Chapter 763: George IV's Ruby

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George Augustus, the eldest son of George III, was named Prince of Wales. In 1820, after his father, George III, he became King of England and Elector of Hanover at the age of 58, known as George IV. He died in 1830 at the age of 67. From 1820 to 1830, George IV was king for only 10 years, effectively in power for 18 years.

For George IV, there are not many people who are familiar with him, of course, unlike his grandfather George II, who loved war, conquered Canada, India and the Caribbean islands, and established the global hegemony of the British Empire, which is remembered by posterity.

Known as the 'First Gentleman of England', the King of England is remembered for his alcoholism, lust, and love of art!

As The Times commented, George's attitude to life was 'rather a woman and wine than a political and religious sermon'.

"If this auction was a bronze statue of George IV, I think I would be more interested!" Donald laughed.

Obviously, he also knows George IV very well, and they are really similar in terms of life style, they both like fine wine and women, but unlike George IV, Donald has a business talent that ordinary people can't match!

However, although George IV erected many bronze statues of himself in England during his reign, and many of them are still preserved today, it is clear that no one will bring them up for auction unless he wants to be wanted by the British worldwide.

But it is undeniable that this ruby is both in terms of its own commercial value and its historical value. They are all precious works of art.

To know. Since the beginning of the 18th century. Britain has always been the undisputed hegemon of the sea, and it has always been them who wantonly plundered the wealth of other countries, and the treasures of the British royal family have been preserved in an orderly manner, and it is rare to hear of anything that has been handed down.

Therefore, this top-quality ruby, which was once set in the scepter of George IV, is definitely a rare treasure for those who love gemstone collection.

Liu Dong also carefully looked at the photo of the ruby on the display.

It can be seen that the people at Christie's auction house are very attentive and the photos are very beautiful. And it's also very fine.

The whole gemstone is hexagonal, the back is smooth, the color is very gorgeous, under the refraction of the light in the display case, it flashes an endless bewitching and seductive color, and the quality is enough to reach the top "pigeon's blood red" in rubies.

In the international gem market, people usually call the bright red ruby "male ruby" and the pale red ruby "female ruby", and this ruby that was once set in George IV's power battle is a "male ruby".

But despite this. Liu Dong's ** to buy this ruby is not too strong, because he has already obtained better and larger particles of pigeon blood ruby from the temperature-resistant treasure house!

But the special meaning of 'the jewel on George IV's scepter' made Liu Dong a little reluctant to give up. After all, since the Opium War in 1840, it has always been the British who have unscrupulously looted Chinese art, and if you can buy the top gem on the British king's scepter and put it on display in the Old Summer Palace Museum after completion, you can also disgust the old-fashioned and proud British!

You know, Liu Dongke has always been a staunch and thorough nationalist!

"The reserve price of this ruby is $2,990,000, with an increase of $100,000 each time, and you can now bid, ladies and gentlemen......

The auctioneer on the stage finally opened the curtain of today's Christie's auction after a simple popularization of ruby knowledge to everyone, and the price of 2.99 million US dollars is not much expensive for the rich people who came here today, but there are still many people who gave up at the first time!

"$3 million!"

The first lot at Christie's auction is naturally not subject to the possibility of non-sale, and whether it is the precious Cheng dù of this fine ruby as a jewelry, or the special historical value it contains, it is destined to be a fierce competition for this precious gem today.

"$4 million!"

"$4.5 million!"

"$5.2 million!" ......

In just a few minutes, the price of this ruby has doubled, and almost all of them are 500,000 or millions, which shows how rich the net worth of the people participating in the auction today is.

"Donald, I want that ruby, it's so beautiful!"

A somewhat familiar voice came from Liu Dong's side, and he didn't have to look back to know that it was the young female model who came with Donald, about twenty-four or five years old, whose name seemed to be Alya, a courtesan who planned to step into New York's high society through Donald's connections!

According to Ivanka, the other party has known her father for less than a week.

Of course, Liu Dongtong Guò also completely understood that his cheap father-in-law was really ten times more powerful than himself in terms of wind flow.

Thinking of this, Liu Dong couldn't help but turn his head to look at Ivanka beside him, and the beauty unsurprisingly showed a longing look on her face.

