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Expert Calls and Ivory Ruling Shape Latest ‘Bares für Rares’ Sales

A rare on‑air ivory intervention shows experts directly steering legality and price.

Overview

  • The show removed ivory clasps from a commemorative book after expert Detlev Kümmel flagged the legal issue, pledged the pieces to authorities, and the book then sold for €1,600 to Julian Schmitz-Avila.
  • Dr. Friederike Werner identified a production flaw on a Jugendstil Zsolnay vase, valued it at €1,800–€2,000, and dealer Wolfgang Pauritsch ultimately bought it for €1,400.
  • A bidding mix-up over a historic enamel ring saw Susanne Steiger’s “900, 1000” mistaken by Pauritsch as €900,000 before she secured the piece for €1,100.
  • Detlev Kümmel attributed a small Meissen porcelain dog to Paul Walther (pre-1924), estimated it at €700–€900, and David Suppes purchased it for €500.
  • A separate episode review reported an overpainted frame and a patch repair lowered the appraisal of a 19th‑century landscape to €200–€300, yet the painting sold for €500 to Elke Velten‑Tönnies.