Overview

• An Otto Müller lithograph identified by expert Detlev Kümmel sold to dealer Fabian Kahl for €30,500 after a €30,000–€35,000 valuation, a result reported as one of the show’s highest-priced deals.
• Dealers frequently outpaced or undercut expert estimates: a Meissen jewelry casket brought €3,200 against a €1,800–€2,100 appraisal, a Loetz Jugendstil vase went to Wolfgang Pauritsch for €1,600 after a late bid from Kahl, and a gold bracelet–ring set sold for €4,650 versus a €4,200–€4,500 estimate.
• Several sellers balked or recalibrated as realities set in: a Birmingham service lacking the sterling lion mark was revalued to €800–€1,000 and withdrawn, a pair seeking €12,000 for two figurines walked off after a €2,800–€3,100 estimate, and a palette painting appraised at €1,500–€1,800 sold for €400.
• Post-show pathways remained active: a century-old school cylinder motor model purchased by Jos van Katwijk went to a U.S. collector for a high undisclosed price, and Kahl later placed part of a noble-letters bundle with a city museum.
• ZDF added on-screen context for pre-recorded segments, including a Günther Uecker piece taped before his June 2025 death, while material checks such as mahogany protections factored into a c.1900 studio camera that sold for €700.