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Ross Field Camera

The Ross Field Camera is a British-made wooden large-format field camera from Ross of London, a long-established optical manufacturer. It belongs to the traditional hand-built plate-camera tradition used by studio and landscape photographers, and turns up at UK auction alongside similar mahogany-and-brass field outfits.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for a Ross Field Camera have sat in a £110–£180 range, with a median around £135 across the small sample of saleroom results on file. As of today in 2026, condition drives almost all of the value: complete examples with an intact bellows, matching lensboard and working shutter sell for more, while a tired body with pinholes in the bellows is what a Ross Field Camera is typically worth at the lower end. These are auction-hammer figures, so dealer asking prices for restored examples sit above this band.

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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
Dec 2024 £325 Flints Auctions
Oct 2024 £126 Chiswick Auctions
Oct 2017 £144 Flints Auctions
Oct 2017 £348 Flints Auctions
Nov 2003 £188 Christie's
Nov 2002 £105 Christie's
Sep 2002 £164 Christie's
Jul 2000 £141 Christie's
Oct 1998 £184 Christie's
Jan 1998 £80 Christie's

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