Reulos & Goudeau Mirographe
The Reulos & Goudeau Mirographe is an early French-made camera from a small Parisian maker. It is a niche piece sought primarily by collectors of late 19th and early 20th century French photographic apparatus rather than by users.
Auction evidence for the Mirographe is extremely thin: the only recorded UK saleroom result in our dataset is a hammer price of £45,000 from November 2003, so any sense of what one is worth today rests on a single wholesale data point rather than an active market. Buyers asking how much a Mirographe sells for in 2026 should treat that figure as indicative of top-tier collector interest at auction rather than a repeatable price, and expect value to be highly condition- and provenance-dependent.
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.
Prices updated: November 2003
| Date | Price | Source | |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 45,000 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_22530) Title: Reulos & Goudeau Mirographe
Description:
22mm, handkurbelbetriebene Kinokamera und Projektor, außen mit braunem Leder überzogen, innen politiertes Mahagoni, Mirographe Fixfokusobjektiv in Schraubfassung. Transportmechanik ohne Zahnwalzen. Kontrollfenster. Mit zwei ansetzbaren Originalmagazinen für 6 m Film. Klappbarer Sucher. Die 1898 patentierte Mirographe ist eine genial entworfene Kamera und die einzige, die 22-mm-Film verwendet hat. Der ´Filmtransport erfolgt über seitlich offene Kerben im Film, in die ein Exzenter auf einer rotierenden Scheibe eingreift. Diese Kamera is eine von weniger als fünf erhaltenen Exemplaren und vermutlich die einzige mit Originalsucher. Eine weitere Mirographe ist Teil der Collection Cinematheque Paris. Die Kamera ist als Aufnahmegerät konfiguriert und nahezu perfekt erhalten. Lit.: Auer et al. Histoire de la camera ciné amateur (1979) S 60f., La Nature (Nummer 12/1900), Fielding, Technological History of Motion Pictures and Television (1967) Estimate: EUR 19,000 - EUR 5,310 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Reulos & Goudeau Mirographe worth?
On the only UK auction record in our dataset, a Mirographe achieved a hammer price of £45,000 in November 2003, but with just one sale the true market value today is uncertain.
How much does a Mirographe sell for at auction?
The single recorded wholesale result is £45,000 at hammer, before buyer's commission, which places it firmly in the high-end early-French-camera collector bracket rather than the general user market.
Is the Mirographe a rare camera?
Yes. Reulos & Goudeau was a small French maker and the Mirographe appears very infrequently in auction records, which is itself a key driver of its price.