Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta
The Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta is a folding medium-format roll-film camera, distinguished from the standard Ikonta line by its built-in coupled rangefinder. It was introduced by Zeiss Ikon in the 1930s and produced in several body sizes for 120 film, positioned as a premium folder for serious amateurs and working photographers when new.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for Super Ikonta bodies have sat in a narrow £56–£75 band, with the most recent 2025 sale closing at £56 and a 2023 result at £75 — wholesale saleroom levels rather than dealer retail. As of 2026 the median hammer price is around £70, with older Christie's results from 2001 showing that exceptional, complete examples have sold for as much as £176. What a Super Ikonta is worth today depends heavily on which body size and lens fitment is present, and on shutter and bellows condition.
Variants
| Variant | Years | Edition | Sales | Price Range |
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| (531/2) | — | — | 2 | £105 – £150 |
| (533/16) | — | — | 1 | £100 – £100 |
| A (530) | — | — | 0 | — |
| A (530) for China | — | — | 0 | — |
| A (531) | — | — | 5 | £38 – £220 |
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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| Feb 2026 | £38 | Flints Auctions | A (531) | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 259) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531 Folding Medium Format Camera
Description:
black, body G, shutter works, RF patch not moving, opens and collapses properly, with case. |
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| Jan 2026 | £38 | Flints Auctions | A (531) | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 356) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531 Folding Bed Rangefinder Camera
Description:
black, body G, RF patch visible, shutter working, bellows appear G, optics F with haze, with leather case. |
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| Jan 2026 | £44 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 266) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2 Folding Bed Rangefinder Camera
Description:
black, body G, RF patch visible, with 6x4.5 mask, shutter working, bellows appear G, optics F with haze, |
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| Jul 2025 | £81 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 182) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531 Camera
Description:
black, serial number G12632, body F, shutter works, with a Carl Zeiss Tessar f/3.5 75mm lens, optics F with light fungus spots. |
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| Jul 2025 | £38 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 181) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531 Camera
Description:
black, serial number P74351, body P-F, some lifting of leatherette, shutter works but sticks at slow speeds, with a Zeiss Opton Tessar T f/3.5 75mm |
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| Jun 2025 | £31 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 153) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 530 Folding Camera
Description:
black, body F-G, opens and folds, shutter works, with leather case. |
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| May 2025 | £44 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 185) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 530
Description:
black, body F-G, shutter works, bellows open and close properly, optics F-G. |
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| May 2025 | £62 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 184) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531
Description:
black, body G, serial number P76647, shutter works, bellows open and close properly, optics F-G. |
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| Mar 2025 | £140 | Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 101) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2 Rangefinder Folding Camera
Description:
A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2 Rangefinder Folding Camera, shutter working, rangefinder working, body G, bellows G, with Zeiss Opton T 105mm f/3.5 |
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| Mar 2025 | £60 | Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 100) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2 Rangefinder Folding Camera
Description:
A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2 Rangefinder Folding Camera, shutter working, rangefinder working, body G-VG, slight paint wear to film door hinge, |
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| Jan 2025 | £56 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 160) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta Medium Format Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 5190, model number 533/16, body G, bellows open and close, light meter not responding, shutter release jammed, shutter does |
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| Jan 2025 | £60 | Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 171) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2 Folding Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2 Folding Rangefinder Camera, shutter not staying cocked, rangefinder working, body G-VG, bellows G, with Carl Zeiss |
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| Dec 2023 | £45 | Special Auction Services | A (531) | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 55) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta A 531 Rangefinder Folding Camera
Description:
A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta A 531 Rangefinder Folding Camera, 1937-50, shutter working, rangefinder functions, body G, some paint wear to edges, |
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| Aug 2023 | £25 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 283) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta Medium Format Rangefinder Camera
Description:
chrome, body G, shutter working but linkage requires attention, RF patch bright & clear, with Novar-Anastigmat f/3.5 75mm lens, optics G-VG, some (Qty: 1) |
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| Apr 2023 | £90 | Special Auction Services | A (531) | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 119) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta A 531 Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta A 531 Rangefinder Camera, 1937-1950, shutter working, rangefinder functions, body G, light wear, bellows G, with Carl Zeiss |
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| Mar 2023 | £75 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 265) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta Medium Format Rangefinder Camera
