Overview

• A vintage violin case revealed as a mini-bar sparked a tie at €250 between Jos van Katwijk and Jan Čížek, with Čížek winning ownership on a coin toss after expert Annika Raßbach valued it at €200–€300.
• A Peter Keetman photograph of a BMW fender triggered a bidding war between Julian Schmitz-Avila and Wolfgang Pauritsch, culminating in Schmitz-Avila's €3,150 purchase against a €2,700–€3,000 estimate.
• Schmitz-Avila also acquired a KPM porcelain figure of Europa on the bull for €1,150, exceeding the expert's maximum valuation of €1,000.
• A couple withdrew a roughly 100-year-old painting after expert Colmar Schulte-Goltz flagged bullet-hole damage, valuing it at €1,500–€2,000 versus the sellers' €7,000 ask.
• ZDF reiterated that it selects dealers and experts but accepts applications, and dealer Esther Ollick confirmed her exit from the show with her last recording in 2024.