A nursing assistant from Herford caused laughter among the dealers at "Bares for Rares" when she told the story of the one-of-a-kind she offered.
- At "Bares for Rares" a seller brought a very special rarity.
- When she told the story of the item, it caused laughter among the sellers.
- In the end she went home satisfied.
At "Bares for Rares" strange curiosities appear again and again. Occasionally, however, it is the stories about the objects that are particularly unusual. This applies, for example, to a one-off that nursing assistant Birgit von Borstel brought with her on the program of March 5, 2020.
Nursing assistant Birgit wants to sell Portrait at "Bares für Rares"
The 66-year-old from Herford had a child's portrait in her luggage that she presented at "Bares for Rares" . However, she was not very hopeful on the show: she mentioned a desired price of 200 euros. However, it was already clear during the Richter rarity check that the picture from 1913 is worth much more. Expert Colmar Schulte-Golt z made a very positive assessment because he classified the portrait as detailed and individual. The artist Fernand Toussaint was also a very talented painter who was known worldwide for his portraits of women. By the way, Horst Lichter himself was just as enthusiastic, referring several times to how "sugar-sweet" he found the picture.
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The saleswoman tells details about the portrait - and they cause laughter
In the course of the episode, it also emerged that von Borstel combines a story with a portrait . She received this from her best friend's ex-husband. It shows the mother of the former owner, which is why the nursing assistant wanted to bequeath the portrait of her friend. However, she declined because the lady pictured was an evil mother-in-law .
The seller finally mentioned this last detail to the dealers, causing laughter. Although the interested parties briefly thought about offering less money for an evil mother-in-law , Wolfgang Pauritsch even put 50 euros on top and bought the portrait for 650 euros .
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