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Bares für Rares Week Delivers €1,500 Rolex Sale and Waldi’s Smoky ‘Rocket’ Display

This week’s broadcasts showed dealer bids setting the market.

Overview

  • An Art-déco diamond ring from the 1920s, valued at about €500, sparked competition and went to Elke Velten‑Tönnies for €700.
  • Six David Andersen enamel spoons dated to the 1920s sold for €270, beating the €180–220 expert estimate after a flea‑market purchase for €5.
  • A silver sugar casket dated to circa 1872–1922 fetched €570, coming in below the €750–850 valuation after a late bid switch secured the sale.
  • A roughly century‑old Rolex ladies’ watch, estimated at €1,000–1,200, was bought by Julian Schmitz‑Avila for €1,500 as he noted potential follow‑on sourcing from the seller’s family.
  • Händler Walter “Waldi” Lehnertz turned two Charles Paul Wilp collages into a wired rocket‑style display that emitted heavy smoke in a ‘Händlerstücke’ segment.