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Picasso Find, US Resale and Tough Calls Mark New 'Bares für Rares' Episodes

Expert verdicts on authenticity and condition dictated outcomes across the latest valuations and dealer bids.

Overview

  • An ashtray from Madoura was identified as a 1952 Pablo Picasso edition and sold to dealer Anaisio Guedes for €1,600.
  • A 100‑plus‑year‑old cast‑iron cylinder‑motor teaching model fetched €650 from Jos van Katwijk and was later resold to a U.S. collector for a higher, undisclosed sum.
  • A Cartier Santos Carrée from 1984 was valued at €5,000–€6,500, but the seller rejected a top dealer bid of €5,000 and kept the watch.
  • A handbag presented as a designer piece was declared a counterfeit by Dr. Heide Rezepa‑Zabel and was not allowed into the dealer room.
  • A Zaren‑era brooch attributed to Fabergé workshop goldsmith August Hollming led to cautious bidding before Elisabeth Nüdling closed the deal at €5,000.