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Dealer Buys Mid-Century Filigree Bracelet With 90-Carat Smoky Quartz for €3,300 on Bares für Rares

Expert analysis pointed to southern European filigree craftsmanship with a later 585 export punch, placing the bracelet's worth slightly above melt value.

Overview

  • Rena and Andreas from Hamburg presented the bracelet as a family heirloom once worn by the seller's great-grandmother.
  • Expert Heide Rezepa-Zabel dated the piece to the 1950s–1960s with origins in southern Italy or northern Portugal.
  • The bracelet combines delicate floral wirework with a faceted smoky quartz approaching 90 carats.
  • The raw gold was valued at about €3,100, the expert estimated €3,300–€3,400, and Susanne Steiger agreed to €3,300 after a €100 counter for a planned world trip.
  • Host Horst Lichter and dealers reacted with visible amazement, and other sales in the episode included a vintage AEG heater (€90), a Neapolitan shell cameo brooch (€600) and a Rosenthal porcelain fawn (€200).