Chapter 925: Private Fair

The small trade fair was held not at Toy's estate, but in a relatively old building in the City of London, which was originally part of a palatial earl's estate.

Later, due to the development of central London, the Earl's family declined, and it was naturally demolished here. However, the original owner kept a piece of land for himself and built this small building in front of him.

Although the building looks very old from the outside, it is really in the city center, so it is worth a lot of money, and it is also a certain bonus for the noble inheritance, so if the owner of this small building is willing to sell it now, the price is enough for an ordinary person to live the rest of his life.

There were quite a few people who came to the small fair, and the front of the small building was full of cars, and many of them were people who were partying in Toy Manor during the day. However, compared to the grand dress when attending the party, everyone who came to this private trade fair dressed more casually.

A few smiling men who got out of the car were smiling and chatting about what it was, and around them was no longer the female companion they had when they were at the party, but a few starlets and female models who had been on the lawn with wine glasses and constantly wandering around to find someone to talk to.

Toy also has a female companion with him, not his wife. Since he came overseas with his family, not to mention other people, even friends like Yang Dongxu, have seen Toy's wife only a handful of times.

Maybe his wife is in England with her children, maybe in the United States, or maybe in a small town in Mexico. In short, Yang Dongxu also gave a gift to Toy when he had a child, but now the children are estimated to be in elementary school, but he has not seen it once.

He also brought a female companion with him, a sommelier who is said to be in a famous winery in the United Kingdom, and a foreign horse named Hayes who is about the same height as him in high heels.

I don't know if she really works in the winery, Hayes has a very good temperament, lazy with a touch of nobility, like a Persian cat with squinting eyes.

But the most attractive thing is her figure, especially the two peaks on her chest, even if everyone is wearing a coat outside in early spring, it still can't stop the majesty of her chest.

"Let's go, let's go in first, doesn't it mean that there has been a greenhouse effect in the past few years?, why is it still so cold when the winter is over?"

I don't know if it's a special hobby or a traditional legacy. In England, when men of all status wear coats in winter, few people wear fur coats. It's all about this kind of woolen coat that looks like the last century, maybe some of the materials are more advanced and more expensive, but basically the styles are almost the same, and there is nothing new or personalized.

The temperature is higher when you walk into a small building, but there is no air conditioning, and residents rarely use air conditioning at home unless it is an office area in an office building.

In winter, heating is on par with the rural areas of northeast China - burning kang.

Of course, people don't call it a burning kang here, it's called a fireplace. The fireplace was burning in the room, several long sofas were placed together in an orderly manner, and the rest of the furniture in the living room was largely emptied, apparently the owner had specially prepared for this small trade fair.

The group walked inside with a smile and a smile, and after sitting down, a few people walked out behind a few people who looked like butlers, and then opened the suitcase and took out red wine or cigars from it.

Then everyone didn't seem to come to participate in a small trade fair, but to have a casual tea party, and the female companions around them were helping to sober up and help cut cigars.

Just now at the door, looking at these people carrying boxes behind them, Yang Dongxu thought that they were items to participate in this small trade fair, or a little more tyrant carrying a box of money. He really didn't expect that the box contained red wine and cigars, as well as a whole set of professional equipment.

"Thank you for taking the time to come, Lao Luo Fu is very grateful. Now we will not delay everyone's precious time, and the trade fair will begin. A balding middle-aged uncle walked out with a smile on his face.

Yang Dongxu knows this person, and the uncle who played the accordion on the grass at today's party also introduced him to him before he came. This balding middle-aged uncle is called Rofo Kraven, and his son, who is the young man who plays the harmonica, is called Rofer Kraven Jr.

Sometimes foreigners choose their names very casually, adding a 'small' word in front of their father becomes their own name, or if they encounter any interesting name they like, they can change their name anytime and anywhere, even if the surname is changed.

For example, after the great detective Sherlock Holmes became popular in the UK, there were many boys who liked to explore since childhood, and when they grew up, they changed their names to Sherlock Holmes.

Luo Fu's ancestors used to be glorious, and in the past, a hundred miles of land was his family's land, because his grandfather was an earl, and this title was placed in the Middle Ages, but he could build a castle and become a nobleman like a small king.

