Bao Xiaoshan and his wife couldn't resist their son in the end, and agreed to let Jin Xinxin appraise it.

When Jin Xinxin encountered this kind of thing, he felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't want to go home empty-handed, so he didn't care about the unhappiness just now, and took things and looked at them.

As soon as the box entered his eyes, Jin Xinxin's eyes lit up, and he felt that he had not come in vain.

This is a red square box with a corner of the horn, which belongs to the typical style of the Qing Dynasty's red works. The bottom is black lacquered, and the lacquer surface is smooth and smooth. The lid of the box is densely covered with back grain brocade, and the central raised lines open the interior with five groups of flowers, all of which are blooming and stretching, carved and polished with a gorgeous texture.

The side of the box is embossed with two layers of folded flowers, and the ornamentation presents the characteristics of complex and sparse coexistence. The bottom of the box is engraved with the "Qianlong Year of the Qing Dynasty", the font is upright, and there is gold filling inside, which is a common method of payment in the Qianlong Dynasty.

The whole shape is dignified, the production is rigorous and fine, it can be said to be the treasure of lacquer carving in the Qianlong period, and now the market price should be 8 to 100,000 yuan, if it is auctioned, it may be higher.

Something like this is what every auction company is willing to see, not to mention, listening to Bao Wenyi, there is also an ornament inside. The boxes are so precious, how bad can the ornaments inside be?

Thinking of this, the unhappiness that had occurred before had been thrown out of the clouds by Jin Xinxin, he opened the box with some excitement, and the whole person was a little stunned, and after a while, he blinked his eyes again, as if he thought he was wrong.

In the middle of the ring, he came back to his senses, and there was naturally a trace of disappointment in his eyes, and the original expression of joy dissipated without a trace, and that expression was obviously not pretended.

In fact, Meng Zitao's feelings about Jin Xinxin can also be understood. He saw it clearly from the side. Inside the box is a Rui beast ornament, and the material should be amber.

Amber must be known to everyone, it is the resin of the pine and cypress family dripping, buried in the ground for thousands of years, and petrified under the action of pressure and heat.

The texture of amber is both good and bad, and the amber used in this ornament is not very good. In addition, there are obvious cracks all over the body, and there are also large cracks that are destructive.

The reason for the cracks is that amber is prone to dehydration, and it is easy to produce dense ice cracks when stored in a dry environment for a long time. If it is an excellent quality amber, the structure is uniform and dense, and there are generally no destructive cracks.

Antiques like this are not made of good material, unless they are famous or have a special meaning, even if it takes a long time. It's certainly not worth a few bucks.

In the case of this Rui beast ornament, in terms of carving, it should be the craftsmanship of the early Qing Dynasty, but because the material is too poor, the craftsmanship is not outstanding, and the quality is somewhat poor, it is only a few hundred yuan in the market.

So, don't say it's Jin Xinxin. Even Meng Zitao saw such a thing in a beautiful red box. There will also be a disappointment that is inconsistent.

Jin Xinxin looked at the ornament and put it back, and then Meng Zitao next to him took it.

At this time, Bao Wenyi couldn't wait to ask, "How much can these two things be worth?"

Jin Xinxin didn't answer directly, and said, "Mr. Bao, I don't know if your idea is to entrust our company to bid." Or do you want to transfer it to my company?"

"What do you say about transfer, and what about entrustment?" Cai Limei asked.

Jin Xinxin said: "If you entrust it, it is some handling fees and the like, and if you want to participate in the auction, you will have to wait for several months to get the money." But don't worry, our company is a regular auction company, and the fees are settled last. In addition, this Rui beast ornament cannot participate in the auction. ”

"Why can't you participate?" Bao Wenyi frowned.

Jin Xinxin smiled slightly: "I'll tell you the truth, the texture of this ornament is too bad, it's hard for other companies to say, but the auction held by our company will definitely not be on it." ”

When Bao Wenyi saw Jin Xinxin say this, he looked at his parents with inquiring eyes.

Bao Xiaoshan was angry, didn't want to pay attention to his son, and asked directly: "Then how much can you pay for this box?"

Jin Xinxin thought for a while and said, "If you sincerely want to sell, it's 50,000." ”

"It's only 50,000?!" Bao Wenyi looked a little unconvinced.

Jin Xinxin said with a smile: "You can go to the antique shop and ask to see how much money they can give you." ”

Seeing Bao Xiaoshan looking at him, Meng Zitao nodded lightly, although the market value of this box can be 80,000 to 100,000 yuan, but if it is sold in an antique shop, it is definitely impossible to have such a high price, otherwise, what kind of money does the store make? Therefore, the price of 50,000 yuan is normal.

In addition, this industry is the most taboo to dismantle among peers, as long as the price difference is not large, of course Meng Zitao will not say anything.

