Chapter Two Thousand and Fifty-One: Beware of Those Old Foxes
After five rounds of bidding, Gustav's symbolist painting was successfully sold.
The buyers who bought this painting were two of Ye Tian's classmates, and they invariably made an offer of 145,600 yuan and won the painting by luck.
The upper auction price set by Ye Tian for this symbolist painting is 145,700 yuan, which is only 100 yuan higher than the hammer drop price.
As soon as the results were announced, the two winning bidders immediately cheered and celebrated, and the rest of the buyers who passed by the painting were remorseful.
Especially a few guys who bid 145,800 yuan, they regretted it for a long time, and they couldn't go back in time.
However, the result of the auction has been decided, and no one can change it, so everyone can only focus on the next eight antique artworks that will be unveiled.
The third piece of antique artwork on auction is a pair of fine porcelain fired in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Yongzheng Doucai Sanqiu Cup, the cup shape is delicate, the picture is elegant, very beautiful.
This pair of Doucai Sanqiu Cup was originally a collection of the Qing Palace, but it was plundered by invaders more than a hundred years ago, and it was lost overseas until it was discovered by Ye Tian in Notting Hill, England, and then returned to China.
It is no surprise that when this pair of Qingyongzheng Doucai Sanqiu Cups appeared, they immediately caused a sensation, and everyone's eyes were attracted by this pair of small and exquisite Sanqiu cups.
Especially those top collectors and antique art appraisal experts who are on the scene, their eyes are shining one by one, staring closely at this pair of Sanqiu cups, and they can't just take it for themselves!
As China's top collectors and antique art experts, each of them has dabbled in the collection and appreciation of antique porcelain, and the level is quite high.
How rare and valuable this pair of Qing Yongzheng Doucai Sanqiu Cups is, they also know that everyone wants to take this pair of small and exquisite cups into their pockets.
Unfortunately, they were not eligible to participate in this auction.
They can only find a way afterwards to contact the buyers who photographed the pair of Sanqiu Cups to see if they can accept the pair of Qing Yongzheng Sanqiu Cups and get what they want.
They are not the only people who play the idea of the Sanqiu Cup.
The auction house managers in the same banquet hall, as well as those famous entrepreneurs who have good collections, also looked at the pair of Sanqiu cups with their eyes shining, and they were eyeing each other.
As before, while displaying this pair of Qing Yongzheng Doucai Sanqiu Cup, Ye Tian also introduced this pair of antique porcelain and told the hidden story behind this pair of porcelain.
When everyone heard that this was originally the old collection of the Qing Palace, which was plundered by the invaders more than 100 years ago and lost overseas, they couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
After the story was told, everyone was more interested in this pair of exquisite porcelain that was branded as an old collection of the Qing Palace and had gone through hardships.
The next bidding scene can be imagined.
Except for the professionals who could only watch from the sidelines, as well as the ignorant children, and the three who had already made some gains before, everyone else counted one, and all rolled up their sleeves and entered the competition.
Of course, this does not include Ye Tian's family, they all sat on the wall and watched, enjoying this good show.
It didn't take long for the auction to come to an end.
In the end, there were four winning buyers, and they all bid 215,800 yuan to win the Qingyong Zheng Doucai Sanqiu Cup.
The transaction price is divided among individuals, and each person only needs to pay more than 50,000 yuan to own a quarter of the interest in this pair of fine porcelain.
When the results came out, the scene was naturally lively again, some people were happy, and more people were reaping regrets.
Fortunately, there are still seven antique artworks in the back, and there is still a chance, so everyone quickly packed up their emotions and prepared to fight again.
This is followed by an antique from the Roman Empire, a calligraphy work from the mid-Qing Dynasty in the fifth, and a Western antique artwork in the sixth,......。
In this way, a piece of antique artworks from the East and the West appeared alternately, setting off a wave of enthusiasm in the banquet hall, gradually pushing the atmosphere to a climax.
The auction hammer in Ye Tian's hand fell six times in succession, and each time it rang, an antique artwork was successfully auctioned, and there was a burst of excited cheers at the scene.
Buyers who have successfully auctioned these six antique artworks have been single-handed, or in groups of two or three, or even more people, who have owned an antique artwork together.
Inevitably, there are also many guests who make a valuation mistake and are somewhat disappointed that they do not find a single piece of antique art.
However, they didn't go home empty-handed today, and the souvenirs they received before were a very nice surprise.
When the last Western antique artwork was successfully auctioned and the notary announced the upper limit of the transaction price on the spot, the second round of auction was officially announced, and the result was perfect!
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian, who was standing behind the auction table, jokingly said:
"Here, I think it's important to remind buyers who have just successfully photographed antique artworks to be careful of the professionals in the banquet hall, whose eyes are almost red.
