Clarissa Tropical Camera£1,100
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Lorenz Clarissa Tropen (Tropical)
camera
The Lorenz Clarissa Tropen (Tropical) has 2 recorded sales: £1,100 (29 Nov 2011, Bonhams) and £849 (19 Nov 2002, 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.
Clarissa tropical camera£849
19 Nov 2002 · Christie's · lot 424premium removed ↗
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Tropen+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 29 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Why does the Tropen version command a higher price than the standard model?
Tropical-finish cameras were built in smaller numbers with brass and wood construction for export to hot climates, and that scarcity is what typically drives the value premium among collectors.
Facts
- Maker
- Lorenz
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 19 Nov 2002
- Latest sale
- 29 Nov 2011
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Lorenz Clarissa Tropen (Tropical): 2 recorded sales, 2002–2011; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/lorenz/clarissa-tropen-tropical/