Nettel Kamerawerk Tropen Sonnet£400
6 Nov 2004 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €573 · lot AI_6_24037hammer ↗
Nettel Kamerawerk Sonnet Tropen (Tropical) (4.5x6)
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The Nettel Kamerawerk Sonnet Tropen (Tropical) (4.5x6) has 1 recorded sale: £400 (6 Nov 2004, 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
{"overview":"The Nettel Kamerawerk Sonnet Tropen (Tropical) in 4.5x6cm format is an early 20th-century German folding plate camera built in a tropical specification, typically using teak or other hardwood with brass fittings rather than the leather-covered metal of standard models.
Generated summary, 29 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Sonnets
Questions
How much does a Sonnet Tropen sell for at auction?
Recent UK hammer prices for this exact 4.5x6 Tropen variant are not on record here; condition of the wood, bellows and shutter would be the main drivers of any price achieved.
What makes the Tropen version different from a standard Sonnet?
Tropical (Tropen) models were built with exposed hardwood bodies and brass fittings instead of leather-covered metal, intended to better withstand humid climates where leather and standard finishes degraded quickly.
Facts
- Maker
- Nettel Kamerawerk
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 6 Nov 2004
- Latest sale
- 6 Nov 2004
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Nettel Kamerawerk Sonnet Tropen (Tropical) (4.5x6): 1 recorded sale, November 2004; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/n/nettel-kamerawerk/sonnet-tropen-tropical-4-5x6/