"It's not difficult for me to part with the lamp," said Martina Manske before entering the expert room of "Bares für Rares". The woman from Espelkamp in East Westphalia traveled to the Pulheim rolling mill with her daughter Christin Siebeking. She no longer has any use for her lamp.

Horst Lichter doesn't seem to be particularly enthusiastic about the lamp either: "You brought something with you. An alarm clock, a clock?" he puzzles when he looks at the round object. “A table lamp,” Sven Deutschmanek corrects him. But Lichter comments disparagingly: “Designer nonsense”.

As the expert explains, the lamp comes from the well-known Italian company Artemide. It was designed by Vico Magistretti. His dachshund gave the model here its name: It's called "Dalú" - like the dog. The design of the lamp is a cut ball, says Deutschmanek. The product was manufactured in Milan in the 1970s. Overall, the expert reveals, he finds the lamp “beautiful”.

Mother and daughter would like 300 euros for the lamp. However, that is only the price for two pieces, says Deutschmanek, dampening his expectations. His realistic assessment: 100 to 150 euros are included.

But how does the lamp arrive in the dealer's room? Esther Ollick thinks she looks a bit like a ghost. Walter "Waldi" Lehnertz starts the auction with his obligatory 80 euros, "because there's a plug on it." But the others present also bid - because they like the shape and because of the beautiful "mood light" that the lamp produces.

In the end, Ollick was awarded the contract for 200 euros. This is well above the estimated value. This then decides the question of whether it's nice or nonsense. The dealers obviously really liked the lamp.

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