Chapter 1074 A Thrift Store in London

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"So this person is so powerful?" Looking at the snuffbox in Liu Dong's hand, which was not much bigger than a pack of handkerchief, Mei Xue couldn't help but be surprised.

Liu Dong, who nodded, looked at the crystal snuff bottle in his hand and said: "Ma Shaoxuan's inner painting pot has been treasured by European and American royalty and aristocrats, major museums and private collectors in the early years, and now there are relatively few in China, and early works are even rarer. Now his inner painting pot works have the lowest auction price in the market of more than 1.5 million!"

Liu Dong didn't expect Mei Xue's luck to be so good, so when he entered the thrift store, he was able to find a precious antique with high value one step ahead of him.

"Take it well, now the domestic antique market is bullish, and Ma Shaoxuan's fine products are few, and there is a lot of room for appreciation in the future!" As he spoke, Liu Dong stuffed the snuffbox into Mei Xue's hand.

Mei Xue, who now knows the weight of this small snuff bottle, was moved by Liu Dongqian's move, but she didn't accept it, "I'll give it to you, don't you like to collect? Since this thing is so cherished, let's keep it in your hands! Anyway, we're not short of money now!"

To be honest, although Ma Shaoxuan's snuff bottle is worth a lot of money, there are still several pieces of Ma Shaoxuan's inner painting pot works in Liu Dong's collection. Therefore, this crystal inner painting pot is not very precious to him, but Mei Xue's attitude makes him feel warm.

I have a feeling that my wife is like this, and my husband wants more!

"Okay, I'll put this thing here for the time being, if you need it, come and get it from me!" Liu Dong said.

Chinese emotions are restrained, unlike foreign countries that divide everything so clearly. Therefore, Liu Dong did not dwell too much on this matter!

However, while putting away this snuffbox, Liu Dong also decided. I want to give a piece of jewelry worth more than this Ma Shaoxuan's inner painting pot to Mei Xue.

It's not that there is anything exchanged, but the true meaning of love is to communicate with each other and tolerate each other! If the other party pays 100% sincerity, then Liu Dong will naturally have to pay the same, or even more!

Although this payment is not only material, but the emotional payment is sometimes not obvious. And the time is long and short, far less clear than the material effort, and intuitive!

After Mei Xue nodded, Liu Dong pulled him and continued to walk around the thrift store.

Because, when they communicated just now, they were all in Chinese, and although the guy next to them always paid attention to them, he couldn't hear what they were talking about, otherwise the snuffbox would definitely be asked for a high price by the other party later!

"Huh!"

When I just walked to the edge of the iron frame where the oil paintings were listed. Liu Dong stopped abruptly.

"What's wrong?" Mei Xue said curiously.

"I'll take a look!"

Hearing Liu Dong say this, Mei Xue didn't ask again, but she followed Liu Dong's line of sight to see the oil painting on the iron frame.

It is an oil painting about 70 centimeters high and 50 centimeters wide, and the content of the oil painting is the most common icon of Jesus in Western religions!

The painting depicts Jesus praying for the blessings of the world, making a blessing gesture with his right hand and holding a crystal ball-shaped object in his left hand, gazing calmly at the world.

Except for the black that serves as a background. In the oil paintings, red and blue are the main colors. However, I don't know if the author's oil painting level is too poor. Or something happened in the middle, in short, Mei Xue felt a little awkward looking at this oil painting!

In Liu Dong's eyes, this oil painting was seriously defaced, and it was repeatedly painted and varnished many times, and even Liu Dong found traces of artificial resin on it.

But leave that out of that. Looking at the original traces left behind by the painting, Liu Dong can feel a sense of holiness from it! As if looking at this painting, he feels that Jesus Christ is standing in front of him, and he is looking at him with compassion and sacredness. This kind of feeling that seems to be real makes Liu Dong, who is also an oil painter, understand. This is a symbol of the profundity of the realm of painting.

Although some external damage made this painting very substandard, and it also hindered Liu Dong's judgment, he knew that this painting was at least the work of an art master!

With the most basic judgment, Liu Dong's heart moved, and the relics were instantly released, but just when the relics were shrouded in the painting in front of him, a white aura like a scorching sun illuminated the whole world in front of Liu Dong's eyes!

The strong but not dazzling white aura made Liu Dong's mind 'buzz' for a moment, and he was almost stunned! Now, Liu Dong, who was already well aware of the level of antiques represented by the brightness of the relics yuanguang, understood that such a strong aura represented that the painting in front of him, which was almost 400 years old, was a real national treasure, and it was also a real master's work!

Its value is as if the status of Zigang jade in jade carving is the same, the difference is only that it belongs to oil painting, and one belongs to jade carving!

