Lapipe, Paris Lapiposcope Cinematograph£6,168
24 Nov 2018 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €7,000 · lot AI_33_36707hammer ↗
+ lens
Lapipe Lapiposcope Cinematograph
camera
The Lapipe Lapiposcope Cinematograph has 1 recorded sale: £6,168 (24 Nov 2018, Leitz Photographica Auction). 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
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Generated summary, 2 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Why is the price so uncertain?
Early French cinematograph apparatus from makers like Lapipe rarely appears on the open market, so there is no established trading band and each sale effectively sets its own benchmark.
Facts
- Maker
- Lapipe
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 24 Nov 2018
- Latest sale
- 24 Nov 2018
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Lapipe Lapiposcope Cinematograph: 1 recorded sale, November 2018; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/lapipe/lapiposcope-cinematograph/