437 Collectors
Many festivals abroad have their origins in religion. Easter has many traditional celebrations, and Easter eggs are the most typical symbol of Easter. It symbolizes vitality and vitality. Easter eggs are often dyed red to represent the blood shed during Jesus' crucifixion and to symbolize the joy of the resurrection. Of course, since it is an "Easter egg", it is impossible for it to be red, and different cultures have different traditions for the decoration of Easter eggs. To commemorate the martyrdom of Jesus, the Greeks dyed eggs crimson to indicate the color of blood. In parts of Germany and Austria, eggs are dyed green. The Slavic people, on the other hand, dyed eggs in various patterns of gold and silver.
――Excerpt from "Baidu Divine Book"
Murong Xian took a sip of red wine slowly, nodded and said, "Ninety percent should be true, you can find someone to identify it." ”
Joke!
Although she is not proficient in antiques or crafts, the things in her hands are treasured by the ancient vampire family, and it is hard to imagine that they would collect some fakes, if they are really stupid enough to do this, it is really ashamed of the dark world and become a big joke.
Jiang Caijing pouted: "I can't believe anything, that's your baby, as long as you have faith, it's done." However, you have to show me, I heard that most of these Fabergé Easter eggs are stored in private hands, and they can't be seen until you are free. ”
"No problem, but not here, let's go back to the room and see. Murong Xian said in a low voice, "You don't want me to be a robber's stuffy stick when I walk on the beautiful Hawaiian beach, right?"
"Who dares to beat your stuffy stick? He thinks that the flying sword is not as heavy as the wooden stick, right?" Jiang Caijing asked with a smile.
Although it is said that the immortal stream is too illusory, for a long time, there have been legends among the people who sent it to cultivators, and after knowing the identity of Murong Xianxian's cultivator, it is easy to accept. And in her opinion, cultivators are naturally omnipotent, and if they are really put down by the beaten stick, it will be a joke.
"You're really wrong. ”
Murong Xianxian shook his head: "Except for some cultivators who are proficient in body refining, although most of the cultivators' physique is high, they are not invulnerable, and there was once a quite accomplished cultivator who died at the hands of a naughty boy who only held a bamboo knife in his hand. ”
"Wouldn't it?" Jiang Caijing's eyes widened.
Murong Xianxian This is not nonsense, it is said that the dead cultivator was a casual cultivator, and because he offended too many people, he had been hunted down by several cultivation families. One day, when he was about to enter an alley, a shout suddenly came from a little behind him: "Look at the knife!"
The cultivator had been in a high state of tension, and when he heard this, he subconsciously turned his head violently...... At the mouth of the alley there was a washing rod, from which a rusty iron nail protruded, and when he turned his head sharply, it plunged deep into his temple, and the practitioner saw clearly that the 'attacker' was a little boy about seven or eight years old with a bamboo knife. It is ironic that something that several cultivation families have not done has been achieved by the mischievous shouts of a little urchin, but it also shows that most cultivators themselves are actually vulnerable, and they can also be hurt by blows that ordinary people cannot bear.
After hearing this story, Jiang Caijing could only sigh for the unlucky ghost, "Okay, I hope not every cultivator has the same bad luck as him, I want to see the Fabergé Easter egg you said now." ”
In 1885, when Tsar Alexander III made an Easter egg for the Empress Maria, who was married from Denmark, he ordered an exquisite egg for the Empress as an Easter gift. Fabergé used his ingenuity to turn the original ordinary easter egg into a gorgeous legend...... After that, the tsar ordered that a unique Easter egg should be made every year to win the queen's favor.
After the Russian **, most of the easter eggs and Fabergé jewelry were taken out and sold by the new government, but at that time the world economic crisis, the value of these jewels was not reflected, but only hundreds of dollars, but after a hundred years, these art treasures have been worth tens of millions, and they are still rare but not sought, almost no collector will sell this precious art.
Murong Xianxian got a lot that day, and Fabergé Easter eggs were one of them...... Oh, I should say, there are three of them, but she doesn't want to exchange all the eggs, that would be a waste.
Back in the room, she took out all three Fabergé eggs for everyone to see, the most meaningful of which was the first egg Fabergé made for the Tsar...... Inside the white enamel shell was a gold egg, and inside the egg was a small golden hen, with a miniature crown set with diamonds and a miniature egg made of rubies.
