19th Jun, 2012 10:00
Fine Art Sale
Sold for £3,200
Lot details
A Rolleiflex 2.8GX Japan Edition with gold-plated metal parts, grained brown leather, special polished ''Urushi'' mottled blue enamelling, fitted Planar 80mm f2.8 lens and Seiko shutter, uniquely inscribed ''022/130 Japan Edition'' on gold-plated plaque below transport lever, engraved '' Urushi'' on a gold-plated rear panel; with velvet lined wooden box; sold still sealed and unopened in original manufacturer's cardboard carton. NB The ''Urushi'' Japan Edition was released in 1995 and is the rarest of all the Special Rolleiflex 2.8GX editions, similar to the less rare Rolleiflex 2.8GX Royal which was issued a year later. This edition was intended only for sale in Japan, limited to 130 individually numbered cameras to commemorate the 130th Anniversary of Nihon Siber Hegner; however this example and the example we have illustrated, were purchased at the Birmingham Trade Fair of that year by Mr. Charles Eagles. In fact production was terminated after only sixty-five examples were made, the intended edition of 130 never being achieved. See illustrations (of the boxed example for this sale together with its sister camera loaned to us for comparison purposes by Mr. Eagles )
A Rolleiflex 2.8GX Japan Edition with gold-plated metal parts, grained brown leather, special polished ''Urushi'' mottled blue enamelling, fitted Planar 80mm f2.8 lens and Seiko shutter, uniquely inscribed ''022/130 Japan Edition'' on gold-plated plaque below transport lever, engraved '' Urushi'' on a gold-plated rear panel; with velvet lined wooden box; sold still sealed and unopened in original manufacturer's cardboard carton. NB The ''Urushi'' Japan Edition was released in 1995 and is the rarest of all the Special Rolleiflex 2.8GX editions, similar to the less rare Rolleiflex 2.8GX Royal which was issued a year later. This edition was intended only for sale in Japan, limited to 130 individually numbered cameras to commemorate the 130th Anniversary of Nihon Siber Hegner; however this example and the example we have illustrated, were purchased at the Birmingham Trade Fair of that year by Mr. Charles Eagles. In fact production was terminated after only sixty-five examples were made, the intended edition of 130 never being achieved. See illustrations (of the boxed example for this sale together with its sister camera loaned to us for comparison purposes by Mr. Eagles )
Auction: Fine Art Sale, 19th Jun, 2012
