GANDOLFI, London | Christie's

GANDOLFI, London

Details

GANDOLFI, London
A 5 x 4 inch polished teak and lacquered brass precision field camera with inset brass binding, brown leather bellows, uncut lens panel and maker's plate Gandolfi. Makers. London, a Ross, London Homocentric 7 inch f/5.6 lens no. 93990 on a teak lens panel, six teak double darkslides, in a Gandolfi handmade fitted leather case, a matching teak and brass tripod and folder of correspondence and notes relating to the camera and Fred Gandolfi.

Lot Essay

The folder accompanying this lot details the history of this camera and includes memorabilia relating to the Gandolfi company. The folder comprises: original invoice for the camera dated 8 June 1978, Gandolfi business card, nine letters, invoices and correspondence from F. L. Gandolfi, copy patent of 29 August 1907 granted to Louis Gandolfi and cuttings recording the history of the Gandolfi company.
A letter from Fred Gandolfi dated 30 June 1978 states that this camera was one of around twelve examples made with teak from 1926 stock.

More from Fine and Rare Cameras

View All