Description:
chrome, body G, shutter working, RF patch bright & clear, focusing very stiff, viewfinder optics clear but dark, with a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar f/3.5 (Qty: 1) |
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| Mar 2023 | £150 | Flints Auctions | (531/2) | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 307) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2 6 x 9cm Rangefinder Folding Camera
Description:
black, 1938, serial no.G77333, with a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar f/4.5 10.5cm lens, 1938, serial no.2295013, shutter working, body G-VG, lens G, slight |
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| Mar 2023 | £100 | Flints Auctions | (533/16) | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 315) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 533/16 Folding Rangefinder Camera
Description:
black/chrome, circa 1952, 6 x 6cm, with a Zeiss-Opton Tessar T f/2.8 80mm lens, serial no.651193, shutter working but body and interlock not working, |
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| Jan 2023 | £88 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 433) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531 Folding Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1937-38, serial no. F61222, 6 x 4.5cm, with a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar f/3.5 7.5cm lens, serial no. 2263785, shutter working, body VG, lens P-F, fungus |
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| Aug 2019 | £60 | Harper Field Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 98) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2 folding bellows camera with Tessar 1:4.5 f=10.5cm lens
Description:
Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2 folding bellows camera with Tessar 1:4.5 f=10.5cm lens |
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| Nov 2012 | EUR 1,200 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 22 (Lot AI_22_14441) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super-Ikonta 531
Description:
4.5x6cm, unused post-war camera with coated Carl Zeiss Tessar 3.5/75mm no.1253402 in Synchro-Compur shutter, case, strap, papers, maker's box - very hard to find in this perfect condition Estimate: EUR 600 - EUR 700 |
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| Nov 2012 | EUR 1,100 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 22 (Lot AI_22_14442) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 533/16
Description:
6x6cm, new in unopened maker's box, with Tessar 2.8/80mm in Synchro-Compur shutter - almost impossible to find in this condition Estimate: EUR 600 - EUR 700 |
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| Dec 2010 | EUR 1,100 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 18 (Lot AI_18_11804) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531
Description:
4.5x6cm, mint camera with Tessar 3.5/7.5cm no.2151462, everready case, instruction book and red velvet maker's box - very hard to find in this perfect condition ! Estimate: EUR 400 - EUR 500 |
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| May 2010 | EUR 255 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 17 (Lot AI_17_11506) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 533/16
Description:
6x6cm, Opton-Tessar 2.8/80mm no.1122353 in Synchro-Compur shutter, meter not working otherwise in near mint condition, with case Estimate: EUR 250 - EUR 300 |
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| May 2010 | EUR 380 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 17 (Lot AI_17_11505) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super-Ikonta 531
Description:
4.5x6cm, Zeiss-Opton Tessar 3.5/75mm no.809992, Synchro-Compur shutter, in beautiful and working condition Estimate: EUR 300 - EUR 400 |
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| Jun 2008 | EUR 550 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 13 (Lot AI_13_16706) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 530
Description:
4.5x6cm, in top condition, black/nickel fittings, Tessar 3.5/7cm no.1608938 in Compur shutter, filter, everready case, original instructions Estimate: EUR 300 - EUR 350 |
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| Nov 2007 | EUR 420 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 12 (Lot AI_12_20679) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531
Description:
4.5x6cm, post-war version with coated Zeiss-Opton 3.5/75mm no.993976 in Synchro-Compur, in top condition Estimate: EUR 250 - EUR 350 |
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| Nov 2007 | EUR 220 | Leitz Auction | A (531) | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 12 (Lot AI_12_20677) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta A 531
Description:
for exposures 4.5x6cm on 120 rollfilm, rare with Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 3.5/7cm no.2066685 in COMPUR-RAPID shutter Estimate: EUR 250 - EUR 350 |
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| May 2004 | EUR 287 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 5 (Lot AI_5_23422) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super-Ikonta 531/2
Description:
6x9cm, Zeiss-Opton Tessar 3.5/105mm no.884762, Synchro-Compur shutter, mask for 4.5x6cm, bag Estimate: EUR 1,951 - EUR 85,280 |
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| May 2004 | EUR 229 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 5 (Lot AI_5_23420) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super-Ikonta 531
Description:
4.5x6cm, Zeiss-Opton Tessar 3.5/75mm no.1031907, Synchro-Compur shutter, in good working condition Estimate: EUR 1,953 - EUR 11,117 |
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| Mar 2004 | £119 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT - THE PROPERTY OF A COLLE (Lot 115) Title: Super Ikonta 533/16 no. P5736*
Description:
Super Ikonta 533/16 no. P5736* Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 287 | Leitz Auction | (531/2) | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_22752) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2
Description:
6x9cm, Opton-Tessar 3,5/105 mm. Nr. 36333, Compur-Rapid, 1. Nachkriegs-Version. Maske 4,5x6 Estimate: EUR 48 - EUR 51 |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 157 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_22741) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 533/16
Description:
6x6cm, Tessar 2,8/80 mm. Nr. 511092 Compur-Rapid, Jüttner 5.092.01, 2-Bereich-Beli (zu erkennen an den Löchern in der Klappe), Beli ist tot, "feet". Estimate: EUR 1,948 - EUR 5,724 |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 183 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_22742) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 533/16
