Chapter 156: Under the Xuande Furnace
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To say that since the emergence of the Xuande furnace, the imitations of the past dynasties are the most, but so far, in the academic circle, there is no Xuande furnace has been identified as genuine, and the controversy is very large, so although the price of the Xuande furnace is generally not low, it has not reached the level of top artworks. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
In this auction, this Xuande furnace was only auctioned as an imitation of the middle of the Ming Dynasty, because even Bonadette's huge professional appraisal agency could not confirm the authenticity of this wrong gold Xuande furnace, so the price of 200,000 US dollars was offered.
"Mr. Zhuang from China has made a bid of $200,000, ladies and gentlemen, have you made any bids?"
After hearing Zhuang Rui's offer, William finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and was inexplicably grateful to Zhuang Rui, with his status in the auction house, if an object was really auctioned on this occasion, it would definitely be an explosive news in the circle.
Of course, out of professional reasons, William still routinely asked, as an auctioneer, to maximize the value of the items they auctioned, which is the basic element they need to have.
"$300,000 ......"
Just as William's words fell, Mao Watanabe's voice rang out, smiling and raising the number plate in his right hand.
"Damn, don't you little Japan believe in the god of Yachi, why are you here to rob your buddies of this thing?"
Zhuang Rui originally had a good impression of Watanabe Mao, but after hearing his offer at this moment, he immediately felt that his face was hateful, and he finally caught the foreigner and was able to pick up the leak, but he was crossed by Watanabe Mao again.
"$1,000,000 ......"
Zhuang Rui is too lazy to talk nonsense with the other party, buddy, let's make a dirt bun today, use money to suppress people, even if you have more money than me, but you are not necessarily willing to spend more money than me, Zhuang Rui's seven or eight billion US dollars can be regarded as a strong wind, indicating that there is no trace of pressure.
"Are the Chinese so rich now?"
"yes, where is there such an auction of things? It's just a nouveau riche......"
"Oh, he's so handsome, I like people like that......"
"Paris, you're sāo again, I can assure you, that Chinese must not be interested in you......"
"Look at the ass, it's so warped, oh, Chinese men are so xing, I think...... I'm tempted......"
Zhuang Rui's bid caused everyone in the audience to discuss, some disdainful of his behavior, and some with shiny eyes, especially those Hollywood actresses, who looked at Zhuang Rui with tender eyes, and some wealthy women, directly discussed Zhuang Rui's figure in a bohemian manner.
Zhuang Rui has aura in his eyes, but his ears are not so sensitive, otherwise if he hears the conversation of those women, it is estimated that he will have to flee immediately.
"Mr. Mao Watanabe, Mr. Zhuang bid $1 million, do you want to continue bidding?"
William took control of the process of the auction, drawing everyone's attention to Mao Watanabe.
"I want to ...... Mr. Zhuang wanted to take all the Chinese antiques back, and I gave up ......"
Watanabe Mao smiled bitterly, the Japanese have always hated Chinese culture, on the one hand, they envy the historical origin of Chinese culture, on the other hand, because of their own reasons, they are jealous of Chinese civilization, so from more than 100 years ago, they have changed their ways to loot various cultural relics from China, and even today, some Japanese upper-class people will often compare their collections of Chinese antiques with each other.
Therefore, as long as Watanabe Mao has the opportunity, he spares no effort to acquire antiques from China, but now he is stunned, and he doesn't consider the value of these objects at all, even if Watanabe Mao, he is not willing to compete with Zhuang Rui.
After all, buying an object of comparable value is called Taobao, and buying something that is worth the price is called picking up leaks, but buying something whose market value is far lower than its bid price is called stupidity.
"If there are no more bids, this piece of metal from China will belong to Mr. Zhuang, let us thank Mr. Zhuang again for his contribution to charity......
After William asked a few more times, it was obvious that no one present wanted to be stupid, and finally in the sound of the auction hammer striking, this Xuande furnace was taken into Zhuang Rui's pocket, but when Zhuang Rui auctioned this thing, the eyes of the people in the entire venue looked at him and became a little strange.
The collection of art, developed to this day, has become a kind of commercial investment, these super-rich people present often spend a lot of money to buy all kinds of expensive artworks, but they all have a premise, that is, this thing has great potential for appreciation, like Zhuang Rui's behavior, in their eyes is simply stupid.
"Mr. William, I wonder if you can give me this thing now?"
After Zhuang Rui photographed the Xuande furnace, he made a request, as the first real Xuande furnace found by Zhuang Rui, he really wanted to rub the Xuande furnace that had gone through six or seven hundred years of thick atmosphere for the first time.
