Le Meritoire field camera£140
11 Mar 2003 · Christie's · lot 329premium removed ↗
+ lens
Lancaster Meritoire
camera
The Lancaster Meritoire has 2 recorded sales: £140 (11 Mar 2003, Christie's) and £130 (14 Jan 1999, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Le Meritoire field camera£130
14 Jan 1999 · Christie's · lot 253premium removed ↗
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Lancaster Meritoire is a late-Victorian British field camera produced by J. Lancaster & Son of Birmingham, a maker known for mahogany and brass plate cameras of the period. As of today in 2026, realised prices at auction for early Lancaster wood-and-brass cameras remain highly condition-sensitive, so what a Meritoire sells for depends heavily on bellows integrity, completeness of the lens and plate holders, and the state of the original finish.","buying_guide":"Inspect the bellows for pinholes and corner splits, check the mahogany body and brass fittings for cracks, loose screws and missing hardware, and confirm the ground glass, lens board and any plate holders are present and matched to the camera.
Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
What affects the price of a Lancaster Meritoire?
Condition of the bellows, completeness (lens, plate holders, ground glass) and the state of the mahogany and brass are the main factors influencing what one sells for.
Facts
- Maker
- Lancaster
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 14 Jan 1999
- Latest sale
- 11 Mar 2003
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Lancaster Meritoire: 2 recorded sales, 1999–2003; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/lancaster/meritoire/