A silver bowl from the flea market caused astonishment at “Bares for Rares”.
The owner paid just five euros for it - but the vessel has a special story.
The
ZDF junk show
“Bares for Rares” is always good for a surprise.
This time the
flea market fans
among the spectators
should have been particularly happy
, who may have already bought one or the other special bargain.
Because many an object is much more valuable than expected, as it now turned out in the case of a "Bares for Rares" candidate from Hattingen.
At the evening show
“Bares for Rares XXL”
at Johannisberg Castle in the Rheingau, where presenter
Horst Lichter
invited his guests, dealers and experts *, a silver bowl that the housekeeper had bought at the flea market for just five euros provided a real one Surprise.
For what the thing is,
Horst Lichter
wants to
know.
“It's a so-called Kovsh,” explains “Bares for Rares” expert
Heide Rezepa-Zabel
.
“A traditional Russian drinking vessel.” In terms of shape, “similar to a boat, a bit like a goose or a duck”.
It was developed from a wooden ladle.
Hence the "curious" shape.
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“I'm going crazy,” says Horst Lichter when he learns that the bowl only cost five euros at the flea market.
Heide Rezepa-Zabel
describes it as made of 875 silver and gilded on the inside
. Such kovshs were never used to drink. "This is an honorary gift from the imperial court." And these Kovshs were given for special awards, according to the expert. And: “This piece was issued by
Catherine the Great
.” According to the expert's report, a stamp on the vessel indicates the year 1763.
The estimated price caused astonishment in the show - not only for the owner, whose desired price was around 15,000 euros.
Because
Heide Rezepa-Zabel
even estimated the market value of this bowl at “40,000 to 60,000 euros”.
At this price, the owner had to take a deep breath and thanked, visibly moved.
Horst Lichter was also impressed - as were the “Bares for Rares” dealers
Not least Horst Lichter was “extremely enthusiastic” about the vessel from the Tsar's house.
The dealers also seemed impressed by this rarity.
In the end, the haggling over the special bowl in the dealership turned into a bidding duel between
Wolfgang Pauritsch
and
Daniel Meyer
.
Daniel Meyer was awarded the contract for an impressive 29,000 euros.
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For fans of the junk show
“Bares for Rares
”, the episode from July 21 can also be
viewed
in the
ZDF
media library.
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