But when his family lineage came to his father's generation, it was decayed due to a series of investment failures. The small building in the city center is now at a premium, and now it has to sell some of his grandfather's collections to survive.

After speaking, Luo Fu did not delay, turned around and walked directly to the basement, and then moved out one by one with his embarrassed son Xiao Luofu to sell today.

Much like Toy said, most of the things that came out were from medieval Europe, such as running sabers and crosses that might have been used by the general, or celebrities, oil paintings by some famous painters, and some bronzes.

However, this bronze is not a Chinese bronze, but a bronze statue of some people or animals, some of which look like angels, some look like demons, and some celebrities.

Then there are some jewelry, some of which have simple slogans written next to them, indicating that these pieces of jewelry are from that era and have been worn by celebrities.

There are also a few kinds of porcelain and Chinese calligraphy and painting, but after looking at Yang Dongxu twice, he lost interest, he can say that he has collected all kinds of things since he was a child, and now he can definitely open a museum by himself.

And it's the kind of museum that has many national treasures. So he saw a lot of good things, and he naturally didn't have much interest in seeing these not so good things.

It took more than an hour to move Luo Fu and his son to move out all the things that were going to be sold today, and I don't know if the basement below was emptied, even if it was not half empty, it is estimated that the rest were all Oriental shareholders who were not very interested in the people present.

When Luo Fu's father and son moved things, the people who came to the trade fair in the house were sipping red wine and smoking cigars, and from time to time someone touched their female companion, causing a shy anger.

Occasionally, when I encounter an object that I am interested in but a little unsure, I will discuss it quietly with the people around me. Luo Fu didn't offer anything for anything, and when he had laid it out, he stood by with a smile on his face, and let the guests in the room discuss his collection at will.

"How much is that sapphire brooch? Are you sure it was ever worn by the Queen?" a bearded man tucked a cigar between his fingers, gesturing to a box of jewelry that he didn't want to sit on a stool.

In the jewelry box is a brooch with very delicate workmanship, but because of the age, the gold oxidation of the brooch does not look so beautiful, but the largest sapphire set in gold is extremely dazzling.

This is a top-quality sapphire set with six other smaller sapphires to form the shape of a flower.

"It's just a suspicion that it's possible, and there's no guarantee of that. But it was at least worn by the Princess, because it was the same congratulatory gift that the Queen and Princess sent when my grandfather got married. It's just that because it's a bit old, my grandfather didn't write it down carefully, so it's a bit confusing. Luo Fu said.

"That's right. The bearded man rubbed his chin, and for a moment seemed to be less interested.

"In fact, even if these historical values are removed, its own value is not low. The largest sapphire weighs 101.6 carats, which is the exact weight that has been certified by a specialized agency.

And it's of very high quality, with only a tiny crack on the inside, and everything else is perfect. Such a large sapphire with such a good texture is not usually seen. Luo Fu tried to make the smile on his face more kind.

Hearing Luo Fu say this, the bearded man took a puff of cigar and seemed to hesitate, and the female companion sitting next to him was almost half of his body, looking at the sapphire brooch, and his eyes were shining brightly.

"How much are you going to sell it?" asked the bearded man.

"£150,000, £150,000 and it's yours. Luo Fu spoke, even though he wanted to stay calm, but his breathing was still uncontrollably short.

There is no way, if he doesn't get any more money, he will file for bankruptcy. seems to have inherited his father's bad luck, and he has also invested in what has failed over the years.

His son is also a little unhappy, and it is estimated that he will not even have the opportunity to inherit his viscount title. originally spent money to let him do some business, but he invested in a restaurant, and now he is half-dead. So their father and son are waiting to save their lives after realizing these inedible things in front of them.

Luo Fu's offer made the bearded man frown, this price is actually much higher, it is estimated that the price after adding the historical significance of this brooch.

The ratio of the pound to the dollar has been very stable, basically hovering between 1:1.2 and 1:1.3, and if you calculate it according to the ratio of 1.3, it is almost 200,000 US dollars. According to the current proportion, it is converted into RMB, which is 1.6 million.

According to the current sapphire market situation, this price is enough to buy a sapphire of the same texture than this one.