Overview

• Dealers repeatedly topped expert estimates, from Fabian Kahl’s €3,200 for a Meissen jewelry casket (vs €1,800–2,100) to Susanne Steiger’s €16,000 for a 3.24‑carat ring and Kahl’s €8,700 for a 19th‑century diamond piece after a cautious €5,500–6,500 valuation.
• Strategic buying shaped negotiations, with Julian Schmitz‑Avila paying €1,500 for a roughly 100‑year‑old Rolex to cultivate potential follow‑on consignments and later reselling an enamel sign to a colleague moments after purchasing a pair of advertising plaques for €700.
• Unusual conduct drew notice as Schmitz‑Avila retracted a bid on 170 lead type blocks and urged an online sale instead, and Kahl ignored a dice‑roll ‘agreement’ to overbid Wolfgang Pauritsch on a silver dice cup.
• Expert checks continued to reset expectations, including Wendela Horz exposing a supposed diamond ring as zircon set in 333 gold and valuations that put a 1938 Godet cognac at €700–900 before it sold for €600.
• Viewer comments on ZDF’s YouTube uploads criticized frequent €10 bidding increments as “dreist und absolut peinlich,” even as other lots such as a Dior brooch (€250 vs €150–200) and a 107‑gram gold cigarette case (€5,000) found ready buyers.