Overview

• Mechanic Norbert Koepke chose to donate his entire sale proceeds from a reconstructed 1950s children’s bicycle—valued at €150–200—to a children’s hospice.
• Friederike Werner authenticated an 1892 Italian watercolor study by Fritz Brandt, appraising it at €500–600 before competitive bidding drove the final sale to €2,100.
• A gold snake-head armlet uncovered on an attic floor was judged at about €2,800 and sold for €2,950 after dealers outbid one another.
• Expert Wendela Horz exposed a purported heirloom diamond ring as 333-gold set with a zircon, prompting dealers to pass and the item to go unsold.
• A heavily restored Tag Heuer Monaco watch failed to attract bids at the seller’s €8,000 ask and was withdrawn when offers fell short.