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A curious exhibit at “Cash for Rares” confused not only presenter Horst Lichter, but even the sellers themselves.
Mainz - At “Bares für Rares” an exhibit in the broadcast on February 20, 2024 caused confusion.
The sellers Frank and son Francis from Bonn, who themselves had no idea what it was, bought it at an antique market in Nice.
“I didn’t know what to do with it either,” Frank admitted.
They suspected it was “something between a torture tool and a kitchen utensil.”
Old-fashioned “Cash for Rares” exhibit leaves Horst Lichter puzzled
Now it was up to “Cash for Rares” presenter Horst Lichter (62) and expert Sven Deutschmanek (47) to find out what the exhibit really was.
Lichter had several ideas: At first he thought the device, coated in 950 silver, was a torture tool, a screw clamp for thumbs.
Next he suggested that it could be used to push a cork back into a bottle.
But he was just as wrong with that as he was with the “stick handle” or kitchen aid suggestions for uncooked spaghetti.
However, the presenter was correct that this exhibit was originally used in the kitchen.
Deutschmanek explained that around 1890 or 1900 it was used as a “bone holder or leg holder” when carving.
Seller Frank was hoping for 100 euros for the antique piece and expert Deutschmanek confirmed: “You can get between a hundred and a hundred and fifty euros.”
“Cash for Rares”: Great interest from dealers in bizarre “leg holder”
In the dealer's room, Wolfgang Pauritsch (52) didn't have to think long about what the club holder was about.
“This is for the chicken legs,” he realized immediately.
“It's really lovely how it's done,” he said and immediately placed a starting bid of 100 euros.
Walter “Waldi” Lehnertz and Steve Mandel were also interested in the curious exhibit.
Sven Deutschmanek (l.) and Horst Lichter examine the bizarre exhibit at “Bares für Rares”.
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After the dealers outbid each other a few times, the leg holder went to Steve Mandel for 200 euros.
The satisfied sellers received double their desired price and the bizarre exhibit changed hands.
An ET plastic figure also recently fetched an out-of-this-world price at Cash for Rares.
(cso)
Sources used:
zdf.de, stern.de