Chapter 1057 Xuande stove (two)
To say that since the emergence of Xuande furnace, dynasties of imitations is the most, but so far, in the academic circle is not any piece of Xuande furnace was identified as authentic, the controversy is very big, so the price of Xuande furnace, although generally not low, but did not reach the level of the top works of art.
Is in this auction, just this Xuande furnace as the Ming Dynasty in the middle of the imitation to auction, because even Bonadette that huge professional appraisal organization, also can not confirm the authenticity of this wrong gold Xuande furnace, so only opened two hundred thousand U.S. dollars this price.
“Mr. Zhuang from China bid $200,000, ladies and gentlemen, there is no bid?”
After hearing Zhuang Rui’s offer, William’s heart is finally a sigh of relief, to Zhuang Rui grateful, to his position in the auction house, if in this kind of occasions really abort an object, it is absolutely in the circle is an explosive news.
Of course, out of his profession, William still routinely asked, as an auctioneer, maximizing the value of the item they are auctioning, this is the basic element they have to have.
“Three hundred thousand dollars.”
Just as William’s words fell, Watanabe Mao’s voice rang out, smiling as he raised the number plate in his right hand.
“Shit, don’t you little Japanese believe in Orochi? Why is this thing coming to rob with buddies too?”
Zhuang Rui originally on Watanabe Mao’s impression is not bad, but at the moment after hearing his offer, immediately feel its face hateful up, so hard to catch a foreigner can pick up a leak, but again by Watanabe Mao cross inserted a bar.
“One million dollars.”
Zhuang Rui also lazy and the other side nonsense, buddy today will do once the bumpkin, take the money pressure people it! Even if you have more money than me, but it does not necessarily mean that you are willing to spend more money than me, Zhuang Rui’s seven or eight hundred million dollars can be considered a gale, said there is not a trace of pressure.
“Chinese people are so rich now?”
“Yes! Where do they auction things like this? It’s just like a thug!”
“Oh, he’s so handsome, I like people like that.”
“Paris, you’re flirting again, I guarantee that Chinese guy has no interest in you.”
“Look at that ass, it’s so perky! Oh, Chinese men are so sexy too, I think …… I’m moved.”
Zhuang Rui’s bidding led to the field of people have discussed, there is disdain for its behavior, there are also the eyes of the light, especially those Hollywood actresses, look at Zhuang Rui when the eyes of the tenderness of the water, there are some luxury desire women, directly debauched and uninhibited discussion of Zhuang Rui’s body to come.
Zhuang Rui’s eyes have aura powers, but his ears are not that sensitive, otherwise if he heard those women’s conversations, it is estimated that he would immediately have to run away.
“Mr. Watanabe Mao Yao, Mr. Zhuang bid 1 million dollars, do you still want to continue bidding?”
William took control of the auction and drew the attention of the crowd to Mao Watanabe.
“I think …… Mr. Zhuang is trying to auction back so all the Chinese antiques, I give up.”
Watanabe Zeno smiled bitterly, the Japanese for China’s culture, has always hated and loved, on the one hand, envy the historical origin of Chinese culture profound, on the one hand, because of their own reasons, the Chinese civilization is jealous, so from more than a hundred years ago, it is a change of ways to loot all kinds of cultural relics from China, even to this day, some of Japan’s upper class people, but also often climb each other’s own collection of Chinese The Chinese antiquities.
So Watanabe Zeno as long as there is an opportunity, but also spared no effort to acquire antiques from China, but today he encountered a rash, simply do not consider the value of these objects themselves, even Watanabe Zeno, is not willing to go and Zhuang Rui competition.
After all, buy a comparable value of the object, that is called Taobao, buy the value of things, that is called picking up leaks, but buy the market value is far lower than its bidding contraption, that behavior is called stupid.
“If there are no more bids, this metalware from China, belongs to Mr. Zhuang, let us thank Mr. Zhuang again for his contribution to charity.”
After William asked several times again, obviously no one present in the crowd is willing to do stupid, and finally in the sound of the auction gavel knocked out, this Xuande furnace, was Zhuang Rui in the bag, just when Zhuang Rui photographed this thing, the whole field of people look at his gaze, have become a little strange.
Art collection, the development of today, has become a commercial investment, the presence of these super-rich people tend to throw money into the purchase of a variety of expensive works of art, but they have a premise, that is, this thing has a huge potential for appreciation, such as Zhuang Rui’s behavior, in their eyes is simply stupid.
“Mr. William, I wonder if it is possible to give this thing to me now?”
Zhuang Rui made a request after auctioning the Xuande furnace, as the first real Xuande furnace that Zhuang Rui found, he really wanted to fondle the Xuande furnace that had been thick and heavy and atmospheric for six or seven hundred years at the first time.