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6x6cm, Tessar 2,8/80 mm. Nr. 1071514 Synchro-Compur, Jüttner 5.092.02, 1-Bereich-Beli (tot), "feet". Estimate: EUR 1,952 - EUR 55 |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 224 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_22754) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531/2
Description:
6x9cm, Tessar 3,5/105 mm. Nr. 842879, Synchro-Compur Estimate: EUR 48 - EUR 51 |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 167 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_22730) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531
Description:
4,5x6cm, Tessar 3,5/7 cm. Nr. 2066491 Compur-Rapid, Estimate: EUR 1,935 - EUR 97,580 |
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| Nov 2003 | £129 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: MAGIC LANTERNS, CINE CAMERAS AND CAMERAS (Lot 667) Title: Super Ikonta no. N15070
Description:
Super Ikonta no. N15070 Estimate: £120 - £180 |
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| May 2003 | EUR 208 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 2-3 (Lot AI_2_21838) Title: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 530
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4.5x6cm, 1.model, nickel, Tessar 3.5/7cm, Compur, good condition Estimate: EUR 1,934 - EUR 91,819 |
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| Mar 2003 | £282 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 219) Title: Super Ikonta 531 no. C14377
Description:
Super Ikonta 531 no. C14377 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Mar 2003 | £70 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 222) Title: Super Ikonta no. H10610
Description:
Super Ikonta no. H10610 Estimate: £25 - £50 |
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| Nov 2002 | £117 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: PHOTOGRAPHS, MAGIC LANTERNS AND OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 401) Title: Super Ikonta no. B27175
Description:
Super Ikonta no. B27175 Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| Feb 2002 | £47 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 267) Title: Super Ikonta camera
Description:
Super Ikonta camera Estimate: £150 - £250 |
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| Nov 2001 | £94 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: MAGIC LANTERNS, OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 411) Title: Super Ikonta no. N17285
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Super Ikonta no. N17285 Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| Sep 2001 | £58 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 185) Title: Super-Ikonta no. B27644
Description:
Super-Ikonta no. B27644 Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| Sep 2001 | £176 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 182) Title: Super Ikonta no. P5329*
Description:
Super Ikonta no. P5329* Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| Sep 2001 | £58 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 181) Title: Super Ikonta no. B27294
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Super Ikonta no. B27294 Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| Jul 2001 | £70 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS & PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 96) Title: Super Ikonta no. P14247*
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Super Ikonta no. P14247* Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| May 2001 | £129 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: MAGIC LANTERNS, OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 222) Title: SUPER IKONTA NO. E34174
Description:
SUPER IKONTA NO. E34174 Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| May 2001 | £211 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: MAGIC LANTERNS, OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 227) Title: Super-Ikonta no. S18336
Description:
Super-Ikonta no. S18336 Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| May 2000 | £282 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Magic Lanterns, Optical Toys and Cameras (Lot 285) Title: Super Ikonta 533/16 no. A38810
Description:
Super Ikonta 533/16 no. A38810 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Oct 1999 | £138 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Cameras and Optical Toys (Lot 188) Title: Super Ikonta 531/2 no. G78652
Description:
Super Ikonta 531/2 no. G78652 Estimate: £25 - £150 |
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| Sep 1999 | £40 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Cameras and Optical Toys (Lot 192) Title: Super-Ikonta 530/16 no. A96226
Description:
Super-Ikonta 530/16 no. A96226 Estimate: £25 - £150 |
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| Jan 1999 | £632 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Cameras, The Property of a Collector (Lot 209) Title: Super Ikonta 531/2 no. R8007
Description:
Super Ikonta 531/2 no. R8007 Estimate: £120 - £180 |
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| Nov 1998 | £402 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: KOSLOV COLLECTION OF CAMERAS AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS (Lot 130) Title: Super Ikonta 531/2 no. X26271
Description:
Super Ikonta 531/2 no. X26271 Estimate: £25 - £100 |
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| Oct 1998 | £103 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS & OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 225) Title: Super-Ikonta 531/2 no. E31219
Description:
Super-Ikonta 531/2 no. E31219 Estimate: £25 - £100 |
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| Jul 1998 | £103 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 289) Title: Super Ikonta 533/16 no. Q31667
Description:
Super Ikonta 533/16 no. Q31667 Estimate: £20 - £350 |
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| Jul 1998 | £86 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 271) Title: Super Ikonta 533/16 no. S19115
Description:
Super Ikonta 533/16 no. S19115 Estimate: £20 - £200 |
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| Jul 1998 | £109 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 270) Title: Super Ikonta 533/16 no. A42494
Description:
Super Ikonta 533/16 no. A42494 Estimate: £20 - £300 |
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| Nov -0001 | £50 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 708) Title: A Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531 Folding Medium Format Camera
Description:
black, body G, viewfinder missing glass, bellows G, shutter working, with Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar f/3.5 70mm lens, optics F, some haze present, (Qty: 1) |
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