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Bares für Rares Caps Holiday Week With Windfalls, Walkouts and a Stopped Sale

The week highlighted an expert-driven process where values rise, questionable items halt, sellers leave unsatisfied.

Overview

  • A 1930s/40s gold pendant-and-brooch set that a seller pegged at €700 in gold value was reappraised to €2,500–€3,000 overall and sold to Susanne Steiger for €2,350.
  • A Loetz bowl picked up at a Danish flea market for about €1.30 was identified as a rare piece and bought by dealer Fabian Kahl for €2,200.
  • An alleged Gladenbeck bronze proved to be a zinc cast with a likely forged signature, prompting expert Bianca Berding and host Horst Lichter to deny a dealer card and halt the sale.
  • Price gaps led to no deals in several segments, including a set of vintage luggage and a silver theater bag whose owners declined the top offers despite expert guidance.
  • ZDF’s Christmas special with Horst Lichter and the regular team aired on December 24 and is streaming free in the ZDF-Mediathek through June 24, 2026.