Overview
- Dealer Elke Velten‑Tönnies bought a 3.8–3.9 ct diamond ring for €5,300, had it reset into a yellow‑gold bangle with about €4,000 in work, and says she intends to offer it for roughly €12,000.
- A brooch attributed to Fabergé goldsmith August Hollming was appraised at €7,000–€10,000; after Horst Lichter clarified stamping practice, Elisabeth Nüdling raised her bid to €5,000 and the seller accepted.
- Experts uncovered a decades‑old deception in a seating ensemble, finding mismatched and altered pieces; interest collapsed and Markus Wildhagen bought the lot for about €300.
- Market shifts also cut lofty hopes: a sapphire‑and‑diamond ring sought at €12,000 was valued at €3,000–€3,500 due to Madagascar sapphire supply, and the owners declined to sell.
- After-show reach remained visible as a school cylinder‑engine model bought for €650 was later sold to a U.S. collector, while other lots, including a c.1700 religious painting, found buyers following on‑air estimates.