Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tamarkin is holding his next major auction tomorrow. This will be an event of some significance to Leica collectors as Stan's offerings are deep and broad. He is also attempting to branch out into Rolleiflex and Zeiss gear and has some most interesting items, including a Rolleimot with a lowball suggested price range. The European collector market has been driven for some years by major auctions in the UK and Germany. These have established base pricing for many cameras and have caused the European market to escalate upwards, substantially. At the same time, these auctions have brought many rare items into public view, so their worth is not to be discounted. Tamarkin's auction brings out both a slew of collectors and a lot of dealers, so the action can be quick and brutal. But many fine items are offered and, on occasion, real buys can be had. There are other forthcoming auctions. Christie's will be doing a major New York auction for cameras in the Spring; further information can be obtained from: Michael Pritchard Christie's South Kensington 85 Old Brompton Road London SW7 3LD Tel: 0171-321 3279 Fax: 0171-321 3321 e-mail: mpritchard@cix.compulink.co.uk And Butterfield & Butterfield in San Francisco, which, interestingly, claims to be "the only major auction house in America still doing classic camera auctions" (I believe Christie's can reasonably argue to be a "major auction house"), will be conducting a camera auction in December. Further information can be obtained for this auction from David Silver <silver@well.com> or from John F. Martin <martin3@best.com> & (415) 861-8951]. Marc Marc James Small Cha Robh Bas Fir, Gun Ghras Fir! FAX: +540/343-7315