Chapter 423: Value

Sculpture is a relatively common kind of art in the West, and there are many world-famous sculpture works. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

For example, Michelangelo's David marble sculpture, Venus with a broken arm, Rodin's thinker, etc., few people have not heard of it.

These world-class sculptures, each with their own style and characteristics, have also left a deep impression on those who have seen them by virtue of their excellence.

The head sculpture that Yu Bin bought back, of course, did not have such outstanding value.

It is a simple portrait of an old man, but the author is obviously very careful, showing the old man's aging face, rough gray hair, and cloudy eyes vividly, as if he were a real person.

It's just that it's not a popular sculpture.

Anyway, if it was Meng Dongyue, he would definitely not buy such a sculpture.

This kind of simple and realistic avatar, if it is placed at the head of the bed, if you get up in the middle of the night to drink water or go to the toilet, you will not be scared half to death!

This sculpture of the old man's head, even if it is not everyone's work, is definitely a masterpiece.

If you want to study sculpture, you can also gain a lot through this old man's head.

As for the ancient coins of the West, it is even more talked-about.

In ancient China, coins appeared for circulation and were used by the general public. However, in ancient Western times, coins were used to accumulate wealth.

Therefore, the raw materials for the production of ancient Western coins have always been various precious metals.

In terms of cost, Western ancient coins are obviously much higher than Eastern ancient coins.

There are many different types of Western ancient coins, and even if it is the same ancient coin, there will be many different versions.

Therefore, for Western ancient coins, rare is not necessarily valuable. Only those rare and historical coins of ancient Western origin are the favorites of collectors.

The ancient coin that Yu Bin bought cost him a full thousand dollars, which was much more expensive than the old man's head sculpture next to him.

However, Meng Dongyue and others felt that he was worth it.

Because on the obverse of this ancient coin, Salome's head is engraved.

Salome, a character in the Bible, is not low-known.

Her story is widely spread in the West, and Westerners are very familiar with her. The value of the ancient coins with her portrait has doubled in value as a result.

It's just that the ancient coin that Yu Bin bought back has obvious defects, and even Salome's head is a little blurred.

This also caused the value of this ancient coin to be greatly damaged.

If this ancient Western coin had been preserved intact, or even if it had not been so badly damaged, its price would have increased several times, or even dozens of times!

Moreover, the collectible value of this ancient Western coin will increase.

If Yu Bin's Salome coin can be maintained for a few years, there will definitely be a time when it will increase in value in the future, but the room for appreciation is limited.

Compared with the old man's head sculpture and Salome's ancient coins, the pocket watch that Yu Bin bought back was a little inadequate.

Although the shape of this pocket watch is good, and every part of it is very consistent with the Western style of a hundred years ago, it is actually just a modern imitation, with no real historical traces at all, and the price is only a few dozen dollars.

"I knew that this pocket watch was a fake, and the boss didn't deliberately cheat me. Yu Bin explained, "Besides, with my net worth, I can't afford to buy the real thing! I just think this watch is very good-looking, and I want to buy it back to coax my girlfriend......

Everyone was suddenly stunned, and there was a playful look on their faces.

"Okay, your brother, this is quietly getting a girlfriend!" Meng Dongyue smiled evilly, stretched out his long arm, and immediately hooked Yu Bin's neck, "When will you have the opportunity to bring your girlfriend out to meet us!"

Everyone else watched with interest.

"Go back to China, how about I make an appointment with you immediately after I return to China?" Yu Bin immediately agreed.

Meng Dongyue was just joking casually, everyone laughed and laughed for a while, and returned to the hotel the same way.

Not long after Chu Ning returned to his room, there was a knock on the door.

When she opened the door, her father was standing in front of the door with a black face, followed by Shi Jin, who had an honest expression, and Meng Dongyue, who looked at the excitement with a lively face.

What's going on here?

Why did they get together and not talk about it, and they all came to her?

Seeing her daughter appear, Chu Yingluo's face immediately eased a lot.

"Chu Chu, listen to Dongyue, you bought an oil painting and came back?" Chu Yingluo smiled, "Can you show it to Dad?" I still know something about oil painting!"

The oil painting was brought back by Shi Jin, but after returning to the hotel, he handed over the oil painting to Chu Ning.

Chu Ning didn't expect Meng Dongyue's mouth to be so fast, and he glanced at him lightly.

Meng Dongyue immediately looked up at the ceiling, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.

Chu Ning was angry and funny in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, she just stepped aside and invited a few people in: "Of course you can." Dad, come in and sit, I'm just unpacking!"

The three of them walked in.

Although Chu Ning's room is a small single room, the space is not small. The windows in the room are floor-to-ceiling windows, and next to them, there is a small round table with two chairs next to it.

Since living in this room, Chu Ning has seriously suspected that this room is probably specially provided for young couples.

Of course, if someone is working in a hotel, it is also very convenient.

Chu Yingluo and Meng Dongyue each occupied a chair, and Shi Jin could only stand.

Chu Ning simply let him sit on the edge of the bed next to him.

Shi Jin sat down carefully, although the expression on his face was still tense, but his eyes were full of excitement.

Chu Yingluo's fingers on the table trembled, and he didn't say anything, but glared at Meng Dongyue.

Meng Dongyue looked innocent.

Chu Ning didn't see their eye contact, poured water for the three of them, and completely removed the packaging on the bed.

The maple leaf oil painting was exposed, and it was carefully placed on the small round table by Chu Ning.

The small round table can't fit this oil painting at all, but fortunately, the desktop area is enough, at least so that the oil painting can be placed on it safely.

Chu Ying looked at the oil painting a little carefully.

He has been immersed in the antiques industry for decades, and although he is best at porcelain and jade, he obviously has some attainments in other antiques.

However, as Meng Dongyue said before, there is nothing to praise about this maple leaf oil painting, and it can even be said to be a defective product, Chu Yingluo saw it at once.

Like Meng Dongyue, Chu Yingluo didn't believe that his daughter would buy back such an oil painting for no reason.

But when he looked left and right, he didn't see anything strange about this oil painting.

Since he couldn't see it, Chu Yingluo was also open-minded, so he simply gave up his search and asked Chu Ning directly: "Chu Chu, why did you spend 90,000 US dollars to buy such an oil painting?"