Sanderson Hand & Stand
The Sanderson Hand & Stand is a British wooden-bodied folding plate camera designed, as its name indicates, for use either handheld or mounted on a tripod. It dates from the late-Victorian and Edwardian era and was aimed at serious amateurs and professionals who wanted field-camera movements in a more portable form.
At UK auction today, hammer prices for the Sanderson Hand & Stand have ranged from about £110 to £210, with a median around £140 across recent saleroom results — these are wholesale hammer figures rather than dealer retail. What a given example is worth or sells for depends heavily on body size, lens and shutter fitted, and the condition of the bellows and leather covering.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
Prices updated: October 2025
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| Oct 2025 | £113 | 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 20) Title: A Sanderson 'Regular Model' Hand and Stand Camera
Description:
A Sanderson 'Regular Model' Hand and Stand Camera Serial No: 21871 Body: VG Lens: Zeiss Patent 11 1/2" (9208) Optics: G |
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| Aug 2025 | £175 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 171) Title: A Sanderson Quarter Plate Hand and Stand Camera
Description:
black, body G, opens and folds, shutter works, with some plate holders, in a robust wooden carry box. |
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| Jul 2025 | £125 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 210) Title: A Sanderson Hand and Stand Camera
Description:
black, body G, opens and closes correctly, bellows appears G. Notes; SKA0510 |
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| Jul 2025 | £35 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 527) Title: A Sanderson Half Plate Hand and Stand Half Plate Camera Body
Description:
A Sanderson Half Plate Hand and Stand Half Plate Camera Body, some scuffs & wear, no focus screen, bellows G, all moves freely, G |
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| Feb 2025 | £119 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 62) Title: A Sanderson Hand and Stand Camera
Description:
to include "The Sanderson" Regular Model hand and stand camera, with Ross 5in Goerz patent lens, wood and brass camera, body F-G, shutter needs |
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| Jan 2025 | £106 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 227) Title: A Sanderson Hand and Stand Camera
Description:
black, leather covered, wooden construction, red bellows extend and close, appear G, shutter not working, lens optics G, handle broken. |
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| Oct 2024 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 50) Title: A Sanderson Hand and Stand Quarter Plate Camera
Description:
A Sanderson Hand and Stand Quarter Plate Camera, body G, some light scuffs, brass G, bellows G, with Dallmeyer No 2 lens, in Automat pneumatic |
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| Oct 2024 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 34) Title: A Sanderson Hand and Stand Quarter Plate Camera
Description:
A Sanderson Hand and Stand Quarter Plate Camera, body F-G, some scuffs & wear, crude repair to focus screen hood, bellows (black) G, shutter working, |
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| Jun 2024 | £40 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 45) Title: A Sanderson Regular Hand & Stand 3¼ x 4¼'' Camera
Description:
A Sanderson Regular Hand & Stand 3¼ x 4¼'' Camera, serial no 2277, ebonised wood & chrome, body F, folding bed catch loose, some wear, bellows P-F, |
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| Jun 2024 | £175 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 451) Title: A Sanderson Hand and Stand Folding Camera
Description:
black leather, body G, red bellows extend correctly, not light tested, prism finder clear, with a Goerz f/6.8 125mm lens, optics F-G, in a Koilos |
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| Jan 2024 | £212 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 473) Title: A Sanderson Quarter Plate Hand and Stand Camera
Description:
serial no.12185, red diagonal-cornered bellows, with a C.P.Goerz Dopp-Anastigmat Series III Dagor f/6.8 120mm lens, body G, lens G, with outfit case |
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| Mar 2023 | £106 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 475) Title: A Houghtons Sanderson Junior Hand & Stand Camera
Description:
body F, some wear to leather & other parts, with beck symmetrical lens, optics G, some light haze & dust, ground glass intact, (Qty: 1) |
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| Oct 2022 | £200 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 535) Title: A Sanderson 5 x 4in Hand and Stand Camera
Description:
made by George Houghton & Sons, circa 1903, black with red bellows, retailer's plate states "Knight's Photographic Exchange, Southsea", body and |
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| Oct 2022 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 532) Title: A Sanderson Hand & Stand Mahogany & Brass Camera Junior Model
Description:
body G-VG, bellows G-VG, with Beck Symmetrical lens, optics G, some fungus & haze present, ground glass in G condition, (Qty: 1) |
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| Aug 2022 | £225 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 668) Title: A Sanderson Regular Model Hand & Stand Quarter Plate Camera
Description:
black, body F-G, bellows P, requrie attention, lens optics F, some haze present, (Qty: 1) |
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| Jun 2022 | £188 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 688) Title: A Sanderson Regular Model Hand and Stand
Description:
black with red bellows, body G-VG, bellows G-VG, together with a Ross 115mm f/4.5 lens, shutter working, optics G, some haze, dust, & cleaning marks (Qty: 1) |
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| May 2022 | £119 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 423) Title: A Sanderson Popular Model Quarter Plate Hand & Stand Camera
Description:
black with red bellows, body G, bellows G, with unmarked lens, optics F-G, some fungus & haze present, (Qty: 1) |
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| Feb 2022 | £338 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 616) Title: A Sanderson Hand & Stand Plate Camera Outfit
Description:
late model c.1928, black leather-bound, body G, serial no. D22869, some light corrosion present, bellows G, appear light-tight, with revolving back, (Qty: 1) |
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| Nov 2018 | £264 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 1243) Title: A Sanderson Hand & Stand Roll Film Camera
Description:
1905, with Special Aplamat f/8 lens, body, G, lens, VG, some light haze to rear element |
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| Nov 2018 | £240 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 1242) Title: A Sanderson Hand & Stand Regular 8x13cm Camera
Description:
1900, with C.P. Goerz Dopp-Anastigmat Dagor f/6.8 168mm lens, black, serial no. 342148, body, G-VG, lens, VG-E, shutter working, slow speeds |
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| Nov -0001 | £138 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 217) Title: An Early Roll Film Sanderson Hand & Stand Camera
Description:
1902, body G-VG, brilliant finder lens detached but present, bellows P, tearing to bellows near standard, together with an Emil Busch Anastgmat Ser. (Qty: 1) |
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| Nov -0001 | £120 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 379) Title: A Sanderson Regular Hand & Stand 5 x 4'' Camera
Description:
A Sanderson Regular Hand & Stand 5 x 4'' Camera, shutter working, body G, some scuffs & wear, bellows G, with focus screen back, C P Goerz 125mm |
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| Nov -0001 | £162 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 878) Title: A Junior Sanderson Hand & Stand Mahogany & Brass Camera
Description:
half plate, body G, some signs of wear, bellows G, with Serie C. Busch Symmetrical lens, optics G, some light haze present, shutter working, (Qty: 1) |
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| Nov -0001 | £138 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 211) Title: A Sanderson Quarter Plate Hand & Stand Camera
Description:
body G-VG, bellows G with some wear, ground glass VG, together with a C. P. Goerz Doppel-Anastigmat lens in Goerz shutter, optics VG, some light dust (Qty: 1) |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Sanderson Hand & Stand camera worth today?
Recent UK auction hammer prices have fallen between roughly £110 and £210, with a typical value around £140 depending on size, lens and overall condition.
How much does a Sanderson Hand & Stand sell for at auction?
Clean, complete examples have sold for about £160–£210 at hammer, while rougher or smaller-format bodies have made closer to £110.
What affects the price of a Sanderson Hand & Stand?
Bellows integrity, the quality and maker of the fitted lens and shutter, and the condition of the woodwork and leather are the main factors driving value.