Overview
- Dealer Elke Velten-Tönnies bought a 3.8–3.9 ct diamond ring for €5,300, invested roughly €4,000 to recast it into a yellow‑gold bangle, and plans a shop price of €12,000.
- After paying €500 for a 1970s Mazega Murano lamp, Christian Vechtel found it damaged in transit; experts remade the parts into a table lamp, floor lamp, candleholder and fruit bowl, with a hoped-for total resale of about €2,400–€2,500.
- Valuation gaps drove walkouts and refusals: Victoria Keller rejected a dealer card when her music box was valued at €2,000–€3,000 against her €20,000 goal, a brooch seller left after sub‑€1,000 bidding, and Lutz Tanneberger declined €3,100 for a silver set despite a €1,500 wish price.
- Authentication checks stopped a sale when a Düsseldorf couple’s cat‑form Art Déco lamp was judged a later reproduction with faux patina, so no dealer card was issued.
- Confirmed deals included a William Hutton & Sons snake inkwell sold for €650 (vs. €800–€1,000 estimate), a Braun 1974 ‘Drymatic’ mobile dryer bought for €60 after a €100 appraisal, and a 12‑meter Michael Zeno Diemer panorama sold for €3,400 after a €1,000–€1,500 estimate.