Leica IIIa chrome 'Raoul Doucet'
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Hammer Price
€720
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €1,200 – 1,400
Condition : B
Manufacture Year : 1935
Original IIIa chrome used by the 1930s French photographer and artist Raoul Doucet, in used condition and working order, a flash sync. contact has been later added (not by Leica), delivered on 16.09.1935 to Tiranty, Paris, together with a chrome Summar 2/5cm no.247319 (front lens cap), showing cleaning marks, also delivered to Tiranty, Paris, on 21.06.1935, note the very unusual and interesting inverted aperture progression and the round iris shape, the camera is accompanied by its original invoice, leather ever ready case engraved 'Spécialités Tiranty' and orange filter (leather case).