351. The most expensive ruby in the world

Adolf Dawney is very satisfied with this effect, the reason why he asked this painting to be auctioned in advance is to take into account the fanatical pursuit of many Chinese for the ancient emperor's supplies, although this is just a portrait, but it is the emperor's woman who can't stand it, maybe there are some people who are particularly hobby, they like to paint YY?

"Okay, now the auction starts, 800,000 Hong Kong dollars, the starting price is 800,000 Hong Kong dollars, if any friends are interested, please bid ......"

But just like the last auction, for nearly a minute after Adolf Downey shouted the price, it was cold, and no one took the lead in bidding, and the Chinese who could come to this auction were all extremely intelligent.

The opening is 800,000 Hong Kong dollars, a painting of a YY emperor woman?

Seeing this, Adolf Dawney still had a smile on his face, but the little finger of his left hand tilted upwards imperceptibly, and fell into the eyes of a white man sitting in the front row of the auction room.

"I'll pay 800,000 Hong Kong dollars ......"

When the white man saw Adolf Downey's prompt, he immediately raised the number plate in his hand.

"Okay, Mr. 12 bid 800,000 Hong Kong dollars, oh, I didn't expect the charm of Xia Guo artwork to be so great, this should be a friend of the British, and he also loves Xia Guo art so much.

There are still many bids today, if not, then I would like to congratulate this British friend, you will get the concubine of the Emperor of Xia, okay, the first ......"

While Adolf Downey was talking, he actually cocked the hammer once, and the three hammers were settled, no one thought that Adolf Downey would not look at the reaction of the audience, so he would strike the hammer so rashly.

Adolph Dawney said that in the eyes of everyone, it is very different from other auctions, which deliberately extend the auction time of a work indefinitely in order to fetch a higher price, but Jefferson, on the contrary, seems to be in a hurry to carry out the following auction, leaving not a lot of time for everyone.

And Adolf Downey's last sentence seems to have omitted the fact that this is a painting, intentionally or unintentionally, and directly shouted out that if you take this work, you will get the emperor's concubine, which made the Chinese in the audience also a little excited.

"900,000 Hong Kong dollars, I will pay 900,000 Hong Kong dollars......"

Looking at Adolf Dawny's wielding hammer, it seemed that it was about to fall for the second time, and someone in the audience finally made an offer, although it was only an increase of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, but it made Adolph Dawny, who was calm on the stage, almost mentioned the heart of his throat, and finally fell back.

"I think it's really great to be able to buy a work by Lang Shining more than 300 years ago at a price of 900,000 Hong Kong dollars, and do you have any friends to bid?"

Adolf Dawney reminded everyone in the audience that the price of this painting was far more than 900,000 Hong Kong dollars, although everyone knew his intentions, but their hearts were ready to move.

Chen Hui was also interested, but he didn't let his subordinates hold signs, and now Chen Hui also likes to collect artworks and antiques in his spare time.

Chen Hui wondered if he would make such a painting in the future, and whether it would be able to sell it at a sky-high price in a few hundred years.

In the future, I will also have a museum to collect all kinds of art, antiques and the like, as well as the historical precipitation of my family in the future.

"HK$1,000,000!"

Another year-old raised a sign, but his price increase was not high, and he still restrained himself.

"HK$1,200,000 ......"

"HK$1,500,000 ......"

"I'll pay 2 million Hong Kong dollars ......"

"HK$2.5 million, I'll pay HK$2.5 million......"

With a person's price increase, the crowd psychology of the Chinese finally broke out, in the first two quotations, only 100,000 Hong Kong dollars were added, but in the back, it was 200,000 or 500,000 yuan to raise the price.

"HK$2.5 million, buyer No. 21 bids HK$2.5 million, oh, this price is outdated, buyer No. 78 bids HK$4 million, and now the price is 4 million, which friend else bids?"

"HK$4.1 million!"

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HK$4,500,000

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"HK$4.9 million!"

Adolf Downey felt that the situation was under his control, and stood on the stage with ease, although he did not talk as much as he had just said, but the price of this lot kept rising.

At this time, George gave his subordinates a look

"HK$5 million!"

At this time, when I heard the offer of 5 million Hong Kong dollars, there was no sound at the scene.

Because this voice came from the VIP room, no one dared to deliberately raise the price again. No one added even a penny.

"Mr. Chen, this shot is really extraordinary, and no one dares to raise the price anymore!"

"Who dares to raise Mr. Chen's price in Hong Kong!"

"I originally wanted to increase the price, but don't rob Mr. Chen!"

