Sanderson Regular
The Sanderson Regular is a British-made wooden field and hand camera for sheet-film or glass-plate use, dating from the late Victorian and Edwardian era of plate photography. It belongs to the Sanderson range known for its adjustable front standard, and the Regular sat as the standard-bodied model within that line.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Sanderson Regular have ranged from around £70 to £440, with a median close to £140 — these are saleroom wholesale results and exclude buyer's and seller's commission. Condition of the bellows, leather covering and brass fittings drives most of the spread: tatty examples sell for under £100, while clean, complete outfits with a period lens and plate holders are what a Sanderson Regular is worth at the upper end today in 2026. Outliers such as the £438 result in 2023 reflect complete kits rather than body-only lots.
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.
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| Jul 2025 | £70 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 1) Title: A Sanderson Regular Model Hand & Stand Quarter Plate Camera
Description:
A Sanderson Regular Model Hand & Stand Quarter Plate Camera, body F, leatherette brittle on back, some lifting on edges, no focus screen, brass G, |
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| Apr 2024 | £150 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 24) Title: A Sanderson Regular Whole Plate Camera
Description:
A Sanderson Regular Whole Plate Camera, double extension, body G, some light wear, bellows G, with Beck Series III No 8 Neostigmar lens, serial no |
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| Apr 2024 | £100 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 86) Title: A Sanderson Regular 3¼ x 4¼ Camera
Description:
A Sanderson Regular 3¼ x 4¼ Camera, body F-G, scuffs & scratches to leatherette, bellows G, with Ensign Series I No 0 4.75 inch Anastigmat lens, in |
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| Jul 2023 | £438 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Mini Fine Cameras & Instruments of Science (Lot 248) Title: A Good Brass Bound Half Plate Field Camera By Sanderson
Description:
English, c.1900, ivorine (early Celoloid) plaque for 'THE SANDERSON H Ltd LONDON' and a brass plaque for 'REGULAR MODEL' the camera of typical format |
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| Apr 2023 | £130 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 92) Title: A Houghton Sanderson Mahogany and Brass Half Plate 'Regular Model' Field Camera
Description:
A Houghton Sanderson Mahogany and Brass Half Plate 'Regular Model' Field Camera, with two dds, and two other dds, F, well used, some parts missing, |
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| Dec 2021 | £186 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 850) Title: A Sanderson Regular Model Mahogany & Brass Half Plate Field Camera
Description:
body G, bellows G, ground glass with defects, with Taylor, Talyor & Hobson Cooke 16½" lens, optics P-F, haze and fungus present, also with a single (Qty: 1) |
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| Oct 2017 | £480 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 204) Title: A Sanderson Regular Quarter Plate Mahogany Field Camera
Description:
1905, with E. Krauss Tessar Zeiss f/4.5 150mm lens, brass, serial no. 132130, body, VG, lens, G-VG, some haze to rear element, complete with Thornton- |
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| Nov 2004 | EUR 729 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 6 (Lot AI_6_23971) Title: Sanderson Regular Model
Description:
for 9x12cm plates, English wooden camera, fine workmanship with Isostigmar 4.5/6inch, in wonderful original condition Estimate: EUR 600 - EUR 700 |
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