Wood camera£1,800
27 Jan 2000 · Christie's · lot 411premium removed ↗
+ lens
Wood Wet plate camera
camera
The Wood Wet plate camera has 1 recorded sale: £1,800 (27 Jan 2000, 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, 10 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Wets
Questions
Why do wet plate camera prices vary so much?
Price depends on the maker, the survival of original plate holders and lens, and the condition of the wood and bellows, all of which can shift value by a wide margin.
Facts
- Maker
- Wood
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 27 Jan 2000
- Latest sale
- 27 Jan 2000
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Wood Wet plate camera: 1 recorded sale, January 2000; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/w/wood/wet-plate-camera/