In 1962, the first Paris Biennale of Antiquaires, sponsored by the French National Antique Dealers' Union and formerly known as the Antique Dealers Fair, was officially held at the Grand Palais in Paris, and has been successfully held for more than 20 sessions today. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Paris Biennale des Antiquaires is by invitation, and although it is called the Biennale des Antiquaires, at the beginning, it was dominated by jewelry companies, and famous jewelry brands such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Bulgari have long been on the list.

With the development of time, the brand operation of the Antique Biennale has become more and more successful, and its influence in the industry has also become more and more significant, and its elements have begun to be truly enriched.

Today, the Biennale des Antiquaires de Paris has become a truly prestigious exhibition that combines antique and modern elements with a wide range of works of art. The exhibition includes dozens of items such as classical paintings and sketches, modern and contemporary oil paintings and drawings, antique art, gold and silverware, jewelry, porcelain, furniture art, Japanese art, oriental art, antique out-of-print books, and art clocks and watches, covering almost all antique items.

The latest edition of the Biennale des Antiquaires, which will begin in a week, has attracted more than 120 exhibitors from 12 countries around the world, including, of course, Van Cleef & Arpels.

The salon mentioned by Shi Qiba was convened by several luxury brands belonging to France, and some of them exhibitors and some celebrities and collectors participated in a small range of gatherings and exchanges.

The theme of this salon is jewelry and antique art, and some of the exhibits that will be exhibited at the Biennale des Antiquaires will be displayed in advance, most of which are available for sale.

Therefore, the main purpose of this salon is actually to find out in advance, as if before the auction is held, the auction company will communicate with some possible buyers about some precious lots in advance.

According to the news that Shi Qiba got before, there may be precious antiques from Huaxia at the salon, but it is not the company from Huaxia that provides these antiques, but an exhibitor from Japan.

Although Li Yi is giving himself a holiday during this period of time, of course he will be interested in such an opportunity, just because Lu Ningshuang only has a two-day vacation, and they have already booked a ticket to return to Bordeaux tomorrow afternoon, so Li Yi is still a little hesitant.

"It's okay, I'll go back by myself when the time comes, and you can participate if you want to."

Li Yi smiled and grabbed Lu Ningshuang's willow waist, and then nodded at Shi Qiba, even if he didn't have Huaxia antiques, he wanted to see it.

After making an appointment with Shi Qiba to meet, Li Yi and the two said goodbye and left, and there was still almost a day left, and they could take a good walk around the streets of Paris.

There are many world-class attractions in Paris, Li Yi has never been there, but these places are not his main goal this time, the reason why he came over on the weekend to trade with Shi Qiba is mainly to take a stroll on the Champs-Élysées and buy some things for Lu Ningshuang.

Lu Ningshuang is not the kind of woman who loves glitz and glamour, but for any woman, those luxury stores on the Champs-Élysées are an irresistible temptation. Confused, it doesn't matter if the conditions don't allow it, if there are conditions, she won't be deliberately hypocritical.

What's more, the diamonds sold this time and the yellow-lipped fish caught in Taiwan before are all due to Lu Ningshuang, and she is now a veritable little rich woman, and it is naturally more stress-free to consume these luxury goods.

The total length of the Champs-Élysées is about 1,800 meters, of which the commercial area is mainly concentrated in the western section of about 1,200 meters long, especially near the Arc de Triomphe, which can be called the most concentrated place in the world with world-class famous brands.

Starting from Place de la Concorde, the two first enjoyed browsing the eastern section of the boulevard, which is about 700 meters long, and then came to the business district.

"Lv, Chanel, Dior......"

didn't go far, Lu Ningshuang covered her mouth and snickered, it seems that someone can't spend it even if he wants to spend money today!

Li Yi was also very depressed, although he knew that there might be more people here, but no matter how he thought about it, he would never have thought that there were long queues of people at the entrance of the flagship stores of these well-known brands, and most of them were actually Chinese!

"Let's look for those places with fewer people, anyway, we have been here for a long time, and these signs are not unique here."

Lu Ningshuang bought two ice cream cones from the street café on the side, one with Li Yi, and slowly wandered around the street while eating.

"Do I need to buy a bag and watch on my behalf? We have all the brands and styles here, and the prices are definitely cheaper than here......"

It may be that the helplessness on Li Yi's face was seen in the eyes, and the two had just passed the LV flagship store not far away, when they were stopped by a middle-aged woman in her forties, who was a Chinese, with an accent from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, holding a printed catalog in her hand, which was full of models and prices.

"Uh......"

