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Latest ‘Bares für Rares’ Episodes Underscore Authentication and Transparency

Expert vetting plus on-screen context cues are steering price expectations.

Overview

  • A Birmingham service attributed to Elkington was downgraded after expert Albert Meier found the missing ‘walking lion’ silver hallmark, cutting the estimate to €800–1,000.
  • Sellers Rosemarie and Bodo, who had hoped for €4,000 and paid 3,500 DM for the set in Erfurt, left the show after the reduced valuation.
  • ZDF displayed an on-screen notice stating the episode with a Günther Uecker work was recorded before the artist’s death on 10 June 2025.
  • Joel Gierhold’s 1975-signed Uecker lithograph without visible limitation was valued at €950–1,100 based on market preferences for embossed works, and sold for €1,100 to dealer Elke Velten-Tönnies.
  • In a separate sale, an Otto Müller lithograph described as a unique, hand-colored sheet sold for €30,500 to dealer Fabian Kahl, ranking among the show’s highest-priced deals.