After you sign the auction confirmation contract, don't leave in a hurry, come to me and ask me about the market value of the antique artwork you auctioned, and I will give a relatively reasonable valuation.
In this way, whether you collect the antique art yourself or sell it, you have a bottom in your mind, and if you sell, if the buyer's bid is lower than the valuation, you can ignore him!
Soon after the Chinese New Year, this year's spring auction will begin, and you can also send those antique works of art to the auction, and as for the valuation I have given, it can be used as the auction reserve price!"
As he said this, Ye Tian also stretched out his finger and pointed at those top collectors and antique art appraisal experts, as well as other professionals.
"Hahaha"
There was a loud laugh at the scene, and everyone laughed.
In the midst of laughter, the guests who had just been lucky enough to photograph the antique artwork all nodded slightly, ready to go to Ye Tian later and ask him to give an estimate, so that they could know it in their hearts.
As for the professionals in the same banquet hall, they all smiled helplessly, and stretched out their fingers to point at Ye Tian on the stage.
There's no bargain to take advantage of!
If you want to accept those very good antique artworks just now, you have to come up with real money, and all other tricks will not work.
After a few jokes, Ye Tian returned to the topic, smiled and said aloud:
"The second round of auctions has ended, and all 10 antique works of art from the East and the West have been auctioned.
If you don't get those antique artworks, don't regret it, there will be such an opportunity in the future, and the lucky person in the next charity auction may be you!"
With his words, the scene suddenly boiled.
"I'll go! Listen to Xiaotian's meaning, he will hold such a public auction in the future, is it really fake? This is inevitably too big!"
"Public auctions of this scale are actually going to be held one after another, and it's just Ye Tian, this kid, if it were anyone else, not to mention the spirit, who has so many antique artworks!"
In the midst of the discussion, the disappointment and regret in the eyes of the guests who failed in the bidding and did not take any pictures of antique artworks were swept away in an instant!
Instead, there are expectant eyes.
Ye Tian is right, there is still a chance, and the next lucky person may be himself!
The professionals in the banquet hall were completely shocked by Ye Tian's words, and they looked at Ye Tian dumbfounded, their eyes full of incredulity, and they wondered if there was something wrong with their ears.
When the scene was a little quieter, Ye Tian's voice immediately came out of the stage again.
"The third round of auctions will take place, which will only be for the professionals present, and the rest of the guests will not participate, and the auction will also have 10 antique artworks, and the Eastern and Western antiques will be divided equally together.
The auction rules are similar to the second round, the first four rounds of bidding for each antique artwork are called out by me, and the professionals participating in the bidding decide whether to accept the bid, and the last round is free bidding.
The 10 antique artworks in this round of auction also have a cap on their transaction price, and I assure you that this upper limit will be lower than their market value, leaving room for operation and profit margins.
You are all senior professionals, and you can't hide the value of the antique artworks in the auction, and when you see those antique artworks, you will know how to bid.
When bidding freely, it is still the same as before, let's come table by table, otherwise the scene will be chaotic, and when all buyers give offers, I will announce the bidding results, and then the winning bid will be clear at a glance.
If one person wins the bid, he will naturally own the antique artwork alone, and if the winning bidder is two or more people, the winning bidder will equally share the rights and interests of the corresponding antique artwork, and jointly contribute and share the benefits."
"No problem, Ye Tian, let's accept these conditions, let's start quickly, everyone can't wait!"
"That's right, Ye Tian, let's start quickly, I don't know what the first antique artwork to appear on the scene is?"
Many professionals in the audience clamored one after another, and everyone looked impatient, their eyes shining brightly, full of anticipation.
Everyone, including them, stared at the unopened boxes, painting tubes and bags, and portable safes on the stage, and everyone's eyes were extremely hot.
At this time, everyone is secretly guessing what the antique artworks that will appear next will be and how valuable they are!
Ye Tian glanced at the professionals in the audience, and then said loudly with a smile:
"Everyone, don't be impatient, you will soon see the first antique artwork on the auction, I believe this antique artwork will bring a surprise to everyone!"
As he spoke, Ye Tian nodded at the two company employees standing next to the auction table, asking them to show the first antique artwork.
The two employees then took action by picking up a box from the side of the auction table and placing it on the display table at the front of the auction table.
Then, they opened the box in small wings, took out an antique porcelain from it, placed it gently in the center of the display table, and stepped aside.
Almost as soon as this antique porcelain appeared, there was a commotion from the audience, and the professionals who had been invited to the wedding banquet pushed aside their chairs and stood up.
Without exception, each of them had a shocked expression on their faces, dumbfounded!