Overview

• Julian Schmitz-Avila won a bidding war for a BMW photograph by Peter Keetman for €3,150 after expert Colmar Schulte-Goltz estimated €2,700 to €3,000.
• A violin case converted into a mini-bar sold for €250 to Jan Čížek after a tied bid was settled by a coin toss.
• A painting presented as more than a century old was found with apparent bullet holes, the expert cut the valuation to €1,500–€2,000, and the sellers withdrew their offer.
• A colorful 1990s Zanotta ‘Genesio’ highboard identified by expert Detlev Kümmel sold for €2,000 after being discovered in a house cellar.
• ZDF explained it scouts and rotates dealers and experts based on passion and availability, as longtime dealer Esther Ollick confirmed she has left the show.