In Carter's words, there was no way out of her way to sell her grandfather's collection. Her family owes a lot of money for one reason or another, and when she first came to Rome, she wanted to sell her grandfather's property. However, it takes time for this property to be sold, and it does not mean that someone will buy it as soon as it is ready to sell, and it is not known when there will be a suitable buyer. And even if the property is sold, it will not be enough to pay off the debt. In addition, due to the hurry, the price of this property must be lower than the market price.

This was not enough, and now the price of the property has to shrink a little more, and selling the property will help the debt even less. It is precisely because of this that Carter figured out a way to sell his grandfather's collection.

Her grandfather had spent a lot of money collecting antiques, and if he could sell them for a decent price, it would be of considerable help to Carter at present. However, Carter himself has never been exposed to the collecting industry, and it is difficult to find a reliable appraiser.

The reason why she was able to find Zheng Zheng was not introduced by others, but when she was looking for an antique shop in the city of Rome. The other antique shops either didn't know about the Buddha statues in the East and couldn't do an appraisal, or they just opened their mouths and shouted a price that Carter couldn't afford, but there was really no way, so she came to Zheng Zheng's shop to try her luck.

Although Zheng Zheng did not disappoint her, he is an appraiser with a professional appraisal level. But the Buddha statue left by her grandfather disappointed her.

Westerners attach great importance to things like privacy, and if you ask "Have you eaten" in China, this is a daily greeting word, but when you ask a Westerner about this, others will feel that they are peeping into their privacy. Although Zheng Zheng didn't ask about the country, Zheng Zheng also made up for similar common sense before going abroad, knowing what he could ask and what he couldn't.

So although he helped Carter before, Zheng Zheng didn't bear it, and he didn't know what was going on with Carter, and he didn't ask much. Now Carter felt that Zheng Zheng had helped a lot, so he told Zheng Zheng about it, so that Zheng Zheng knew something he didn't know before.

Zheng Zheng didn't care too much about these things, he was more interested in those Buddha statues that he hadn't seen before. To be honest, Zheng Zheng is very curious about what channel Carter's grandfather used to hook up with such a frenzied seller and let people sell him so many fakes.

If you count it, Zheng Zheng has also seen more than 20 Buddha statues brought by Carter. Although those Buddha statues are all fake, there are similarities and differences in this false method.

The difference between these fake Buddha statues is that these Buddha statues are either dressed in a problem, or there is something that should not be there, or the color is not right. It can be said that each has its own wrong way, and it does not say that it all follows one path.

And the similarity of these fake Buddha statues lies in the fact that none of these fake Buddha statues that Zheng Zheng has seen have worked the year. It can be said that the people who made these fake Buddha statues did not work the point of the era at all, and they just made some fake Buddha statues with their own faults to make money.

But if you make fake antiques, the most basic point is to work the vintage of the antique. Even if it's a fool of the layman, then it's going to have to be old, and to make that antique look like that, you have to look like that. This can be said to be the most basic thing, which belongs to the most basic sincerity and professional ethics for making fakes.

And the Buddha statues that Zheng Zheng saw had not gone through the process of making them old. It can be said that the people who made these fakes have no sincerity at all, which is almost the same as robbing it.

But it was such a routine that was almost a robbery, and Carter's grandfather also fell for it, which made Zheng Zheng really a little worried about the antiques that Carter didn't brought. It was also because of this that Zheng Zheng brought up this matter with her.

This small building is divided into three floors, Zheng Zheng still thinks that this small building should be a residence when he looks outside, but when he comes in and takes a look, he finds that the inside of the small building is not a residential layout at all, and the whole thing is a warehouse. Zheng Zheng didn't know what the second and third floors were, but the first floor was full of one-person-high shelves, on which were all kinds of Buddha statues.

Seeing Zheng Zheng's surprised face, Carter on the side explained that this was a warehouse for his grandfather when he was in business, but there was nothing else in it except for these Buddha statues. If anything, it's more like a treasure trove used by Carter's grandfather to store the antiques he had acquired.

In addition to these Buddha statues, there are two sofas on this floor and a rather large desk. There was nothing to say about the sofa, but something on the desk made Zheng Zheng's eyes light up.

It was a crimson pen holder, clean and clean, with no carvings and carvings, only the lines of the wood itself. Zheng Zheng took a look at it and understood seven or eight points in his heart, and when he got closer, he flicked his fingers and touched it, and his heart was even more spectrum.

