Overview
- A Picasso-inspired ceramic fish jug triggered a bidding war and achieved a €6,000 sale after experts highlighted its artistic connections.
- A Tsar’s ornate cigarette box fetched €2,850, surpassing dealer estimates and underscoring the appeal of historical curiosities.
- High-end pieces such as a Patek Philippe Calatrava chronometer commanded €8,000 despite payment hiccups, while a 1920s Art-Deco snake bracelet sold for €1,250 in a swift auction.
- Not every seller triumphed: an expert exposed a Zirkon ring as a fake diamond, leading to aborted deals and disappointed participants.
- Dealers’ individual tastes and specialist insights drove offers across a spectrum of items, from an 1875 trigonometrical calculator sold for €550 to Klosteraltarpyramiden fetching €900.