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2023-03-22T20:46:37.034Z


At "Bares for Rares" a lady had a brooch with a valuable sapphire with her. However, she didn't want to wait for an analysis - although she could have made the deal of her life with it.


At "Bares for Rares" a lady had a brooch with a valuable sapphire with her.

However, she didn't want to wait for an analysis - although she could have made the deal of her life with it.

Pulheim – On Monday (March 20) there was a real gem on the ZDF junk show "Bares for Rares" with Horst Lichter (61).

The 67-year-old businesswoman Adelina Nuß brought a brooch with her - which amazed the expert Wendela Horz (53).

What immediately caught the eye: the brooch is set all over with diamonds and has a blue stone in the middle.

There could be an exciting and extremely lucrative story behind it.

But the saleswoman didn't seem to want to know anything about it. 

"Bares for Rares" star can't believe her eyes: fine gems in the Kashmir region

Horz explained to the 67-year-old in the "Bares for Rares" issue that there was a landslide around 1879 in the Himalayas, near the Kashmir region.

After that, people found stones on the ground.

It was only later that it was noticed that these were sapphires.

"And the most beautiful sapphires ever found in the world," Horz continues.

Is this specimen such a stone?

Unfortunately, the expert could not say that without laboratory tests.

However, it would have a huge impact on the price.

If it is not a cashmere sapphire, the value is around 5,000 euros.

However, if it is one, the price rises drastically -

"8,000 to 10,000 euros for the stone," says the expert.

Then the rest of the brooch would be added, and the piece of jewelry would then be worth at least 10,000 to 15,000 euros.

But the lady was obviously in a hurry and sold immediately - without a corresponding laboratory test.

In the end, the brooch went to dealer Susanne Steiger (40) for 6,500 euros. 

Real Kashmir sapphire at "Bares for Rares" or not?

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asked Steiger whether it was a Kashmiri sapphire or not.

The jewelry expert had the stone examined and it turned out that it came from Sri Lanka.

Nevertheless, it is a great stone and also naturally grown, Steiger continues. 

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This piece of jewelry is always valuable, but Adelina Nuß wanted to part with it at "Bares for Rares" (photomontage)

© Screenshot/ZDF/Bares for Rares

"Bares for Rares" is a series moderated by Horst Lichter that has been in production since 2013.

Various pieces are presented in the program, which can be sold directly after an expert opinion.

In addition to jewelry, pieces of furniture, works of art, toys and more are also on display.

The dealers then bid for the goods, and the highest bidder is then awarded the contract.

This recently led to a dispute in the Austrian branch: because a community employee felt cheated, a "Bares for Rares" case ended up in court.

Sources used:

ZDF, Der Westen

List of rubrics: © Screenshot/ZDF/Bares for Rares

Source: merkur

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