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733 - With bag, "Photosphère" 9 x 12 camera, Compagnie française d…
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Estimate €700 - €1,000
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With bag, "Photosphère" 9 x 12 camera, Compagnie française de Photographie, viewfinder, magazine and frame. Circa 1889. As is. N.B. Jean-Marie PRADES: Format 9 x 12 cm. Jarret à Paris F/8 120 mm lens. Round diaphragm. Shop: Hanau - Richard patent. The camera was designed by Napoléon Conti and manufactured by La Compagnie Française de Photographie, 7 rue de Solférino in Paris (...) The photosphere is made entirely of silver-plated and oxidised metal. The darkroom is shaped like a sphere, and contains a shutter that fits the same spherical shape (...) According to Jean Alain Chemilie's research, a total of just under 4,000 cameras in all formats were made (...). Visual and text " Autour d'une collection 2 " Collection JMP Club Niépce Lumière, p. 114. Expert Isabelle Cazeils. Provenance: Jean-Marie PRADES Collection. Camera.
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About the sale Second part: History of photography, the collection of a lifetime
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Auction time 06/09/2026 at 9:30 AM
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