"Although I like this painting very much, I can't offend Mr. Chen!"

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Everyone was talking about it...

"George, why are you suddenly interested in the painting of the emperor's woman, and what about YY in your office?" asked Chen Hui with a smile

"Hehe, Chen, you misunderstand this, I'm just curious about your artwork, and Lang Shining's authentic works are very rare, and the works that can be confirmed, before this one, there were only two paintings, which were collected in museums in two countries, and I saw them once in a museum in France. I'm here tonight to collect art," George said

"Chen, haha, look at the people below, because you don't dare to raise the price anymore! I was going to shoot him for 10 million Hong Kong dollars, but I didn't expect 5 million Hong Kong dollars to be" George said excitedly

"It seems that I have to quote in advance for the collection of art from the French royal family!"

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···“ The art collection of the French royal family, the two of us will share it together!" Chen Hui suddenly became interested, and said to George with a wicked smile

"Brother, that's fine!" said George

The trade will continue to proceed ·

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The two got their wish and bought a number of French royal collections at extremely low prices...

In Lou Philip, Duke of Varroa in the Cradle, parents are overjoyed by the little pleasures of everyday life, and Fili Eggritte, Duke of Orleans, gently lifts the curtain to see if her child is sleeping sweetly. The composition of the painting reveals a new direction for the artist's painting, with an ornate armchair decorated with delicate palm leaves, a golden bed frame decorated with ornate cartouches and a red velvet finish, and a baby's face as white as white porcelain, covered with an emerald green silk quilt with light and transparent lace, emphasizing the subtlety of the painting.

"The Duke of Charte with a Hoop in Hand" is a painting that highlights the desire of Louis Philippe, Duke of Orleans, to present himself as a "civic aristocrat". He sent his sons to school for a liberal education and access to middle-class children. In the painting, the eldest son of the Duke of Eleven, playing with hoops in the playground of Henry IV's school, seems to have captured the moment unexpectedly, with his friends behind him playing joyfully. This painting is clear and fresh, which is typical of the early style of the painter Orazi Vernet. Later, he became a court portrait painter to Louis Philippe and painted a picture of the fierce scenes of the Algerian war for the Palace of Versailles, depicting the elderly sons of King Louis Philippe.

The walls of the bed seem to summarize the life of the Empress Mary-Emily, and we can see two portraits of Louis Philippe, Henri Schaefer's portrait of the Duke of Orleans, and Franz Xavel Winterhart's portrait of Prince Joenvelli and his grandson. The many obituaries on the table in the painting represent the mourning of the empress's successive bereavements, which made her old age in exile even more lonely and gloomy.

USS LaBelle in the Gulf of Newfoundland, watercolor depicting important historical events under Louis Philippe, including Prince Jørnvelly's expeditions to Mexico, Morocco, Africa and Turkey as a naval officer. This watercolor captures one of the best chapters of his military career, when Prince Joenvelly escorted Napoleon's ashes back to France in 1840 as commander of a warship.

Chen Hui is very satisfied with the four paintings that he has been auctioned at a very low price.

Georges photographed many knightly medals, the highest honors in France.

One of the most important treasures is an enamel gold medal of the Order of the Holy Spirit, which is equipped with 22 necklace components and pendants, and the Holy Spirit Cross Medallion fell into Chen Hui's hands after Chen Hui's strong request.

Although the auction reached its climax, everyone auctioned off the auction items they liked.

During this period, Chen Hui did not ask for a price, and he was not interested in these things.

At this time, there was Burmese pigeon blood red, and the ruby with diamond ring was very beautiful·····

Immediately attracted the price of the crowd.

"HK$10 million"

"HK$15 million!"

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"HK$50 million"

"HK$60 million!"

"HK$70 million!"

"HK$75 million!"

"I'll pay 80 million Hong Kong dollars!"

Seeing that the rhythm is about to break 100 million...

Chen Hui directly quoted 90 million Hong Kong dollars when everyone raised the price frantically, and everyone stopped bidding.

"I won't ask for a price, Mr. Chen has made a move"

"I won't call it anymore, if Mr. Chen, if he paid 30 million Hong Kong dollars at the beginning, I would have tried to raise the price, but now it is too high! If I raise the price again, I may offend Mr. Chen."

"I originally planned to spend 90 million Hong Kong dollars to shoot it, but since Mr. Chen made a move, I won't rob Mr. Chen!"

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In the end, this piece of Burmese pigeon blood red was photographed by Chen Hui.

The most expensive ruby lot in the world to date, this ring was designed by Cartier and features a 25.59ct cushion-cut ruby as the center stone.