The second is a cuckoo egg, in which a cuckoo with ruby eyes jumps out of top of the egg, chirping loudly and flapping its wings whenever the time comes.
The third is the Götsena Palace Easter egg, in which Fabergé uses 18th-century techniques, including layers of translucent enamel on top of connecting rings or gold carvings. After opening the egg, we can see a miniature replica of the Gothsna Palace. It is the work of the craftsman of Fabergé, Mikoherle Parkin. This replica is so finely made that one can see the cannon, the flag, the statue of Paul I (1754~1801), the huā altar and the tree, etc.
No wonder countless collectors are fascinated by it. ”
Jiang Caijing was holding the Easter eggs of the Gothsner Palace, her eyes were about to sink in, and the others were admiring the other two Easter eggs, and they also couldn't put it down.
"Xian Xian, what other treasures do you have, hurry up and give it for us to appreciate!" Du Fei'er made a threatening gesture.
"You get married soon, and then I'll give you a nice thing as a wedding gift. Murong Xian smiled.
"Xian Xian, do you really want to exchange the easter egg for that Buddha statue?" Aunt Lei asked suspiciously.
"Yes, those Buddha statues have a special meaning to me and must be replaced. ”
Murong Xianxian didn't say anything about Dinghaizhu, Aunt Lei was also a disciple of Shushan anyway, so she should know about Dinghaizhu, as for the others...... For now, forget it, it's not a good thing for them to know this.
Because Lin Songxian was coming, Murong Xianxian had to stay in the hotel honestly, but fortunately, looking at the sea from the window, he also had a different scenery...... The waves, the beach, the coconut grove, every touch of the wind gives people a different enjoyment. A cheer of surprise suddenly came from the distance, and she raised her eyes to see elegant figures jumping on the sea.
Dolphin!
That's a dolphin!
Murong Xianxian had a desire to catch those cute sea creatures and raise them as private pets.
Suddenly, the mobile phone rang happily, and after seeing the caller ID on it clearly, she pressed the answer button: "Murong, where are you? In the hotel room? Okay, you get ready, I'll bring a British friend to you, and I'll be there soon." Lin Songxian simply hung up his mobile phone.
On the way to the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, a well-dressed Englishman was chatting with Lin Songxian in a stiff-sounding Mandarin, and next to him sat a white man about forty years old.
The Englishman, Albert Bristol, was one of the most famous collectors in Britain, and the Bristol family was one of the most influential families in the world – both politically and financially.
In Albert's collection, the largest number of them are the Chinese collections - this has a great deal to do with the behavior of his ancestors in the Chinese countries, and in any case, in Europe, even those world-famous museums, if they are purely in terms of the collection of ancient Chinese art, there are very few that can surpass the Bristol family.
Like other collectors, though. In the West, although the status of ancient artworks in China is gradually rising, it is still artworks from the West that dominate the position...... Just like a collector in China, if he doesn't even have some works of art in China, he is not qualified to be a collector at all.
Albert is famous for collecting Chinese art, but he wants to become a world-class collector, and what he needs most is art treasures from the West, so this time after Lin Songxian came to visit after the deceased, he heard that Murong Xianxian had Fabergé Easter eggs in his hands, so he did not hesitate to follow, for this meeting, he resigned an important meeting, and brought the family specially hired, an appraiser with high attainments in Russian jewelry, and after meeting with Lin Songxian in New York, he rushed to the hotel where Murong Xianxian and others lived.
"Mr. Albert, with your eyes, you will definitely be able to judge at a glance whether the Easter egg in my friend's hand is a Fabergé Easter egg, do you think I will use such a clumsy reason to let you appreciate some fakes?" Although Lin Songxian is not very familiar with Murong Xianxian, and he has not seen Murong Xianxian's so-called Fabergé Easter egg, he believes that Murong Xianxian is not the kind of person who talks about it.
"The whereabouts of Fabergé's eggs are basically verified, Mr. Albert, I think we're wasting our time. Gelgory, the appraiser sitting next to Albert, shrugged his shoulders and said with a proud expression.
"Let's wait and see"
Albert smiled slightly, "The Chinese are a nation that is good at creating miracles, and the women's team surnamed Murong may really have Fabergé Easter eggs." ”
"Mr. Gelgory is right"
Lin Songxian said lightly: "There are a total of fifty Fabergé Easter eggs, most of which have indeed been verified, but there are still eight missing, don't you know something?"