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Late-December ‘Bares für Rares’ Episodes Deliver Big Sale, Celebrity Find, Withdrawal and a Halted Deal

Expert appraisals, dealer demand, authenticity checks drove divergent outcomes across late-December episodes.

Overview

  • An ornate 1950s–60s gold arm bracelet with a nearly 90‑carat smoky quartz was bought by dealer Susanne Steiger, with reports citing a price in the €3,200–€3,300 range after a brief negotiation.
  • An Elton John Fedora marked with the initials “E. J.”, traced to a 1994 charity shop purchase and identified by expert Detlev Kümmel, sold in the dealer room to Daniel Meyer for €800.
  • A rock‑crystal cross that expert Bianca Berding valued up to about €2,500 drew top dealer offers of €1,200, prompting the seller to withdraw the piece.
  • A sculpture carrying a Gladenbeck foundry signature was determined to be zinc casting with an apparently forged mark, so producers withheld the dealer card and no sale proceeded.
  • Post‑sale complications surfaced when a Mazega Murano lamp broke during shipping to restorers, who repurposed the glass into four new pieces that the buyer now aims to resell.