Overview
- The micromosaic gold armband, dated to around 1830, drew a Thursday bidding race that ended with dealer Susanne Steiger paying €3,000, sixty times the seller’s €50 hope.
- Experts Patrick Lessmann and Bianca Berding confirmed tiny glass micromosaics set in obsidian on 585 gold, prompting bids that topped their roughly €1,500 damage-adjusted appraisal.
- A ceramic figure by Theresia Hebenstreit, bought for €50 and valued at €700–€750, met cool demand in the dealer room and sold for €450.
- A 1920s wax mannequin bust used to knot wigs, estimated at €200–€250, sparked a duel that pushed the price to €400.
- A pottery jug with transferred autographs from Germany’s 1969 qualifier against Scotland matched its €100–€150 estimate, with Walter Lehnertz buying it for €150.