rather than retail asking prices, what a dealer charges today can sit noticeably higher, and condition of the vanity case fittings has a strong influence on what each example sells for.

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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
May 2025 £400 Special Auction Services
Mar 2018 EUR 3,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2012 EUR 900 Leitz Auction
Dec 2009 EUR 1,300 Leitz Auction
May 2003 £352 Christie's
Mar 2003 £493 Christie's
Nov 2002 £587 Christie's
Feb 2002 £564 Christie's

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