Overview

• In a June 19 episode, expert Walter Lehnertz cautioned dealer Julian Schmitz-Avila that two Magis-designed swing chairs could tip, preventing a near accident.
• Expert Wendela Horz valued an Austrian 585-gold arm bracelet from the Etruscan Revival at €2,500 to €3,000, leading Susanne Steiger to purchase it for €2,700, prompting the sellers’ tears.
• A Dutch silver brooch studded with nearly ten carats of diamonds from around 1850 was appraised at €5,000 and sold for €4,000 after Susanne Steiger outbid competitors.
• Wendela Horz exposed a gold ring faking a diamond with an electronic tester, revealing a zircon stone and underscoring the show’s role in detecting forgeries.
• A Münster student’s 1930s Tellurium globe found by a dumpster fetched €350 from Walter Lehnertz after experts confirmed its rare mechanical demonstration of sun, moon and earth movements.