Overview

• A €3 flea market find by Rainer Hermanns, a limited print by Bruce Onobrakpeya, was valued at €400–800 and sold for €400, yielding a 13,233% return.
• A Cartier porcelain service from 1986, brought by Margrit and Bernd Lingg, was valued between €1,400–1,800 and sold for €1,700, far exceeding their initial expectations of €500–700.
• Sabine Gehrmann, who nearly discarded a painting by Adrianus Johannes Groenewegen, saw it valued at €750–900 but sold for €400, leading to emotional reactions despite the lower sale price.
• A Libellen-Brosche from around 1910, brought by Matthias Leckel, was valued at €800–1,000 and sold for €800 after a competitive auction among dealers.
• Discrepancies between expert valuations and dealer bids were highlighted, such as a Hugo Mühlig painting valued at €1,500–1,800 but sold for just €400 after dealers disagreed with the estimate.