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Bares für Rares Recap: Joint €11,200 Porcelain Purchase Leads Dec. 15 Episode as Jewelry Nets Top Seller Payout

Dealer strategy, provenance, condition drove outcomes.

Overview

  • Dealers Fabian Kahl and Julian Schmitz-Avila teamed up to buy a porcelain bowl modeled after an 18th‑century Kaendler design tied to Dresden’s Grünes Gewölbe for €11,200, beating an €8,000–€10,000 expert estimate.
  • Jewelry delivered the largest seller payout of the day as Susanne Steiger bought a 19th‑century gold armlet for €1,700 after an expert valuation of €2,000–€2,200.
  • A bidding mix‑up provided drama when Susanne Steiger said “900 … 1000,” which colleagues briefly heard as a €900,000 offer before she clarified the intended increments.
  • A historic 800‑silver sugar box linked to Dresden maker Julius Christian Möhl sold above expectations to Friedrich Häusser for €750 after brisk bidding.
  • Condition issues slashed the price of a ‘Victor Luggage’ trunk with a strong chemical odor, which sold for €100 despite a higher expert estimate that assumed restoration.