When a few people arrived at the small building, Li Du moved out the five antique clocks, and Hans chatted with Raymond, who looked sharp. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Seeing the antique clock, Raymond's eyes lit up, and he didn't bother to chat with Hans, so he quickly picked up one and looked at it.

After just one glance, he said firmly: "This is Louis XV style, and if I were to judge their identity, I would say that they are French table clocks with German Meissen porcelain flowers and gilt bronze." ”

Hansen asked, "You mean, the porcelain inside is German Mason, and this clock is made in France?"

This is different from what the grocery store owner Kevin said, Kevin said that the box is British style, and it should be a British clock.

Raymond shook his head and said, "No, it's just a French-style clock, which is supposed to have been made in England and dates from 1815 to 1850." ”

Hearing this, Li Du and Hans glanced at each other, this old man is an expert, Kevin looked at some things that took a long time to judge, people can see at a glance, and the time is more accurate.

In this way, the words of Kevin and Raymond can be judged that the original antique clock was born between 1815 and 1820 during the reign of George III, with German porcelain and British gilt French-style clocks.

Hans coughed and uttered the information.

Raymond looked at him in surprise and said, "You have a very good eye, this is not a famous clock, you can analyze this information, it is very remarkable." ”

Hans said, "How much would you be willing to pay for these clocks?" I think for anyone who likes clocks, this kind of old work of art is very tempting. ”

Raymond put down the clock and said, "If it is indeed a French table clock with German Mason porcelain flowers and gilt copper, then of course they are some years of art." ”

"What do you mean?" said Hans.

Raymond continued: "You've got knockoffs here, and they're nearly twenty years old, sorry, they're worthless. ”

This was very devastating to Hans, because their previous minute watches had been chosen at random, and the presidential umbrella had told them that only two out of nine hours were genuine.

"You can't be so unlucky, right?" Hans looked at Li Du with a wry smile, "All four are fakes?

The transaction of the treasure hunter industry is based on the basis of information openness and fairness and justice, and the treasure hunter cannot fool the buyer, and the buyer will generally disclose the information he knows to them.

If treasure hunters sell fake or inferior goods, whether they mean it or not, and whether they know it or not, their personal credit will be reduced in their industry, and fewer and fewer people will be willing to trade with them.

Therefore, Hans was guarding Raymond to communicate directly with Li Du.

Li Du didn't answer him, but looked at the old man with interest and said, "Mr. Raymond, how do you judge that they are fakes?"

The old man said confidently: "Come, let me teach you a lesson, no matter how realistic a fake is, there are many ways to test it." ”

He held up the antique clock in front of him and said: "First of all, you see, the genuine antique clock is cast as a whole, while the fake is made of light and thin materials, and it is assembled and welded with thin copper plates. ”

"The assembly and welding need to be carried out layer by layer, so the gap between the plates is very large, the surface is not straight, and the clock as a whole gives people a sense of floating, which is not as heavy as the original product. ”

Li Du looked at it and frowned, "I feel that they are quite heavy." ”

Raymond smiled, pointed to the surface of the clock and said, "Okay, keep looking, do you think the gold paint on this surface is gilded or gilded?"

There is no doubt that metallization is a modern process, while gilding is the traditional process in the early years.

"In the case of a fake, a large part of its cost is in the gilding, so it is not gilded, and there are even cases where the sides and back of the clock base are not gilded. ”

Speaking of this, Raymond raised the clock and looked at it, and then said, "It's not bad, this clock is all gold-plated, and even if it's a fake, it's a well-made fake." ”

Li Du shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I really can't see that this is a gilded appearance rather than a gilded appearance." ”

Raymond said, "Then we'll have to take it apart, you don't mind, do you?"

Of course, I don't mind, antique clocks are not porcelain, they are mechanical products, and if you want to trade, you must disassemble and inspect the wear and tear of the parts.

He got out of the way, Hans took a full set of screwdrivers and began to work, and Li Du quietly changed a clock for him to dismantle.

During this time, the old man continued: "The parts of the clock movement of the fake will be worn out, and we will find screws, nuts, gaskets, and even relatively new metal materials of modern specifications. ”

"Also, if this is a 200-year-old clock, then the movement must be worn, especially between the axle and the bridge, and if you find that there is no wear at all, it is wrong......

Antique clocks are taken apart, and then the worn movement and parts are displayed in front of them. In addition, the screws and nuts and other parts inside are quaint in shape, which is obviously not a modern style.

Seeing this, Raymond frowned, and he muttered: "Of course, fakes and antique clocks must be old, including the movement, but it still can't take care of the details......"

"For example?" asked Li Du.

"The movement can be imitated, but the genuine product has marks, such as the number, the manufacturer's emblem LOGO, the production year, the patent number, etc., and the imitation of antique clocks may also have, but I have never seen a mark that is clear and convex and concave. Raymond said.

Hans carefully blew the dust off the inside with a hair dryer, and then clear letters appeared on the movement and several important parts.

In addition, on the base of the clock is a line of letters: 'May George, Prince of Wales, be as immortal as time'.

At this moment, Raymond was a little confused.

Hans was also a little confused, and said: "Isn't this the clock of George III's time?

"This prince is George IV, who was plagued by mental problems in his later years, and George, Prince of Wales, ruled as regent," said Lidu. This also proves that this is the work of the late George III. ”

Hans was surprised: "You don't know much about history. ”

Li Du rolled his eyes, he raised his mobile phone and said: "When Kevin introduced the history of the box, I checked it on the Internet by the way, and coincidentally, I saw this historical record. ”

Raymond stopped talking, he took out a magnifying glass and looked at it carefully in front of the clock, and took out his mobile phone to take pictures, I don't know who he passed it to.

After a while, the phone rang, and he walked into the distance and said a few words, and when he came back, he said, "Bid, how much is this clock?"

Hans asked, "Are you sure of its identity?"

"It's genuine. Raymond nodded, "It turns out I'm blind." ”