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Bares für Rares Yields Big Jewelry Sales, Dealer Duels and Costly Missteps

The latest episodes highlighted how expert pricing, rivalry plus seller timing shaped what sold and what stalled.

Overview

  • An Italian 750 gold mosaic bracelet from the 1960s, valued at roughly €4,000–€4,400, sold to Julian Schmitz-Avila for €4,000.
  • A historic brooch dated to a 1922 gift with 6.67 carats, estimated at €7,000–€8,000, went to Schmitz-Avila for €6,300, while a Belle Époque moonstone brooch brought €660.
  • Walter “Waldi” Lehnertz outbid rival Jos van Katwijk for a Konica neon sign, paying €555 after a provoked bidding duel that leapt beyond the appraisal range.
  • A seller cut off bargaining by accepting €250 for a dental vulcanizing kettle, prompting frustration from dealer Roman Runkel who had not finished bidding.
  • Elsewhere, a trio of vintage suitcases went unsold after a high ask, and Wolfgang Pauritsch detailed plans to convert a €750 enamel plate purchase into a €1,900 weather station.