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'Bares für Rares' Sets New Painting Auction Record at €15,500

The German TV show continues to captivate with record-breaking sales, emotional moments, and rare host interventions during auctions.

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"Bares für Rares"
"Bares für Rares"

Overview

  • Chris Focken's 17th-century Jan Fris painting sold for €15,500, the highest price ever paid for a painting on the show.
  • Host Horst Lichter intervened in the dealer room to clarify details about the painting, breaking the show's usual format.
  • Sabine Gehrmann's heirloom painting, initially destined for disposal, was appraised at €750–€900 but sold for €400, leaving her emotional and grateful.
  • A €3 flea-market find by Bruce Onobrakpeya was appraised at up to €800 and sold for €400, yielding over 13,000% profit for the seller.
  • A Cartier porcelain service from 1986 exceeded expectations, selling for €1,700 after being appraised at €1,400–€1,800.