"This ......"
William is a little embarrassed, according to the auction procedure, all the lots will be handed over to the other party after the auction is over, after receiving the payment, now Zhuang Rui's request is obviously beyond his authority, William was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but raise his eyes to find Bonadette in the crowd.
After seeing Bonadette's slight bow, William smiled and said, "Of course, Mr. Zhuang is our distinguished guest, and I think this request is reasonable......"
All the display cases for antiques or jewelry were made of bulletproof glass, and a supervisor in a suit only opened the cabinet with the Xuande furnace after getting Bonadette's signature, and took out the Xuande furnace, which was only the size of a palm.
"Good things ......"
As soon as the Xuande furnace was started, Zhuang Rui felt a sharp sinking in his hand, this incense burner was no more than twenty centimeters high, but Zhuang Rui weighed it, at least more than ten catties, it was obvious that this was not only the addition of red copper, but also many other metals.
Zhuang Rui held the whole Xuande furnace in his hand, it looks like there is a trace of elegance in the thick atmosphere, and its sè melts inside, and it emits a strange light from the gloom, which is also in line with the great connoisseur, collector and painter Xiang Yuanbian (Zijing) of the Ming Dynasty during the Wanli period of the Xuande furnace to evaluate the Xuande furnace "The wonder of the Xuande furnace is pearlescent in the treasure sè, and the appearance of the surging Mumu".
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Rubbing the wrong gold craftsmanship of the Xuande furnace, Zhuang Rui showed a happy smile on his face, he could already conclude that this was one of the three thousand Xuande furnaces built by Xuande in three years, and because of this special process and weight, its value was several times more valuable than similar Xuande furnaces.
Standing beside Zhuang Rui, Bonadette couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw Zhuang Rui's expression, and asked: "Zhuang, as far as I know, the auction price of this kind of craft in the international market is only about 300,000 US dollars, why are you so happy?"
Bonadette himself is an internationally renowned collector, especially fond of Chinese and ancient Greek artworks, and has studied the cultural history of these two countries, and is no stranger to Xuande furnace.
"Mr. Bonadette, the real Xuande furnace was made during the Xuande period, and the price you said is just an imitation of later generations......
Zhuang Rui did not explicitly say that this object was the Xuande furnace made during the Xuande period, and it was a little unkind to pick up the leak from others and then hit people.
"Oh...... No, Zhuang, I heard that so far, no Xuande furnace has been rated as genuine, so ......"
Bonadette obviously knew the allusion to the Xuande furnace, and similarly, he did not think that the Xuande furnace in his collection was produced in that special period in China, otherwise he would never have taken it out for auction.
After hearing Bonadette's words, Zhuang Rui smiled confidently and said: "Hehe, Mr. Bonadette, I am an appraiser first, followed by an art collector, I have never made a mistake in appraising antiques since my debut, this Xuande furnace is consistent with the real Xuande furnace in terms of type and materials, I think...... I shouldn't be mistaken......"
"Zhuang ...... You, what you say is true?"
The confident smile on Zhuang Rui's face made Bonadette seem to believe Zhuang Rui's words, and the old man slapped his thigh and said regretfully: "God, how can I sell a real Xuande furnace?" Okay, I will be laughed at by my old friends, Zhuang, according to your opinion, how much should this Xuande furnace be worth?"
Bonadette's honesty made Zhuang Rui have a good impression of him, and after thinking for a while, he said: "The controversy of the authenticity of the Xuande furnace is too great, but even if it is a fine imitation of later generations, its price is about 500,000 US dollars, and the price of this Xuande furnace made in Xuande for three years should be more than 10 million US dollars!"
After Zhuang Rui was ready to return to China, he immediately invited domestic gold, silver and bronze experts to identify the treasures of Xuande furnace through modern instruments, and he had enough reason to believe that the first authentic Xuande furnace of Xuande for three years was identified, and its price was definitely more than 50 million RMB.
After listening to Zhuang Rui's words, Bonadette smiled and joked: "Oh, it's a loss, it's a big loss this time, no, Zhuang, you should do more for charity......
"Of course, I'd love to ......"
Zhuang Rui felt very happy to communicate with this foreign old man, and Bonadette's mind was also very heartbroken, which lost tens of millions of dollars of objects, and the other party didn't even frown, this is the demeanor of a super-rich.
Just as Zhuang Rui and Bonadette were chatting, a waiter walked up to Zhuang Rui and whispered, "Mr. Zhuang, there is a lady who wants to invite you to ......."