“Cash for rares”
“Hallelujah”: Seller would be happy with just 1000 euros, the estimated value is many times higher
Markus Lichtenstein can hardly believe it when he finds out the estimated value of his vase at “Cash for Rares”.
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Salesman Markus Lichtenstein wanted to get rid of an old vase belonging to his mother at “Bares für Rares”. The expertise was beyond his wildest dreams.
His mother always said about the vase: “You have to close it Bring cash for Rares.” And so Markus Lichtenstein, a 61-year-old geologist from Düsseldorf, set off with the family heirloom to the Pulheim rolling mill.
Horst Lichter initially doesn’t see anything special in the flower container: “It’s glass that’s been painted on, etched away, and that’s how it is,” the moderator tries to give a brief expert opinion.
But Colmar Schulte-Goltz has much more to say about the vase: the expert says it has typical design features of Art Nouveau. It is handmade and has its origins around 1900. At first glance, the object, made using etching technology, looks as if it comes from French production.
“Cash for Rares”: The expertise brings a surprise
However, he shows Cyrillic writing on the vase and can identify the Russian glass manufacturer Gussevski as the manufacturer, which made outstanding products from 1914 to 1917. Stylistically, the vase is reminiscent of French Art Nouveau, but creates “a very unique interpretation of it for the Russian nation,” explains Schulte-Goltz.
Lichtenstein gives 1,000 euros as a pain threshold. But the expertise moves to completely different dimensions. “The rarity of the vase is of course reflected in the price,” says Schulte-Goltz, explaining the estimated value of 10,000 to 12,000 euros. The seller has to take a breather before he can hear “Hallelujah”. Even moderator Horst Lichter has to admit: “I’m just at a loss for words.”
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“My mother would have been thrilled if she had heard this expertise,” says Lichtenstein. The dealers are also ecstatic when they take a look at the vase. “I’ve been doing this for 30 years and have never held one in my hand,” says Daniel Meyer in amazement.
Julian Schmitz-Avila starts the bidding war with 2000 euros. There are other interested parties, but the price is not skyrocketing. The traders justify their reluctance with the current market situation. Russian art is currently difficult to get rid of due to the political situation.
Schmitz-Avila is therefore not prepared to pay more than 7,000 euros. Markus Lichtenstein at least manages to get a little more out of it. The vase changes hands for 7200 euros. The seller is satisfied: “The dealers also have to live.”
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