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Bares für Rares Showcases Offbeat Lots as Lab Machine Beats Estimate and ZDF Flags Pre‑Recorded Uecker Segment

Dealer bidding set the outcomes, with ZDF noting the Uecker feature was taped before the artist’s death.

Diese Raritäten warten in der Folge vom 1. Oktober 2025 bei „Bares für Rares“.
"Bares für Rares"

Overview

  • The Louis Schopper paper tensile-testing machine, dated to around 1915–1930 and valued at €250–€350, sold in the dealer room to Benjamin Leo for €440.
  • Expert Sven Deutschmanek grew visibly irritated during the device demonstration after host Horst Lichter kept undercutting the test.
  • A 1975 Günther Uecker lithograph, estimated at €950–€1,100, achieved €1,100 from Elke Velten-Tönnies, and an on-screen notice stated the segment predated Uecker’s June 10, 2025 death.
  • An Italian 585 gold necklace from the 1980s/1990s was revalued to €2,400 by expert Wendela Horz and bought by Elke Velten-Tönnies for the full amount.
  • A Down Brothers amputation saw from around 1900 was identified as a medical instrument, prompted disgust from a dealer, and sold to Jan Cižek for €70.