Developing set for half-plate dageurreotypes – €20,000 (£17,095) at Ivoire Chartres.
Geymet et Alker’s binocular-style camera with plate magazine from c.1867 – €26,000 (£22,220).
A double helping of vintage cameras and photographic equipment was staged at Chartres by the Ivoire group Lelièvre, Pascal, Maiche, Paris (20% buyer’s premium) over the weekend of March 9-10.