readx;??? Wu Di heard that Eskenats had donated two pieces of precious pottery for no reason to fill a large gap in his collection, and shook his hand happily. The pen and the fun www.biquge.info wanted to say some words of thanks, but he felt that his little thing was really shy compared to the two of them, and suddenly remembered Yan Ju's classic of dealing with Baron Augustus, and hurriedly said:

"Thank you so much, Mr. Eskenats, you can take this work later, but I really don't have anything else to thank you, so I have to take you to visit the places of interest over there when you go to China next time!"

After that, he raised his eyebrows at Yan Ju, who rolled his eyes at him, what's wrong? Lao Tzu has innovated on your basis!

He made an appointment with Augustus to wait for the things he wanted to arrive and then go to the castle to choose, Wu Di set off with Eskenacs, he wanted to see what the dozens of Jing porcelain and the ancient porcelain gifts would be like.

"Mr. Wu Di, I think this time I should take you to the family's largest Chinese antique collection warehouse, I have a feeling that you and my family should have a broader space for cooperation in the future. It's just that I really don't know how to express it, maybe you look at our warehouse and have some new ideas. ”

Wu Di and Yan Ju glanced at each other, Eskenats's words seemed to contain some other meanings, but unfortunately they couldn't understand them. After a little hesitation, Wu Di suddenly realized that this transaction was too hasty, so hasty that they made the decision to close the deal without investigating Eskenats's information in advance!

Augustus's catalogue of transactions included so many rare curios, and he had made a lot of adjustments after looking at his collection, so how could he have sold it directly from Eskenats's list of transactions this time? Now go to the warehouse, if you see some other treasures, will Eskenacs, who is said to be the most brilliant merchant among collectors, be as good as Augustus?

Understood, everything is a legend! Wu Di suddenly found that his knowledge of Eskenacs was limited to the fact that he had auctioned off a piece of Yuan blue and white at a sky-high price, and the legend that he owned more than 20,000 precious pieces of ancient Chinese porcelain, but other than that, he didn't know anything about this trading partner!

He set his sights on Yan Ju, he has been in the industry for too short, and these situations are not excusable. But Yan Ju has been collecting all his life, so he should know some of the situation in Eskenats, and since he didn't remind him of the transaction just now, it seems that there should be no problem.

The place where Eskenacs led Wu Di was also an ancient castle, but this ancient castle was not a little smaller than Augustus's.

"This is our family's home in England, we are a family-run company founded in Milan, Italy in 1925, opened its first overseas branch in London in 1960, and became a leading international art collector and operator in 1970. But personally, I prefer people to think of me as a collector. ”

After getting out of the car, Eskenac led the way in front of him while smiling and saying to Wu Di.

After listening to this passage, Wu Di understood that he was probably making a wrong deal. Of course, this mistake does not mean that he suffered a loss this time, in fact, in terms of the comparison of the value of the transaction target between the two sides, not only did he not suffer a loss, but also took a great advantage. But in terms of the selection of cultural relics, such a choice is certainly not in his interests. Because since the Eskenats family is a top international art collection and management institution, how can it be that there is only ancient Chinese porcelain?

However, Yan Ju must know about this matter, how could he not remind him?

The castle of the Eskenats family is not big, but this is only compared to the castle of Baron Augustus, the actual area here is definitely more than 4,000 square meters, but because there are many houses, it feels much smaller than Wu Di's courtyard.

"This castle is now a place for the elderly of the family, we will go in quietly later, and don't let them see it. All of them are so long-winded, I'm really afraid that they will be pestering you and won't be able to get out. ”

The castle was quiet, but from time to time one or two uniformed servants could be seen walking by. The flowers and plants also show that there are people to clean up here at any time.

"It's supposed to be afternoon tea time, and they usually bask in the sun on the grass at the back, so it's just the right time for us to come over."

The secret warehouse that Eskenats said was also underground, covering an area of about five hundred square meters, Wu Di just stood at the door and took a look, and found that he had really made a mistake, nǎinǎi, who said that Eskenats only had porcelain at home? There are a lot of porcelain in these old days, but his collection of Chinese antique jade, bronze, lacquerware, and furniture adds up to not much less than the number of porcelain!

Shang Dynasty bronze gilt with hook, Shang Dynasty a two serpentine dragon body pattern copper square tripod, Qin Dynasty gilt antelope argali-pattern bronze plaque, Han Dynasty bronze decoration box...... This is bronze.

