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Late-December ‘Bares für Rares’ Brings Windfalls, Valuation Clashes and a Forgery Scare

Authenticity checks, restoration budgets, shifting valuations shape outcomes.

Overview

  • Julian Schmitz-Avila bought a diamond‑set Bleier brooch for €6,300 after expert Heide Rezepa‑Zabel valued it at €7,000 to €8,000.
  • A teacher’s paper theatre with a €50 wish price sold for €1,600 to Schmitz‑Avila after expert Sven Deutschmanek estimated €1,400 to €1,800.
  • A sale was halted when expert Bianca Berding identified a supposed bronze as a zinc cast with an apparently forged Gladenbeck signature, prompting Horst Lichter to deny a dealer card.
  • Dealers highlighted restoration strategy: David Suppes paid €2,300 for a Zingoni painting and €1,400 to restore it, aiming for at least €4,500, while Anaisio Guedes bought a Günther Uecker embossing for €1,600, invested about €900, and plans to list it at €7,000 to €9,000.
  • Expert–seller gaps steered outcomes, including a sapphire ring pitched at €12,000 that Rezepa‑Zabel valued at €3,000 to €3,500, after which the owners withdrew.