Sellers admire the incredible skill in crafting elaborate Baroque-style beer bottle bulges. Nearly succumbing to fraud along the way.
A unique Baroque beer mug, created by the Augsburg artist Markus Holländer in the 18th century, has become the highlight of a recent episode of the popular German TV show "Bares für Rares". The mug, adorned with traffic coins from 1525 to just after 1700, was sold for 3,000 euros to Fabian Kahl.
The mug, which is not used as a beer jug due to potential leaking, is fire-gilded with a rich, orange-yellow tone and has coins set all over it. The sellers, Petra and Wolfgang from Hohenau an der March in Austria, had initially planned to sell the mug at their house flea market but changed their minds.
The mug was found in a clearance box from their parents' apartment. The expert, Berding, located the old beer jug from a 12-piece silver set in Breslau. The mug was estimated to be worth 3,000 to 3,500 euros. However, the bidding war between Fabian Kahl and Benjamin Leo Leo pushed the final price up to 3,000 euros.
Another item that garnered attention was a ring made of 585 gold with aquamarine (30 karats), which was sold for 3,100 euros to Elke Velten. Elke paid 3,100 euros for a "gigantic" ring, tripling the expert's estimate.
A ring from Patrick Lessmann, dated to the 1940/50s, was also sold for a higher price than its estimated worth. The ring was estimated to be worth 3,000 to 3,500 euros, but the final bid was not disclosed.
Other items sold on the show included an anemometer (wind measurement device) from the company Lambrecht KG (Göttingen) for 200 euros to Walter Lehnertz. Walter started the bidding at 280 euros, kick-starting a lively bidding war for the baroque mug. Another anemometer, also from the company Lambrecht KG, was estimated to be worth 150 to 200 euros by Detlev Kümmel.
A kingfisher made by Guido Cacciapuoti in the 1920s was sold for 250 euros to Friedrich Häusser. The hammer went to the Eifel for the anemometer from the company Lambrecht KG.
In conclusion, the "Bares für Rares" surprise find was a baroque beer mug, a display piece dated to 1727-1737, that fetched a higher price than its estimated worth. The show continues to provide a platform for unusual and valuable items to find new homes.
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