I Returned From Star Sea

2021-07-27

  Chapter 31 The Middle Game of the Antique Bureau (Part 1)

Past and present, Yue Heng stepped into Auction House for the first time.

He found this Taibao auction company on the Internet, and there should be no problem with its reputation.

At least Yue Heng did not find much black material on the thousand degrees.

Of course, this does not rule out that people spend money to eliminate negative news. Qiandu’s morality in this regard is well known.

Just looking at the decoration pattern of Taibao Auction House lobby, it is worthy of Taijiang's first name.

"Hello sir, can I help you?"

Just as Yue Heng entered the door, a lady at the front desk immediately asked with a smile.

She has a lovely youthful smile, and her voice sounds like a spring breeze.

Yue Heng patted was holding the packing box in his hand and asked: "I have an antique that I want to put up for auction here. How do I go through the procedures?"

"Please here Sit."

The lady at the front desk warmly invited Yue Heng to sit down on the sofa and asked him to bring tea.

Then introduced: "Sir, this is the case. First of all, we need to appraise your antique. Only if it is authentic can we arrange it for auction."

Yue Heng asked: "That Is the appraisal charged or free?"

The lady at the front desk said with a slight smile: "Of course it is charged, but please rest assured that our appraisal fee has been approved by the Municipal Price Bureau and will never be charged randomly. , The charging standards for different categories of antiques are also different."

"And the Appraisal Master specially hired by Auction House is a well-known expert in the industry, and the level is very high."

Bring a booklet of Auction House to Yue Heng: "Look at it first."

This booklet is accompanied by an appraisal price list.

Yue Heng took a look.

Taibao Auction House is still very formal, and the appraisal prices of the antiques listed above are obvious at a glance.

The lady at the front desk said: "If your antique is authenticated as genuine and you sign an auction contract with our company, then the authentication fee can be deducted from the commission."

"In addition, we don’t Charge any handling fee!"

Yue Heng nodded.

He has read a lot of news, and said that many so-called auction companies have specially set up fraudsters to identify worthless counterfeit antiques as genuine, and then charge high handling fees.

"Then do the appraisal first."

After paying an appraisal fee, Yue Heng was taken to a large appraisal room by the receptionist.

There are multiple appraisal tables in the room.

In addition to Yue Heng, four or five other people are also appraising antiques.

The person responsible for the identification of Yue Heng is a middle-aged man with elegant temperament.

Tao Chengxuan, director of the National Collectors Association, Vice-President of Provincial Ancient Porcelain Research Association, and Distinguished Researcher of Provincial Museum...

Focus on the identification of antique porcelain and calligraphy and painting for 20 years!

The above is an introduction to the identity of this expert in the Auction House brochure.

And Yue Heng's youth surprised Tao Chengxuan.

He smiled politely: "Hello, what baby do you want to identify?"

Yue Heng opened the box he brought with him and placed the Yongle jade pot spring bottle in it On the appraisal table covered with flannel.

Seeing this jade pot spring bottle, Tao Chengxuan's eyes suddenly condensed.

He subconsciously pushed the golden glasses on the bridge of his nose.

The appraisal expert cautiously picked up the porcelain bottle, turned it over and observed it carefully.

Turn on the flashlight again to look after.

His expression changed, sometimes frowning and sometimes stretching, and finally shook the head seemingly regretful.

Put the porcelain vase away, Tao Chengxuan said to Yue Heng: "Your baby's name is Mingyongle blue and white lotus pattern jade pot spring vase. Do you know how many of the same blue vases exist? Only?"

Yue Heng shook his head.

"Two."

The appraisal expert put up two fingers: "One is stored in the Imperial Palace Museum, and the other is in the 17th Hong Kong Island Christie’s Autumn Auction. It was photographed by the great collector Yu Yuanbai, and it is currently worth at least 15 million!"

Yue Heng did not speak.

He had a foreboding that the other party was about to say "but".

"But..."

Tao Chengxuan took a long breath: "Your jade pot spring bottle belongs to the Republic of China high imitation. Although the imitation technology is very good, the imitation is Imitations can’t be compared with the real ones."

"Look at its glazed surface."

"The glazed surface of ancient porcelain handed down before the Republic of China is calm and old. , Thick and jade texture, feel soft and comfortable to use."

"Look carefully, you can see that the surface has different degrees of wear marks."

"This is the mark of history. !"

"And your porcelain bottle, the glazed flame has not yet dissipated, the look is impetuous, the hand is not soft, it does not have the steady and old feeling of the genuine product, and the overall glazed surface lacks traces of natural use... "

He talked a lot and pointed out a lot of problems.

Yue Heng was stunned.

Finally, Yue Heng asked: "That means it's worthless?"

"It can't be said that it's worthless."

Tao Chengxuan said with a smile : "The imitations with history can be copied well, and they can also be used for collection. Your Republican imitation Yongle blue and white lotus pattern jade pot spring bottle is probably worth eight thousand dollars."

Yue Heng disappointed: "That's it."

Tao Chengxuan said again: "I suggest you don't shoot something like this. If you can't shoot it, it's good to put it at home as a decoration."

"That's right."

He seemed to ask casually, "Is this thing of your ancestral inheritance?"

"No."

Yue Heng shook his head: "I bought it in the ghost market."

"The ghost market?"

Tao Chengxuan was stunned: "You said Is this the ghost market in the back street of Miao?"

"Yes."

"How much did you spend on it?"

"Eighty. "

"Uh..."

Yue Heng's answer made the expert wiping his sweat: "Then you're missing it."

Yue Heng grinned: "Thank you."

He put the Yuhuchun bottle back into the box, and then left the appraisal room.

Tao Chengxuan watched Yue Heng disappear from the door.

His eyes flicker.

He looked around, and quickly got up and went to the bathroom next to the appraisal room.

"Little Brother!"

Here, Yue Heng has just walked out of the office building where Taibao Auction House is located.

Someone rushed to catch up behind.

Stop him.

The other party is a fat fat body, with a shaved head and a thick gold chain, looking like a social person.

But he smiled very honestly and kindly: "Sorry, I just saw your Yuhuchun bottle in the appraisal room. I don't know if Little Brother is willing to cut love."

"I plan to give the Old Master at home as a birthday gift!"

Yue Heng was astonished: "I am an imitation."

"Then I can't afford the genuine product." Ah!"

fatty said with a bitter smile: "My Old Master likes collecting antiques, especially blue and white porcelain."

"So I wanted to take this bottle to coax him Senior Happy, it doesn’t matter if the price is a little bit more expensive."

He put up two stubby fingers: "Twenty thousand, how about I give you twenty thousand?"

Yue Heng laughed A: "Don't sell."

Turn around and leave after speaking, and don't continue to entangle with the other party.

Fatty wants to chase.

But I didn't know what I thought of, so I stopped immediately.

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