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‘Bares für Rares’ Delivers Surprise Wins and Walkouts as XXL Global Special Nears

Expert valuations are steering outcomes on the ZDF antiques show.

Overview

  • Monday’s episode featured a 1960s gold necklace-and-bracelet set that sold for €2,700 to dealer Daniel Meyer after expert Wendela Horz valued it at €2,600 to €2,800.
  • Also Monday, an early‑20th‑century dental teaching model that looked like an old set of teeth drew brisk bidding before Susanne Steiger bought it for €260.
  • Late‑March broadcasts produced standout sales after on‑air identifications, including €1,250 for an Amphora Werke ceramic owl, €1,000 for a Nepalese Thangka sacred painting, and €1,400 for a 1929 DKW pedal car.
  • A rock‑crystal perfume flacon credited by expert Heide Rezepa‑Zabel to Paris jeweler Froment‑Meurice reached only €7,000 in the dealer room after the seller shared a low target, showing how revealing a wish price can weaken leverage.
  • Notable refusals underscored market limits, with a seller rejecting €22,000 for gold pieces, another walking out after a €250 clock estimate, and a third declining €2,300 for a 750‑gold amethyst necklace as dealers cited today’s high gold prices; ZDF next airs a global‑themed ‘Bares für Rares XXL’ on April 1 at 20:15.