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Bares für Rares Week Brings Surprise Deals and Sharp Valuation Gaps

Fresh episodes underscored how dealer demand can diverge sharply from expert estimates, with outcomes swinging in both directions.

Overview

  • Bauer sucht Frau’ duo Anja Grigutsch and Bruno Rauh sold a cast-iron boot jack estimated at about €35 for €150 to dealer Jan Čížek.
  • A seller in period costume sought €30,000 for medals, but expert Albert Maier valued them at €2,800 and the top dealer offer was €1,000 before he was asked to leave without a sale.
  • A circa-1900 Down Brothers amputation saw drew visible revulsion in the dealer room and sold to Jan Čížek for €70.
  • A Christus painting identified by expert Friederike Werner as by Adolf Frey-Moock was valued at €2,000 against a €500 expectation and sparked bidding to about €1,400.
  • Clips and specials revisited standout deals and tactics, including a resurfaced 2019 Franz Richard Unterberger painting that sold for €11,000 and Christian Vechtel’s plan to resell restored Bauhaus-style chairs for roughly €550–600 each.