An Impressive Swift & Son 'The Challenge' Quarter Plate Mahogany Field Camera£580
20 Oct 2017 · Flints Auctions · lot 229 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
+ lens
Swift & Son Challenge
camera
The Swift & Son Challenge has 1 recorded sale: £580 (20 Oct 2017, Flints Auctions). 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, 3 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Swift & Son Challenge a common camera?
Based on the sales history available here it appears infrequently at UK auction, which makes establishing a firm market value difficult.
Facts
- Maker
- Swift & Son
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 20 Oct 2017
- Latest sale
- 20 Oct 2017
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Swift & Son Challenge: 1 recorded sale, October 2017; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/swift-son/challenge/