Overview
- A 1970s diamond ring with an Idar-Oberstein certificate and original 1971 invoice was valued up to €18,000 and sold to dealer Susanne Steiger for €15,000 after brisk bidding.
- A 16th‑century oil painting lost a lofty estimate once an expert noted the lack of a signature, sliding from talk of up to €100,000 to a dealer-room sale at €8,500.
- A 1970s travel necessaire was reclassified as faux leather and appraised at €50–80, prompting the owner to decline a trip to the dealer room after hoping for about €250.
- A Bols ‘Ballerina’ gold‑liqueur bottle with a Swiss Reuge music mechanism was appraised at €100–150 and sold for €170, as host Horst Lichter joked about tasting it on air.
- ZDF reiterates that all items belong to the candidates and that expert appraisals and sales are unscripted.