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Bares für Rares Spotlights Expert Rulings, Ivory Removal and Swinging Bids in Latest Episodes

Expert findings on ZDF drive instant price resets, from legal checks to revised valuations.

Overview

  • Expert Detlev Kümmel identified ivory clasps on a book, removed them for handover to authorities, and the item still drew €1,600 from Julian Schmitz-Avila.
  • A Fabergé two-prong brooch attributed to workmaster August Hollming was appraised at €7,000–€10,000 but sold for €5,000 after Horst Lichter clarified the expertise in the dealer room.
  • An unsigned 16th-century oil painting lost a hoped-for six-figure valuation without a signature and ultimately went to Susanne Steiger for €8,500.
  • An Italian 750-gold enamel paradise-bird brooch from the 1960s far exceeded expectations, with Steiger winning at €1,750.
  • A 19th-century landscape painting with a repainted frame and a crude repair was valued at €200–€300 yet fetched €500 from Elke Velten-Tönnies.