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Newman & Guardia Baby Sibyl (rangefinder)

The Newman & Guardia Baby Sibyl (rangefinder) is a British-made folding plate camera from the early twentieth century, produced by the London maker Newman & Guardia. It is a compact variant of the Sibyl range, fitted with a coupled rangefinder and aimed at serious amateur and professional users of its era.

At UK auction today the Baby Sibyl rangefinder is a thinly traded collector's item: recorded hammer results sit between roughly £1,200 and £1,400, with a midpoint close to £1,300. Because these are wholesale saleroom figures rather than dealer retail, condition of the bellows, shutter and rangefinder optics has a pronounced effect on what any individual example sells for, and price data in this segment is sparse enough that a single strong bidder can swing the result.

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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
Nov 2015 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Dec 2009 EUR 2,000 Leitz Auction
Dec 2002 £1,410 Christie's

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