On the other side, Bao Wenyi was very dissatisfied with the price and said: "Fifty thousand is too little, if you want it, 150,000." ”

Jin Xinxin laughed when he heard this: "Although this red box is good, if you want to say 150,000, even if it is sold well at the auction, it is unlikely to reach it." In this way, if you are sincere, I will add another 10,000, okay, then I will transfer it immediately, no, then I can't help it. ”

Seeing Bao Wenyi's hesitation, Bao Xiaoshan said directly: "Wait a while." ”

After speaking, he walked up to Meng Zitao and asked in a low voice, "Meng Shao, do you want this red box?"

Meng Zitao shook his head: "Each line has its own rules, and there is always one who comes first and comes first. ”

Bao Xiaoshan understood what Meng Zitao meant, and asked, "Then take the liberty of asking, how about this price?"

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "It's not much worse, you can't think about the horses running again, and you can't think about the horses not eating grass." ”

Bao Xiaoshan nodded, expressed his gratitude, and then walked to his son's side, pulled his son, called his wife, and the family of three went upstairs.

After a while, Meng Zitao heard the sound of the dispute coming from upstairs, and listened to some words, and he also had a point in his heart.

After a while, a family of three came down from upstairs, and Bao Xiaoshan said to Jin Xinxin: "Sixty thousand is too little, and the box of eighty thousand will be given to you." ”

Jin Xinxin said with some embarrassment: "This old gentleman, my price is indeed very kind, I don't believe you can inquire." ”

Bao Xiaoshan waved his hand: "I don't need to inquire about this, you can do it if you think it's okay, forget it if it doesn't work." ”

Jin Xinxin pondered for a moment and said, "Old man, this is good, let's take a step back, seventy thousand, and I will definitely not accept any more." ”

Bao Xiaoshan was still a little difficult to accept, so he said: "In this way, I will add this ornament ......"

Before he finished speaking, Meng Zitao interrupted him: "With the ornaments, it's more than that, at least 400,000, and if you meet someone you like, it's possible to have millions." ”

Meng Zitao's words made everyone stunned, Jin Xinxin shook his head again and again: "This is impossible, I can use my personality as a guarantee, this ornament can't even be sold for a thousand yuan in the market, let alone tens of millions!"

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Of course, there is a basis for me to say this. ”

Jin Xinxin asked repeatedly, "What basis?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "Mr. Jin, it's a bit unruly for you to ask this, right?"

Jin Xinxin was stunned, and said with some surprise: "Listen to the meaning of the little brother, it is also a peer." ”

Meng Zitao smiled, didn't say much, and handed over a business card of his own.

Jin Xinxin took the business card and looked at it, his eyes showed surprise again, he really didn't expect that the young man in his twenties in front of him actually opened an antique shop, which made him mutter: "It won't be Brother Gongzi who plays tickets, right?"

Of course, although I think so, since the other party is a peer, even if the other party looks young, you have to be cautious when you go out.

He said with a smile: "I didn't expect it to be really a peer, I wonder if I can ask for advice?"

The reason why he said this is also because although the two sides can be regarded as peers, the auction company and the antique shop are not the same after all, plus his company is in Shudu, and Meng Zitao is in Ling City, which is too far away from each other to have conflicts.

However, if he knew that Meng Zitao also had an auction company under his name, he wouldn't have asked like this, after all, he asked and answered, there are always some favors, and he still has to pay it back at some point in the future.

Meng Zitao didn't think about it so much, and the reason why he reminded him just now was also to form a good relationship with Bao Xiaoshan, so that it would be more convenient to inquire about the news.

So, he directly took out the ornament, and then, with his hand, put his hand into the mouth of the beast, and gently pressed a spacer-like thing, and took off a bead from the mouth of the beast.

"Can this bead be taken out?" Bao Xiaoshan's family looked very surprised.

And Jin Xinxin was surprised at the same time, but he was extremely annoyed, why did he ignore this bead because of the material just now.

Meng Zitao scraped the bead with his hand and scraped off a layer of waxy substance from it, and it was precisely because of this layer of substance, coupled with the material of the ornament, that everyone ignored the bead.

This layer of material is removed, and the material of the beads is clear at a glance, and it is made of beeswax unlike the ornaments. Of course, beeswax is also a kind of amber, and there is no difference in essence, but the transparent one is called amber, and the opaque one is called beeswax, which is the most intuitive and easiest way to distinguish them.

Then, Meng Zitao took out a magnifying glass and looked at it, and said with a smile: "Of course, not only can it be removed, but this bead is also a miniature carving work." ”

Hearing this, everyone gathered around to watch.

I saw that the texture of the beeswax beads was smooth, the pulp was natural, the shape was thick, the luster was as pure as fat, the color was orange and red, and the beauty was a little condensed, with a beautiful natural texture, which was very pleasing to the eye.

The surface of the beeswax beads is carved with a tall pine tree, with pine branches and dense pine needles. On the pine tree, a crane leads its neck high, one flies in the air, a spirit deer under the tree paces leisurely, and a turtle crawls forward on the other side of the pine tree. (To be continued.) )

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