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Bares für Rares XXL Special Sees Mixed Sales as Dealers Hold Back

Dealers refused to meet expert appraisals on high-value items, highlighting profit concerns born from condition issues in the XXL format.

Overview

  • Dr. Bianca Berding valued a 60 m² Villeroy & Boch tile floor at €51,000–56,000 but dealers made no offer, citing missing components and resale risks.
  • A mid-19th-century Memento-Mori skull pocket watch sold for €1,800—€200 above its €1,400–1,600 estimate—while a family brooch fetched just €12,000 against a €16,000–18,000 appraisal, drawing viewer criticism.
  • Dealers formed a joint deal to acquire a silver serving tray with 30 inlaid coins for €9,000, splitting the cost evenly to mitigate individual risk.
  • Mentalist Timon Krause entertained audiences with a hand-in-box experiment and sold his family oil painting to Fabian Kahl for €1,200, donating the proceeds to charity.
  • Wolfgang Pauritsch paid €950 for a unique bronze “Die Wildgänse beim Abflug” and immediately resold it to a specialist collector, illustrating post-show market dynamics.