This pen holder is made of small-leaved red sandalwood.

The small leaf red sandalwood can be said to be one of the most valuable woods on the market now. Because the small-leaved red sandalwood itself can't produce too much molded wood, so the small-leaved red sandalwood on the market is basically not large, mostly bracelets and other things, and it would be great to have a one-foot-high small-leaf red sandalwood statue.

Zheng Zheng picked up the pen holder and looked at it over and over in his hand for a while, frowned and nodded. Zheng Zheng didn't see it clearly at first, but now he can only understand it when he gets started. This small-leaved rosewood is not a single piece of wood from a single material, but is made up of several pieces of wood from small-leaved rosewood.

There is an unwritten rule in the woodwork, that is, the price of things made of whole materials is much higher than that of bulk materials. From this point of view, the value of this cylinder is lower. However, Zheng Zheng thinks that this is the right way to deal with it, if this cylinder is really gouged out from a small leaf red sandalwood of a whole material, then everyone who sees this cylinder can scold the craftsman who made this pen holder to death.

Zheng Zheng went directly to see the cylinder after entering this small building, and he didn't talk to Carter on the side, and Carter didn't know why Zheng Zheng was so interested in such a pen holder. But without waiting for her to ask, Zheng Zheng put the tube down.

Looking at Carter's expression of wanting to speak and stopping, Zheng Zheng smiled: "Miss Carter, this pen holder is made of small leaf red sandalwood, and if you count it, this is also a more valuable thing." However, because there is nothing on the holder that indicates the age, it cannot be regarded as an antique, but can only be said to be made of precious wood. ”

Zheng Zheng could see that the small leaf red sandalwood used in this pen holder was old material. But old material is old material, but it is not an antique. There is nothing on this pen holder that can indicate the age of this pen holder, so it can only be said that it is regarded as an artifact.

If you look at this pen holder with a bronze scale, you can definitely see what age this pen holder was formed. But when you look at it with the bronze balance, you can see it from the bronze balance, and Zheng Zheng can't prove it to others. Therefore, even if this pen holder may be an antique, it can only be seen as an artifact made of old material small leaf red sandalwood.

This is the difference between wood and other things in antiques, because wood is often not able to give an accurate age, and can only be judged according to the color of the wood. But this kind of wood, if stored properly, it is not a big problem to store for more than 100 years, what if this is a new work of old materials? Therefore, this kind of wood without obvious marks of the times, whether it is antique or not, whether it is old material or new material.

The pen holder was still worth a little money, but it was only worth a little money, and it didn't help Carter in any way with the predicament he was facing. Although Zheng Zheng doesn't know how much the Carter family owes others, the 50,000 yuan is really just a drop in the bucket for her current situation.

Therefore, Zheng Zheng didn't say much about how much this pen holder was worth, but just asked Carter to put away this pen holder and not sell it as garbage or something. Carter obviously didn't put his mind on this pen holder, and after thanking Zheng Zheng for his guidance, he put this pen holder away.

Zheng Zheng didn't have much interest in this pen holder, but looking at this pen holder, Zheng Zheng was really a little curious about Carter's grandfather. Carter's grandfather was able to put the pen holder on the table, so he obviously knew the value of the pen holder, or at least knew whether the pen holder was real or fake. Although it is said that wood and Buddha statues are also interlaced like mountains, the principle of antiques is the same, that is, to look at the old and look at the color, and not to touch it if it is not familiar.

The Buddha statues that Carter brought to Zheng Zheng were not even old, and Carter's grandfather would not have made such a big mistake if he had a little level. Taking a step back, even if Carter's grandfather knew the authenticity of the pen holder through other means, he would have been able to find out whether the Buddha statues he had acquired in large quantities were real or fake. Since he has connections and connections, there is no reason why he can't find an appraiser who can identify the Buddha statue that can even save the process of making it old, is it real or fake?

For this, Zheng Zheng really can't figure out how to think about it. This makes no sense...... Could it be that this pen holder was just inadvertently received by Carter's grandfather? This possibility is too small, Carter's grandfather didn't understand this, and the others didn't understand? This is a small leaf of red sandalwood, not so casual to pick up.

Zheng Zheng was pondering this matter, and Carter on the side spoke: "Mr. Zheng, can you start the appraisal now?"