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Reygondaud Wet Plate Camera

The Reygondaud Wet Plate Camera is a 19th-century French wooden plate camera designed for the wet collodion process, in which a glass plate is sensitised, exposed and developed while still wet. Reygondaud was a Paris-based maker, and cameras of this type were professional studio or field instruments rather than consumer products.

With only a single recorded UK auction result available, pricing guidance for what a Reygondaud Wet Plate Camera is worth today is limited: one example sold for £1,200 hammer at saleroom level in late 2014. Wet plate cameras of this era are highly condition-sensitive, and value depends heavily on completeness of the original plate holders, lens and bellows; without further comparable sales it is not possible to give a reliable median or range in 2026.

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 2014 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction