Hand camera£120
19 Nov 1998 · Christie's · lot 232premium removed ↗
+ lens
Suter Hand Camera
camera
The Suter Hand Camera has 1 recorded sale: £120 (19 Nov 1998, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 4 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
How much does a Suter Hand Camera sell for at auction?
With just one verified UK saleroom result available, a representative selling price cannot be given, and any modern hammer price will depend heavily on the specific variant, lens and condition.
Is the Suter Hand Camera a collectible camera?
It is collected as an example of early Swiss-made hand cameras from E. Suter of Basel, but thin sales data means the price a given example fetches can vary widely between auctions.
Facts
- Maker
- Suter
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 19 Nov 1998
- Latest sale
- 19 Nov 1998
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Suter Hand Camera: 1 recorded sale, November 1998; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/suter/hand-camera/