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.