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Bares für Rares Delivers Big Paydays and Unmasks Forgeries

Expert assessments on Bares für Rares shape live auctions with hidden-value discoveries, counterfeit detections, dynamic bidding, unexpected sale prices

Overview

  • A Zurich collector’s 1890s Louis Vuitton trunk, appraised at €5,000–7,000 but aimed at €15,000, sold to David Suppes for €8,005 after a heated bidding battle
  • Sisters Tina and Jennifer turned a Hofflohmarkt find into €1,400 by selling a circa-1900 Maggi enamel sign above the €1,000–1,200 expert range
  • Detlev Kümmel exposed a 1966 Formula 1 Monaco poster as a printed reproduction, halting any dealer negotiations on the item
  • Wendela Horz revealed a purported diamond ring to be 333-gold set with zircon, limiting its material value to about €100 and preventing a sale
  • The show’s live auction format continues to drive final prices both above and below specialist estimates, underscoring gaps between seller hopes and market offers