Li Yi didn't expect to encounter this situation here, and was about to refuse, Lu Ningshuang gently pulled his arm and asked:

"How do we know if you're buying the real thing, and I don't know what many of these models you wrote."

"This is simple, I have a brochure, which one do you like, you can also check on their official website, we do this business, we also have to pay attention to credit in order to continue to do it, right?"

The woman took out a large photo album from the backpack behind her back, which was full of photos, the front half was a variety of styles of kun bags, and the back was a variety of famous watches.

"You guys take the goods out of these stores, and then we give you money, right?"

"Yes, yes, but you have to give us a part of the deposit first, otherwise we will buy it and you don't want it, what should I do?"

"Then forget it, if you don't try a lot of bags, you don't know if they look good or not, by the way, do you have a place where you can see the goods?"

The woman shook her head, took the album from Lu Ningshuang's hand, and muttered away, while Lu Ningshuang explained to Li Yi in a whisper. It turned out that one of her classmates also bought an LV antique bag from a reseller of Kun Bao on the Champs-Elysées, and took it to the counter for inspection, not only was it genuine, but the estimate given by the counter was more than double the price she bought!

"That's how she stopped her at the time, but the man later led her to another place, just like we met in Taiwan 101."

"Oh......"

Li Yi smiled and nodded, if he really met him, he really wouldn't mind going over to take a look, but he had to deliberately look around, then forget it, they didn't lack this money.

"Well, let's go, I remember there's an optical store in front of me, let's buy two sunglasses."

Time passed slowly like this, and the next day, after Li Yi put Lu Ningshuang on the plane, he rushed to the place where he had made an appointment with Shi Qiba, and the two drove to the place where the salon was held.

"Moder is a well-known independent jewellery designer, several of our major jewellery companies have bought out his designs, and he is also a well-known collector, so this salon was held at his estate, and there should be about 10 exhibitors in attendance."

After a short time, the car drove out of the city of Paris, and after about ten minutes of driving along the highway, it came to a beautiful field, and then drove along the path between the fields for ten minutes, and finally drove into the gate of a manor.

In the manor, about a dozen cars were parked in the square in front of the main building, and as soon as the two got out of the car, they were led by the housekeeper to a bungalow next to the main building, where the salon was held.

The door of the bungalow is wide open, and inside is a hall with an area of more than 200 square meters, and the walls are covered with gorgeous wallpaper. On the left side of the hall, the layout is similar to that of an ordinary cocktail party, and on the right side, there is a lounge area with some sofas and round tables. Only now there is no one in either area, and more than 20 early attendees gather in the area behind the sofa, where there are more than a dozen separate booths with exhibits prepared by exhibitors for this salon.

"The exhibits participating in the salon were sent this morning, a total of 15 pieces, two of which are from China."

Shi Qiba explained, and led Li Yi towards the crowd.

"Oh, Bastian, if you don't come again, you're going to have a fight with Adolf, and they've all taken a fancy to your company's jewelry, and you're going to get rich."

As soon as he walked to the periphery of the crowd, a middle-aged man in a dark blue suit turned around, and when he saw Shi Qiba, he walked over with a laugh and hugged him vigorously.

"Indeed, I have to admit that Dennis's old guy is really good in terms of creativity, just a little bit worse than me, a little bit ......"

Hearing this, an old man with silver hair but good spirits turned around with a wine glass, and made a little gesture with his index finger and thumb as he spoke.

"Hey, Modell, Dennis must not have come yet, otherwise how dare you talk like that......"

After a warm greeting, Li Yi remembered a few names, and the person who greeted Shi Qiba at the beginning was Hai Rui? Bard, the president of Winston Europe, was the owner of the estate, Moder, and Okita, a stocky middle-aged Japanese man, was the owner of the two Chinese antiques.

"Autumn leaf necklace?"

Li Yi followed Shi Qiba to the exhibit sent by Van Cleef & Arpels, looked at the ring-shaped necklace with vine-like branches and leaves in white gold and diamonds in the glass booth, and frowned, this thing is like a collar, how to wear it?

There was a circle of people around this exhibit, as soon as they saw Shi Qiba coming, they asked all kinds of questions, Li Yi withdrew after listening to two sentences, how to wear it and ask Shi Qiba later, now he is more concerned about the two antiques from Huaxia.

The two Chinese antiques were placed on a separate stand at the very edge, one in a blue-glazed pastel peach tree vase, and the other in a bronze mirror. Li Yi stared at the pattern on the back of the bronze mirror for a while, and slowly opened his mouth wide, impossible, how could this thing appear here? (To be continued.) )