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Bares für Rares Delivers Surprise Prices and a Halted Sale in Latest Episodes

Expert estimates diverged from bids, with documentation rules stopping a palisander set.

Overview

  • An opulent Garibaldi jewelry ensemble far exceeded the seller’s wish in the estimate and sold after a duel to dealer Elke Velten-Tönnies for €11,000.
  • A Loetz Jugendstil vase, taxied at €800–€1,200, went to Wolfgang Pauritsch for €1,600 after a late bid attempt from Fabian Kahl came too late.
  • A silver service with palisander handles was barred from proceeding after the sellers lacked a required marketing certificate, and Horst Lichter sent them home to obtain it.
  • An oak display cabinet dated to circa 1905–1910 beat its €500–€600 estimate, with Velten-Tönnies paying €950 in the dealer room.
  • Other deals underscored the appraisal–auction gap: a Berkel scale valued at €150–€250 sold to Julian Schmitz-Avila for €210, and an Addi‑9 calculator estimated at €100–€150 fetched €300 from Jan Čížek.