568 - Academy Camera" Marion & Co London, Model No.
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000

Description

Academy Camera" Marion & Co London, Model No. 2, rotary shutter, one aperture and exposure, 5 x 5, circa 1885. As is. N.B. Jean-Marie PRADES: This is a forerunner of the double-lens camera. The two lenses are in the same plane and attached to each other, the upper one for focusing on the frosted surface, the lower one for taking the picture (...). On the side of the darkroom, there is a plate used as a memory aid to record the plates and annotations relating to the subject photographed (...). Visuals and texts " Autour d'une collection 2 " Collection JMP Club Niépce Lumière, p. 123. Expert Isabelle Cazeils. Provenance : Jean-Marie PRADES Collection. Marion & Co London "Academy Camera

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568 - Academy Camera" Marion & Co London, Model No. See original version (French)

568 - Academy Camera" Marion & Co London, Model No.
See original version (French)