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Bares für Rares Recap: €9,500 Torso Deal, Fake Alerts, Cat Box Sells for €800

Expert scrutiny, payment limits, aftercare realities shape outcomes.

Overview

  • A Karl-Heinz Krause bronze torso, described as one of six, sold to Daniel Meyer for €9,500 after expert valuation up to €16,000, with €2,500 paid on-site and the balance by bank transfer.
  • An enamelled silver cat-themed box dated to late 19th‑century Vienna exceeded a €400–€500 estimate to fetch €800 from Fabian Kahl after the seller’s initial €50 wish price.
  • Horst Lichter withheld a dealer card when experts found a supposed bronze ‘Amazone’ was zinc cast with a forged Gladenbeck & Sohn signature, halting any sale.
  • Former TV actress Cosima Viola’s Lalique-style perfume flacons were identified as imitations, prompting Lichter to bar access to the dealer room.
  • Post-sale risks surfaced as a Mazega Murano lamp arrived damaged in transit and was repurposed into four new pieces, which the buyer aims to resell for roughly €2,400–€2,500.