Overview

• A 21-carat gold snake-head bracelet discovered in a grandmother’s attic was authenticated at €2,800 and sold for €2,950 after a tense bidding war.
• A motorized children’s Mercedes SL 500 model, valued at €3,500–4,500 despite engine issues, fetched €2,500 from Wolfgang Pauritsch.
• An 1892 Italian watercolor study by Fritz Brandt was appraised at €500–600 and sold for €2,100 following intense dealer competition.
• An expert exposed a zirconia fake in a supposed diamond ring, prompting dealers to withdraw and leaving the seller without a sale.
• Julian Schmitz-Avila became the first dealer in show history to retract his €60 bid on 170 vintage printing letters, offering the seller a dinner invitation instead.