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"Trembling like a little child": "Cash for Rares" dealer auctions camera for 14 million euros

2023-05-15T08:57:18.322Z

Highlights: "Bares für Rares" dealer auctioned off a 100-year-old Leica camera for an unbelievable price. Oskar Barnack (1879–1936) revolutionized photography because he was asthmatic. He invented the Leica so that he no longer had to carry heavy equipment. Wolfgang Pauritsch says in an Instagram video that he "trembled like a child" "I'll never be able to top that again," says the dealer, who broke a world record.


Wolfgang Pauritsch recently made the most lucrative deal of his career. The "Bares für Rares" dealer auctioned off a 100-year-old Leica camera for an unbelievable price. He even broke a world record.


Wolfgang Pauritsch recently made the most lucrative deal of his career. The "Bares für Rares" dealer auctioned off a 100-year-old Leica camera for an unbelievable price. He even broke a world record.

"A few days ago, I was allowed to auction off a Leica camera, and it was the personal camera of the inventor of the miniature camera, Oskar Barnack," says Wolfgang Pauritsch in an Instagram video. Oskar Barnack (1879–1936) revolutionized photography because he was asthmatic and invented the Leica so that he no longer had to carry heavy equipment.

Heated bidding war for vintage Leica camera from "Bares für Rares" dealer

On June 11, Wolfgang Pauritsch offered the Leica for sale at the Leitz Photographica Auction, the world's most prestigious auction for vintage cameras and accessories. According to leica-camera.com, there was a heated bidding war. Wolfgang Pauritsch says in an Instagram video that he "trembled like a child".

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"I was able to hammer a hammer price of no less than 12 million euros," says the art and antiques dealer, "plus a buyer's premium that was 14.4 million." This success is an absolute highlight for the "Bares für Rares" dealer. "I'll never be able to top that again," he is sure.

"Cash for Rares" dealer breaks a world record

With this awesome price, Wolfgang Pauritsch's camera breaks a record: it is now the most expensive camera of all time.

Not all auctioneers are as successful as Pauritsch. "Cash for Rares" dealer Fabian has already made a real bad purchase. He spent 3000 euros and did not notice that the object was brand new and not an antique. Sources used:Instagram/Bares für Rares, bz.berlin.de, leica-camera.com

Source: merkur

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