A Sanderson Tropical 4"x5" Hand & Stand Camera£230
3 Aug 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 377 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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Sanderson Tropen Hand & Standkamera (Tropical)
camera
The Sanderson Tropen Hand & Standkamera (Tropical) typically sells for £260 (median of 18 recorded sales, 1998–2026; fair evidence).
Typical sale price
£260
median of 18 sales, 1998–2026
Fair
Middle half of sales: £223–£391
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 18 →
A Sanderson Tropical Hand and Stand ¼ Plate Camera£220
13 Jan 2026 · Special Auction Services · lot 44 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Standkamera+ lens
A Sanderson Quarter Plate Tropical Hand & Stand Camera£130
28 Jan 2025 · Chiswick Auctions · lot 21 · Photographicapremium removed
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Standkamera+ lens
A Sanderson Quarter Plate Tropical Hand & Stand Camera£180
7 Aug 2024 · Chiswick Auctions · lot 79 · Photographicapremium removed
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Standkamera+ lens
A Sanderson Tropical Half Plate Hand & Stand Camera£240
21 Nov 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 263 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Standkamera+ lens
What it is
{"overview":"The Sanderson Tropen Hand & Standkamera is the tropical variant of Sanderson's British-made hand-and-stand plate camera, a large-format folding design intended for use either handheld or on a tripod.
Generated summary, 23 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Tropens
Questions
What affects the price of a Sanderson Tropen the most?
Condition of the bellows, hardwood and brasswork, along with completeness of plate holders and the ground-glass back, have the largest effect on the price paid at auction.
Facts
- Maker
- Sanderson
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 18
- First sale
- 9 Jul 1998
- Latest sale
- 3 Aug 2026
- Median
- £260
- Middle half
- £223–£391
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Sanderson Tropen Hand & Standkamera (Tropical): typical sale price £260, the median of 18 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £223–£391 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/sanderson/tropen-hand-standkamera-tropical/