Overview

• A Jugendstil vase purchased for five Deutsche Mark was authenticated as a Kandern factory piece from 1900, appraised at €600–700, and sold for €800.
• Two Barcelona chairs rescued from the trash were identified as design classics by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, valued at €5,000–6,000, but sold for €3,800.
• A bronze bust found on a scrapyard, created by Zofia Baltarowicz-Dzielinska in 1931, was appraised at up to €2,500 and sold for €1,550.
• A still-life painting retrieved from building rubble was authenticated, valued at €2,200–2,400, and sold for €1,600 during dealer bidding.
• A silver purse believed to be Austrian was revealed to have English origins, appraised at €150, and sold for €200, exceeding the expert valuation.