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“Bares for Rares”: Couple saves designer armchairs from bulky waste - reward in ZDF show follows

2021-07-29T13:23:42.757Z


What bargain hunters can only dream of: At “Bares für Rares”, a couple from Swabia put two old leather chairs for sale, which actually come from bulky waste.


What bargain hunters can only dream of: At “Bares für Rares”, a couple from Swabia put two old leather chairs for sale, which actually come from bulky waste.

Do you want to

dispose of

your old furniture in the

bulky

waste?

Then you'd better look twice beforehand.

Because some pieces of furniture that have been banned long ago in the cellar could be more valuable today than you might think.

In any case, a couple from the Swabian town of Harburg were extremely lucky when it came to bulky waste.

Because it was precisely from there that their two black

leather armchairs

, still in good condition

, came from, which turned out to be

high-priced designer

pieces, as the viewers at “Bares für Rares” on ZDF could find out.

"Bares for Rares": Armchairs from bulky waste turn out to be design classics

It was clear from the very first glance: These armchairs had to be something special. You can find it online under the name “Barcelona Chair”. The design is a real design classic, as "Bares for Rares *" expert Sven Deutschmanek noted with appreciation for the armchairs, which were originally designed by

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

. The two armchairs brought along, which are more reminiscent of small sofas, according to the expert opinion, probably date from between 1950 and 1964. They could be worth a proud “5,000 to 6,000 euros” today, the expert estimated. Which not only amazed moderator Horst Lichter. "Bulky waste.? Lucky! ”, He was happy with the two candidates who would have liked to have around 2,000 euros for each chair.

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“Bares für Rares” dealer pays a proud price for finding bulky waste

What are the “

Bares for Rares

” dealers willing to pay for it?

“That would have to be from Mies van der Rohe,” stated Fabian Kahl right from the start.

Christian Vechtel agreed with him.

There are so many imitations, but they are original, he guessed and started with a thousand euros.

In the meantime, a sum for both pieces of furniture of 2,500 euros was in the room.

Until Christian Vechtel went even higher - and finally got the bid for 3,800 euros.

What a handsome sum for a bulky waste find, even if the price was below the expertise.

Many viewers should have been happy with the sellers.

There

were also many likes

on the “

Bares for Rares

” page on

Facebook

.

"It's hard to believe, but the couple saved these two Barcelona Chairs from bulky waste," you can read above the post with the video.

"An absolute design classic by the architect and designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe".

Truly a lucky find.

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Anyone who wants to watch the “Bares for Rares” episode from July 27th in full and in peace can also find it in the ZDF media library.

(ahu) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

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Source: merkur

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