"Ivanka, do you want this ruby?" Liu Dongdao.

"I want to!" After nodding without hesitation, Ivanka's face showed hesitation again, "But it's too expensive!"

Although she was born in a wealthy family, Ivanka has always been very frugal since she was a child, from elementary school to high school, she gets no more than $100 a week from her parents, and all the expenses after graduating from high school are earned by herself as a model, which can be described as a model of a rich girl who is self-reliant!

"It's okay, as long as you like it!"

With the increasing number of women around him, Liu Dong, who was originally dull in the affairs of men and women, has become more and more abundant and outstanding in his rhetoric and means of winning people's hearts.

"$6.5 million!"

Liu Dong raised his bidding sign, and without hesitation, he pressed his cheap father-in-law down.

"Hehe, Donald, I think you better stop arguing with 'Liu'!"

After seeing Liu Dong raise the bidding sign, Roosevelt turned his head and smiled.

"Well, for my daughter's sake!" Donald smiled, putting down the half-held bidding card in his hand.

Although he said that, Donald, as a father, was still quite relieved to see Liu Dong spend a lot of money on his daughter! At least he knew that the other party cared about Ivanka, and as for whether he could become his son-in-law in the end, it would take time to verify.

After Donald finished speaking, although the blonde beauty sitting next to him had a unswerving face, she was not stupid, and knew that the best thing at this time was to remain silent, otherwise she would definitely get nothing today.

"$8 million!"

Liu Dong, who was focused on the auction, didn't bother to talk to Donald.

In the Western world, rubies have a special status, legend has it that God created twelve kinds of gemstones, and the most precious is rubies! At the current market price of rubies, 8 million US dollars has surpassed the market price of this pigeon's blood ruby!

So after Liu Dong quoted this price, there were fewer people competing in an instant.

Moreover, the close relationship between Liu Dong and Del Roosevelt also made many people scruples, without finding out Liu Dong's details, it is not worth fighting each other because of a ruby!

Seeing this, Liu Dong also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Although he still has $220 million in funds, it is better to spend less! You must know that Liu Dong is extremely short of money now, and he can't wait to break a dollar in half and spend it!

But things often don't go as planned, and just when Liu Dong thought he could win this ruby, a new competitor appeared!

"$10 million!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Liu Dong's brows furrowed involuntarily, and when he turned his head to look at the place where the voice came from, a familiar and annoying face appeared in his eyes!

"Charles Kushner?" "As much as she hates this guy, Ivanka remembers each other after a hard time.

Liu Dong didn't expect that he was so narrow, and he actually met a nasty guy who had been with him before and after the last plane crash!

Looking at the other party's provocative eyes, Liu Dong knew that it would be really difficult for him to win this precious pigeon blood ruby normally this time!

"$12 million!"

As soon as Liu Dong finished speaking, as he expected, Charles Kushner immediately raised the price to $13 million.

"$15 million!" Liu Dong said immediately.

But Charles Kushner immediately quoted another $16 million.

"Liu Dong, are you contradicting him?" asked Donald Trump, frowning.

"Well, we met when the plane crashed last time, and we didn't get along very well!" Liu Dong said.

"When will the Kushner family get rid of such scum!" Del Roosevelt said with a frown.

Being present is the only one who knows best about the festival between the other party and Liu Dong.

"Dong, don't bid, the price is too high, we can't spend such unjust money!" Ivanka persuaded beside her.

Liu Dong naturally doesn't want to be the wronged leader, and if he really fights with Charles Kushner like this, I'm afraid he will make a joke. And he doesn't want to be embarrassed and thrown abroad, especially on an occasion like today's gathering of celebrities!

"Ivanka, I promise! When the day is over, I will give you a jewel that is more precious than this ruby!"

"I believe in you!"

Looking at Ivanka and Liu Dong, Charles Kushner, who was sitting not far from them, had a crooked nose.

Why did he want this precious ruby, wasn't it to give Ivanka the heart of a beautiful woman, and by the way, to be angry with Liu Dong, a yellow-skinned monkey! But now it seems that neither of them took him seriously.

……………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued......)