Manfred and Sebastian Dalhäuser brought a beautiful old carousel horse to the Pulheim rolling mill to sell it at “Bares for Rares”. But do you really want to part with it? There is melancholy in Father Manfred’s words. “That makes me sad,” says the pensioner, but he would be happy if the piece would end up in good hands.
At least Horst Lichter is immediately enthusiastic: “My dear friend,” calls the moderator, “that’s a real old one.” Sven Deutschmanek explains that this is a piece by the Friedrich Heyn company, “the ultimate in carousel design,” as the expert mentions. The horse was created around 1900 and is in perfect condition.
Father and son estimate their desired price at 4500 euros. That seems quite high, Deutschmanek doesn’t quite go along with it. He only sees the value at 2000 to 2400 euros. If necessary, the Dalhäusers would also sell for it. “If it doesn’t work out, we’ll take it back with us,” says Dahläuser senior.
In the dealer’s room, the beautiful horse initially attracts a great deal of attention. Jan ?ížek demonstrates the carousel animals’ rocking mechanism. Steve Mandel starts with 500 euros, almost all dealers participate, but the price only increases slowly. At 1000 euros it seems to be over. When the two sellers refer to the expertise, Julian Schmitz-Avila increases it to 1100 euros. However, Sebastian Dalhäuser insists on at least getting the price of expertise.
Schmitz-Avila then offers 1500 euros as a last attempt. But the two remain firm even there. “That’s very nice of you,” says father Manfred, but prefers to take the beautiful horse with him.
“As much as the man loved it, I wouldn’t have dared to buy it from him,” says Sarah Schreiber afterwards. In fact, the Dalhäusers don’t seem entirely unhappy: “Maybe we’ll found a showman dynasty,” they both laughed into the camera.
Source: “Bares for Rares” in the ZDF media library
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