Leica IIIb 'Lady Joicey' outfit
72
Unsold
Estimate €12,000 – 14,000
Condition : B/A
Manufacture Year : 1938
The famous Leica IIIb outfit, shown in Vidom no.66 on pages 10+11, including a Leica IIIb body in excellent condition (delivered to London on 14.02.1938), engraved on the base plate with 'Lady Joan Joicey, Wallage Heaton Ltd. London W1', Summarit 1.5/5cm no.890038, Weston Leicameter, one film spool and a very special leather case made by photo house Wallace Heaton for the entire outfit - this unique case can be found in the 1938 catalogue of Wallace Heaton and has been made to order only - no other example of this case is known to exist, it represents an early effort to combine a light meter with a Leica camera, included in the lot is an interesting correspondence with a relative to Lady Joice and an example of Vidom no.66