“This ……”
William was a little difficult, according to the auction procedure, all the lots will be handed over to the other party only after the auction is over and the payment is received, now Zhuang Rui put forward the request, which is obviously beyond his terms of reference, after William froze for a little while, he couldn’t help but raise his eyes to look for Bonadette in the crowd.
After seeing Bonadette’s slight jaw, William smiled and said, “Of course, Mr. Zhuang is our honored guest, I think that this request is reasonable.”
All the display cabinets that housed antiques or jewelry were all made of bulletproof glass, and it was only after a supervisor in a suit got Bonadette’s signature that he opened the cabinet that housed the Xuan De Furnace, and took out the Xuan De Furnace, which was only the size of a palm.
“Good stuff.”
Xuande stove a hand, Zhuang Rui feel hands violently heavy, this incense burner high but more than twenty centimeters, but Zhuang Rui weighing, at least more than ten pounds of weight, it is obvious that this is not only added to the red copper, there are many other metals.
Zhuang Rui will be the whole Xuande stove in the hands, looks in the thick atmosphere with a touch of elegance, its color within the melt, from the dull in the hair of the strange light, which is also in line with the Ming Dynasty Wanli years of great connoisseurs, collectors, painters Xiang Yuan Bian (Zi Jing) evaluation of the Xuande stove “Xuande stove of the wonderful, in the treasure within the color of the pearl light, outside of the appearance of the Tantamumu Mu Mu,” the statement.
Rubbing Xuande furnace that wrong gold process, Zhuang Rui face with a delighted smile, he can already conclude that this is the Xuande three years to build three thousand Xuande furnace in one, and because of this special process and weight, its value is more than similar Xuande furnace more than several times more expensive.
Standing beside Zhuang Rui Bonadette saw Zhuang Rui revealed this demeanor, can not help but some strange, asked: “Zhuang, as far as I know, this process of objects, the international market auction price is only about three hundred thousand dollars, why are you so happy ah?”
Bonadette itself is an internationally renowned collector, especially favorite Chinese and ancient Greek works of art, and the cultural history of these two countries quite a study, the Xuande furnace is no stranger to see Zhuang Rui pick up the baby general look, the heart is very puzzled, have not seen people spend a lot of money but also happy?
“Mr. Bonadette, the real xuande furnace, is in the xuande years manufacturing, and you say that price, just the later generations of imitations.”
Zhuang Rui did not explicitly say that this object is exactly the Xuande furnace made during the Xuande years, picking up leaks from other people’s hands and then going to hit people, that is a little too unkind.
“Oh …… no, Zhuang, I heard that so far, there is no Xuande furnace was assessed as authentic, so ……”
Bonadette obviously knew the allusion to the Xuande Furnace, likewise, he did not think that this Xuande Furnace in his collection was produced during that particular period of time in China, otherwise he would never have put it up for auction.
After hearing Bonadette’s words, Zhuang Rui smiled confidently and said: “Oh, Mr. Bonadette, I’m an appraiser first, and an art collector second, I’ve been appraising antiques since my debut, and I’ve never made a mistake, and this Xuande Furnace, whether it be from the type or the material, is consistent with the real Xuande Furnace, and I think … . one should not be mistaken.”
“Zhuang …… you, what you said is true?”
The confident smile on Zhuang Rui’s face made Bonadette seem to believe Zhuang Rui’s words, and the old man slapped his thighs and said with regret, “God, how could I sell a real Xuan De Furnace? Well! I’ll be laughed to death by my old friends, Zhuang, according to your opinion, how much should this Xuan De Furnace be worth?”
Bonadette’s frankness makes Zhuang Rui feel good about him, after thinking for a while, he said, “The authentic Xuande furnace is too controversial, but even the later generations of imitation of the best products, its price is around 500,000 dollars, this one Xuande three years of beating Xuande furnace, its price should be more than 10 million U.S. dollars.”
Zhuang Rui is ready to return to China, immediately after the invitation of domestic gold, silver and bronze appraisal experts, and through modern instruments, to this XuanDe furnace treasures for the generation, he has enough reason to believe that the first identified XuanDe three years of the authentic XuanDe furnace, its price is absolutely to be in more than 50 million yuan.
After listening to Zhuang Rui’s words, Bonadette laughed and joked, “Oh, a loss of money, a big loss this time, no, Zhuang, you should also do more for charity.”
“Of course, I’m happy to.”
Zhuang Rui feel and this foreign old man exchange up very happy, and Bonadette’s broad-mindedness is also very let him fold, this loss of ten million dollars of objects, the other party did not even frown, this is the super-rich should be the style.
Just when Zhuang Rui and Bonadette chatting, a waiter came to Zhuang Rui side, whispered: “Mr. Zhuang, a lady wants to invite you to go.”