863 - Set of three miniature cameras.
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000

Description

Set of three miniature cameras. A French spy camera (S.F.O.M. ?), an X.Y.Z. camera and a Steky camera. As is. N.B. Jean-Marie PRADES: Espion - French, circa 1939-40, format 8 x 11 mm, 45 frames on 9.5 imperforate film, 20 mm f/2.8 lens. According to Bernard Vial, this camera was made at the request of the French secret services at the start of the Second World War (...) It is a very rare camera (...) - XYZ, year 1935, made by Lancart in Paris, Hermagis lens, format 12 x 15 mm. Visual and text " Autour d'une collection 2 " Collection JMP Club Niépce Lumière, p. 160. Expert Isabelle Cazeils. Provenance: Jean-Marie PRADES Collection. Three miniature cameras.

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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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863 - Set of three miniature cameras. See original version (French)

863 - Set of three miniature cameras.
See original version (French)