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The auction starring Charlie Chaplin?s personal movie camera will be the last such sale at Christie?s South Kensington which has confirmed plans to end specialist sales of such collectibles. <\/p>\n

Dwindling demand for collectible kit is understood to be behind Christie?s decision to end auctions dedicated to cameras and other classic kit at its South Kensington premises in London.<\/p>\n

Christie?s held its first camera auction in 1973 and claims to have been the world?s leading camera auctioneer since the late 1970s.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to Amateur Photographer<\/i> magazine, Christie?s director and camera specialist Michael Pritchard (pictured), who will be leaving the auctioneers after 21 years, said: ?Unfortunately, the interest in popular collectibles generally has fallen in recent years and these areas have a declining and ageing client base, which is something the company needs to take account of.?<\/p>\n

The Bell and Howell movie camera ? thought to have been used by Chaplin in the making of many of his films from 1918-1926 – will go on sale at Christie?s auction of Motion Picture Cameras on 25 July.<\/p>\n

The last auction of still cameras will take place on 6 June, featuring Leica, Nikon, 35mm and other photographic equipment. Photograph auctions will not be affected by the decision.<\/p>\n

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According to Christie?s, the collectible market reached its peak in the mid-1990s when it clocked-up \u00a32m a year in sales.<\/p>\n

As we reported yesterday, Christina Freyberg, public relations manager for Christie?s in London, confirmed the end of dedicated camera sales. ?It?s a strategic decision,? she told us. ?We are moving away from a collector-centric approach.?<\/p>\n

However, she would not be drawn on whether falling demand was the reason for the move or whether it is part of a money-saving plan. <\/p>\n

She said that cameras may be included in future sales as part of auctions that feature art objects but could not say for certain. <\/p>\n

Freyberg said that the decision is part of restructuring which is expected to lead to the loss of at least six jobs at Christie?s South Kensington.<\/p>\n

For our story yesterday see here: Christie’s axes camera sales<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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