Pathé cinematographic camera no. 979£950
20 Jul 2004 · Christie's · lot 45premium removed ↗
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Cinematographe
Pathe Freres Cinematographe (1897)
camera
The Pathe Freres Cinematographe (1897) has 2 recorded sales: £950 (20 Jul 2004, Christie's) and £3,000 (25 Nov 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.
Path cinematographic camera no. 1047£3,000
25 Nov 1999 · Christie's · lot 216premium removed ↗
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Cinematographe+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Pathé Frères Cinématographe (1897) is a late-19th-century motion picture camera from the early French cinema industry, dating from the medium's first commercial decade.
Generated summary, 2 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Cinematographes
Questions
Is the Pathé Frères Cinématographe (1897) a still camera?
No, it is an early motion picture (cinematographic) camera from the first commercial decade of cinema, not a stills camera.
Facts
- Maker
- Pathe Freres
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 25 Nov 1999
- Latest sale
- 20 Jul 2004
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Pathe Freres Cinematographe (1897): 2 recorded sales, 1999–2004; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/p/pathe-freres/cinematographe-1897/