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He pushed the two clocks behind him to the front and said, "You didn't look away, Mr. Raymond, these two are indeed fakes, and those two are genuine." ”

Hans took all the clocks apart, and it was true that the four clocks were similar on the outside, but the inner movement was much less worn and the legibility of the printed numerals and letters.

Verifying the right body is the offer.

Hans asked, "Do you buy an antique clock or all four?"

Raymond laughed: "I'm not a businessman, I'm a collector, so, fakes are worthless to me, two originals are my goal." ”

Hans pulled Li Du aside and said in a low voice: "I just checked the price of antique clocks on the Internet, and estimated the price according to the age and quality, and I think it is good to sell a clock for 70,000 yuan." ”

Most of the antique clocks circulating in the market are not of very high grade, and even if they are put up for auction at auction, they are rarely sold for a high price.

"I read the news that the most recent auction was a bronze gilt French table clock made in 1850 with the statue of Athena, which sold for 60,000 pieces at BJ Poly's Watches & Antiques sale. Hans concluded.

Li Du nodded: "You are an expert in this area, and I respect your opinion." ”

When he said this, Hans felt comfortable. The two walked up to the old man and quoted directly: "How about selling the two clocks together, 200,000 yuan?"

Raymond laughed, "Not good, kids. You may not know that in the just-concluded Poly Spring Auction, there was a bronze gilt French table clock like Athena that sold for 60,000 yuan, but it was an auction, so in fact this thing may not be as valuable as you think. ”

Hans said: "No, we know about it, and we know that the clock was made around 1850, half a century after ours!"

Raymond said: "I understand, but there is still a price difference between the auction and the on-site transaction, so 100,000 yuan, this price is not low, is it?"

"100,000 is too little, I can be cheaper, 180,000!"

"No, no, no, it's too expensive, I'm a collector, not a resale, so I won't be wronged. Your clock is an unknown product, not a famous product made by Williamson, so it is not worth so much money. ”

Li Du took out his phone and began to search for Williamson, and he found that he could learn a lot even by listening to these collectors.

Williamson was one of the most talented watchmakers of the 18th century, and the period from 1769 to 1790 was the golden age of his watchmaking, and all of his creations were classics.

The master's most classic masterpiece is related to China, he wrote eight characters on a copper-gilt writer's clock given to the Qianlong Emperor, "Eight directions, nine earths to the king", which the Qianlong Emperor loved very much and regarded as a treasure.

However, very few of his works have survived to the world, and they are limited to the Forbidden City or major European museums.

According to the International Association of Antique Clock Guides, there are only one or two Williamson clocks that have appeared on the market and have been auctioned in the past.

Of course, it's a real masterpiece, and any one of them can make a splash at auction and sell for tens of millions of dollars.

Hans tirelessly bargained: "Seventeen thousand, it can't be lower." ”

Raymond looked at him with piercing eyes, Hans's smile remained unchanged, and the two confronted each other.

Li Du felt that the two of them were like Ximen Fuxue and Ye Gucheng on the Forbidden City, and hurriedly took two steps back to avoid being affected by the murderous aura.

"120,000 yuan!" Raymond slowly made a move.

Hans immediately answered: "Impossible, 160,000 yuan! I tell you very seriously, this is the lowest price, no matter how low the price is, I am your grandson!"

After some haggling, the final price was set at 145,000 yuan.

After the online banking transfer, Hans smiled proudly at Li Du: "Look, I sold for an extra 5,000 yuan, how about Boss Fu?"

Li Du hesitated: "Are you the Fu boss or the Fu grandson?"

"***** haha!"

The old rule is that when business is done, both parties become friends.

Hans helps Raymond install clocks, and Raymond continues to educate them about collecting antique clocks:

"For antique clocks, one looks at the vintage, the second looks at the origin, and the third looks at the material. In fact, in the end, the most important thing is to see whose work, whether it is an imitation or an original, which includes the year, origin, material, and the design information displayed by the clock......"

"Also, in Europe, antique clocks were considered carriers of aristocratic culture, and after they became popular in England in the nineteenth century, they were produced in batches in Germany. ”

"There is no doubt that the handmade goods of the British are worth a lot, and the Germans are not worth much. ”

"To teach you a little common sense, when watching movies and TV series, antique clocks often appear on the screen. If it is in the homes of the rich or the royal family, it must be British, and if it is in the homes of ordinary people, it must be made in Germany. ”

Li Du smiled, it turned out that the German-made products that made the whole European people feel proud were also considered to be big road goods.

Send Raymond away, and they still have to deal with these two fakes.

The most suitable place to deal with fakes is naturally the grocery store, but Kevin shook his head after reading it: "This thing is not valuable, fakes, one will give you five hundred yuan." ”

"The gap is so big?" Li Du was stunned, "The real thing can be sold for more than 70,000 yuan!"

Kevin snorted: "This is still the outer gold plating of the clock is worth five hundred yuan, otherwise no one wants a hundred yuan, and the things that come out of the assembly line, how many do you want." ”

With such a low price, it is better to keep it yourself.

The two negotiated for a while, and each of them took an antique clock home, which was regarded as a souvenir of this harvest.

This harvest was indeed very large, a total of 162,000 yuan was sold, and Wang Bo received nearly 100,000 yuan.

Hans said regretfully: "It's just a little bit closer, you can accumulate an income of 100,000 yuan once, why don't you sell this fake?"

Li Du shook his head and said, "It's okay, there will be opportunities in the future, continue to inquire about the news about the warehouse." ”

Hans flashed his phone and said, "I've already gotten the news that there is a warehouse in Phoenix for auction, and the time is next Tuesday." ”

With three days to go, the two of them went back to pack their things and headed straight for Phoenix.

Hans took him to the warehouse company called Cardinal Storage Co., Ltd., which was going to auction off five warehouses.

Li Du released the flying insects into the warehouse, and when there was plenty of time, he swept it carefully.

But to his disappointment, there was nothing good in the five warehouses, only warehouse 102 was not bad, and there was a lot of porcelain in it.

If it's an antique, then porcelain can make people rich overnight. It's a pity that these are all modern products, and the flying insects have no interest in them after entering, and they fly away directly.

Seeing this, Li Du shook his head and said, "Maybe we will be disappointed this time." ”

Hans said regretfully, "It's worthless?"

Li Du disguised: "I can't see it very clearly now, I'll take a look when I open the warehouse, I hope there will be new discoveries at that time." ”

Hans didn't just ask him how he found the treasure inside, and the two had a clear division of labor, one to find out the news from the warehouse and handle the goods, and the other was responsible for digging up the treasure, so they didn't interfere with each other and trusted each other.