Leitz Auction
Leica M2 'Peter Loseries' Camera *
Estimate
€16,000.00 – 18,000
€16,000.00 – 18,000
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Shipping Category B
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Bidding for this Auction
starts on October 29th.
starts on October 29th.
serial number
1092152
Condition
B+
Manufacture Year
1964
Product number
A03934
An exceptional Leica M2 from the personal estate of Leica designer Peter Loseries.
The Leica delivery records show an unusual double entry for the camera: it was first delivered on June 29, 1964 to Kuhl Optiker, and later, on August 18, 1964, directly to Peter Loseries. The accompanying early chrome Summicron 2/35mm 8-Element no. 1998013 is likewise documented in the Leica Archives as having been delivered to Loseries on August 3, 1964, approximately two weeks before the camera itself.
The camera is preserved in original, fully working condition. Also included in the set is a Leicavit MP, together with a 12585H lens hood personally modified by Peter Loseries, allowing it to be stored on the lens in the reversed position when not in use.
With both camera and lens documented in the Leica delivery records and preserved together in Loseries’ estate, the outfit represents a particularly interesting Leica set with direct provenance to one of the company’s notable camera designers.
The Leica delivery records show an unusual double entry for the camera: it was first delivered on June 29, 1964 to Kuhl Optiker, and later, on August 18, 1964, directly to Peter Loseries. The accompanying early chrome Summicron 2/35mm 8-Element no. 1998013 is likewise documented in the Leica Archives as having been delivered to Loseries on August 3, 1964, approximately two weeks before the camera itself.
The camera is preserved in original, fully working condition. Also included in the set is a Leicavit MP, together with a 12585H lens hood personally modified by Peter Loseries, allowing it to be stored on the lens in the reversed position when not in use.
With both camera and lens documented in the Leica delivery records and preserved together in Loseries’ estate, the outfit represents a particularly interesting Leica set with direct provenance to one of the company’s notable camera designers.