"Honey, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Dong's expression changed and immediately attracted the attention of Mei Xue, who was holding his hand next to him.

And Liu Dong, who woke up from the shock under the call of his lover, took a deep breath, and after temporarily calming down, a wave of anticipation and joy instantly filled his heart.

"I'm fine, I'm fine!" After briefly comforting his girlfriend, Liu Dong hurriedly stretched out his hand, as if on a pilgrimage, and carefully took the painting off the iron frame.

At this time, Liu Dong, who turned his attention to the mustard seed space, naturally saw the identification results emerging above the relics - 'Leonardo da Vinci, 1506, "Savior of the World"!

"Whew!"

After Liu Dong's body stiffened, he exhaled heavily, and then a wave of ecstasy quickly spread throughout his body.

Originally, he thought that this painting was just a 16th-century Renaissance masterpiece, but he thought that it was actually the legacy of Leonardo da Vinci, a great master of science and art!

"The Savior of the World", this is Liu Dong's second authentic painting of Leonardo da Vinci after "Litan and the Swan"!

Although there are not many of them, there are only two. But among all the museums in the world, I am afraid that only the British Museum, the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, such world-class museums can surpass him in the number of original collections of Leonardo da Vinci!

"Dong, are you okay?" Liu Dong's series of abnormal reactions made Mei Xue extremely worried.

"It's okay!" Although he said this, Liu Dong could still see a trace of ecstasy that had not faded away.

"Let's go check out!" Liu Dong said.

Although there are still good antiques shimmering with seductive aura in the scope of the relics yuanguang, their value is obviously not comparable to the original Da Vinci in Liu Dong's hands, and they avoid long nights. Liu Dong now just wants to get this painting in his hands as soon as possible, lest the giant treasure is in front of him, but he misses it.

"Checkout, do you want to buy this painting?" Glancing at the oil painting that Liu Dong was holding tightly in his hand, Mei Xue asked.

"Well, this painting is very good!" Liu Dong nodded vigorously.

However, because the painting has not yet arrived, even in the face of Mei Xue, Liu Dong did not say much.

After taking Mei Xue to the front counter, the young clerk saw that there was business to do, and hurriedly ran over to settle the bill for them. However, to Liu Dong's surprise, the snuff bottle that Mei Xue picked up was not big, but the price was higher than the oil painting in his hand.

In the end, after Liu Dong paid 2,000 pounds for Ma Shaoxuan's snuffbox and 1,200 pounds for the oil painting, he got the two antiques he wanted.

Especially after paying for Leonardo da Vinci's posthumous work, Liu Dong was really relieved!

And just when Liu Dong was about to take Mei Xue back to the hotel, and then take a good look at this national treasure oil painting of "Savior of the World", which already belonged to him, the door of the store was pushed open from the outside!

When Liu Dong saw the people coming in, he was immediately stunned.

And the people who entered the door, after seeing Liu Dong, were obviously a little surprised!

"Mr. Liu?"

"Mr. Eskenazi, it's a pleasure to see you again!" Looking at the old man in front of him in a straight suit, Liu Dong said with a hint of respect in his tone.

This is also a subconscious habit of him, always maintaining a certain respect for those who are in the collecting and appraisal industry, as well as the leading figures in the art category.

Dennis Eskenazi is not only one of Europe's leading appraisers and collectors. Moreover, the other party also has a very deep study of Chinese porcelain and classical artists.

He is one of the world's most in-depth scholars in the study of ancient Chinese culture and cultural relics!

After holding Liu Dong's outstretched right hand, Eskenazi said with a happy expression: "I didn't expect to be able to see Mr. Liu in London after saying goodbye to the Netherlands, in the words of the Chinese, we are really fateful!"

"Mr. Eskenazi is gracious!"

After meeting each other at the auction held in Van Gaal in the Netherlands, Liu Dong did not expect to meet each other so coincidentally in London.

And Dennis Eskenazi, who was about to say something, happened to see the oil painting in Liu Dong's arms at the moment!

"It seems that Mr. Liu has already had a good harvest here, I don't know if I can appreciate it too!"

The preciousness of Leonardo da Vinci's "Savior of the World" made Liu Dong hesitate in the face of Eskenazi's request. However, after thinking that now that he had bought this painting, it already belonged to him in that respect, Liu Dong also put down this hesitation.

"Of course no problem!"

As he spoke, Liu Dong handed out the painting in his hand.

And after Eskenazi took it, he looked at it and instantly frowned. With his eyesight, he could also see that there was some messy smudge, varnishing, and artificial resin on it, which had caused great damage to the original content of the painting.

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PS: Sorry, it's late, but there won't be two chapters less today!