The limestone Guanyin Bodhisattva statue in the Tang Dynasty, the vanilla pattern disc of red watermelon in the Yuan Dynasty, the jade man of the Hongshan culture in the Neolithic period, the jade pig dragon, and the three-legged cup of the Dawenkou culture, this piece is a rare Jing product!

Yan Ju was not moved in the slightest when he saw these things, most of which he had seen from the "Catalogue of Chinese Cultural Relics and Artworks on Sale" published by the Eskenats family. The catalogue consists of 53 books, including various art categories, ceramics, porcelain, jade, bronze, lacquerware, sculpture, calligraphy and painting, etc. The catalogue is printed beautifully, the explanations are also detailed and detailed, and the ins and outs of each item are explained very clearly. The new edition of the catalogue also has a Chinese-English comparison to facilitate the use of Chinese readers, which can be said to be a treasure trove of knowledge for collectors and researchers, and a necessary reference material for collectors' private libraries.

Since this book has been published for a long time, and it has been widely circulated, and Wu Di has planned to trade with Eskenats beforehand, how would he know that this kid's understanding of Eskenats is still at such a superficial level?

Originally, he wondered why Wu Di was so easy to talk this time, but after seeing Eskenats's list of transactions, and thinking of his preference for porcelain, he took it for granted. After all, there were already a lot of these other things in Augustus, and it was understandable to choose porcelain all this time.

The more Wu Di looked at it, the more shocked he became, the bronzes here were more complete than those collected by Augustus, and there were also a lot of Jing products!

In the late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the triangular thunder pattern ground pan dragon and phoenix bird pattern bronze mirror, the quality is so perfect, it seems that there is no one in China. The Shang Dynasty thunder-patterned beast-faced dragon-patterned bronze goose was definitely a jing product in the palace of the Shang King back then, maybe the old boy of the King of Shang had used it. This piece of a two-serpentine dragon body pattern copper square tripod, if it is twice as big as that, two times, I am afraid that its value will not be worse than Si Mu Wu Dafang Ding!

Wu Di regretted that he had so easily given Cézanne's "Still Life Apple Basket" to Augustus, and now he had nothing to ...... except for the "Flower of Death" No, how did you forget that "The Death of Marat"? He slapped his face excitedly, although the painting was not sure of its true value, but it was still possible to take it here to test the water, if it could not be exchanged for something precious, it was a big deal to hold it in his hand again.

For these oil paintings, except for the two realistic "Evening Bell" and "Summer Evening" because he really likes it, he has no intention of exchanging them at all, and he doesn't even look at "Flower of Death" very much. If it weren't for that special experience, and the fact that it was Van Gogh's masterpiece, maybe he would have been thrown out this time.

As for Giotto's "Madonna", it is because he remembers that he seems to believe in Jesus, and that it was a gift to be given to her, and this picks and picks up, and it seems that only this "Death of Marat" can be traded. As for the antique gambling competition in half a year, isn't there still half a year to go?

"What? You still have a painting of "The Death of Marat" by Dawit and Groh? Where, can you let me see? ”

Eskenats's surprised and eager expression let Wu Di know that he had underestimated the painting. However, now that you know the value of this work, there is no need to rush the rest. It's just that there is one more point, the painting has not been paid, I hope this guy can find a qualified appraiser, don't be able to identify it when the time comes, but it will be troublesome.

"The painting is in China now, but I can ask them to send the picture first, and Mr. Eskenatz will talk about it when he is interested."

Eskenatz realized his gaffe, nodded a little embarrassedly, and said:

"Personally, I am a big admirer of Gro's work, and I have two of them in my collection. If that painting was really created by Dawit and him, I think its appearance would probably shock the whole world art world. Mr. Wu Di, I really envy your vision and luck! ”

"Oh, yes, it's luck! When I saw this work in that gallery, I thought it was a strange imitation, but after careful examination, I found that it was such a stunning work, which is really lucky! ”

"Oh my God, is that painting also a leak that you picked up, Mr. Wu Di? Listen to what you mean, or if you personally appraised it, can you tell me which master can teach such a young and talented disciple as you? ”

Wu Di replied without blushing:

"You also know that person, Chang Youxue, Master Chang!"

A trace of suspicion flashed in Eskenats's eyes, of course he knew who it was, and he also admired his achievements in the appraisal of Chinese antiques, which was a Beidou-like status of Mount Tai commensurate with his position in the Chinese political arena! But in the appraisal of Western artworks, especially oil paintings, does he really have such high skills?

He shook his head, next time he goes to Huaxia, he must visit him to ask for advice, maybe a casual word from the master can make his appraisal level go to a higher level! (To be continued.) )