"Bares for Rares" - Retailer Susanne Steiger makes an enchanting declaration of love to her colleague
Ralf Kluziak is a funeral director by profession. Or as the 66-year-old Bielefeld native himself says: "Last Event Manager". This professional title amuses Horst Lichter very much. "I've never heard that before", laughs the moderator.
The reason for Kluziak's visit to "Bares für Rares" is a bronze figure depicting a blacksmith. As Colmar Schulte-Goltz explains, the statuette bears the name "Pax et Labor", meaning Peace and Work. Designed by the French sculptor Émile Louis Picault, the expert dates the creation of the figure to the last decade of the 19th century.
"Bares für Rares": Wolfgang Pauritsch is infatuated with the figure
The seller sets the limit at 1000 Euro. That might work: Schulte-Goltz appraises the value at 800 to 1000 Euro. And so the "Last Event Manager" sets off with the blacksmith figure under his arm towards the dealer's room, where it is longingly awaited. "He's quite substantial. He looks really cool. He's muscular", gushes Wolfgang Pauritsch. Julian Schmitz-Avila makes an offer of 250 Euro right away, all other dealers join in, and the price rises to 650 Euro, offered by Friedrich Häusser.
"You're going, Friedrich", calls out Pauritsch, to which Häusser makes a triumphant gesture and makes his colleagues laugh. Above all, Susanne Steiger can hardly contain herself, she grabs her boyfriend's arm and confesses: "I love you!" Wolfgang Pauritsch adds: "We all love him."
Now only the seller needs to be convinced. Ralf Kluziak would like to have a little more money, Friedrich Häusser is willing to add 50 Euro. The bronze figure therefore changes hands for 700 Euro and everyone is happy.
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Susanne Steiger expresses her affection for Friedrich Häusser, exclaiming, "I love you!", after he successfully bids for the bronze statue.Wolfgang Pauritsch is impressed by the blacksmith figure, commenting, "He's quite substantial. He looks really cool. He's muscular."Colmar Schulte-Goltz, the expert on the bronzes, identifies the sculptor of the figure as Émile Louis Picault and dates its creation to the late 19th century.Julian Schmitz-Avila makes an early offer for the bronze statue, but it ultimately sells for 700 Euro to Friedrich Häusser.
