Chapter 460: Robbing
readx;??? Eskenacs has a large collection of artifacts, but most of them are ancient Chinese porcelain, both because he likes it and because of the well-known provenance of these ancient porcelains. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
However, as a European, he, like Wu Di, cherishes the cultural relics of the European continent civilization more than the ancient Chinese porcelain. If he can exchange the ancient porcelain in his hand for this oil painting, let alone the blue and white jar of Guiguzi going down the mountain, even if he has a few more pieces of the same precious porcelain, he will be willing. However, since it is a business, it cannot be calculated in this way.
"Mr. Wu Di, I have never doubted your vision. As far as we can see, this work is indeed the authentic work of Master Van Gogh. However, I still have some doubts about whether this oil painting can be sold publicly for reasons that are well known. You know, no matter how precious and rare a piece is, if it can't be auctioned publicly, its value will be greatly reduced. So, my offer for it is likely to be quite different from what you expected......"
When Eskenatz received the indication that Evans Carter was genuine, he frowned and carefully and carefully said what he thought.
"Really? It's not too late for me to say so, and since Mr. Eskenats's offer is likely to be quite different from Mr. Wu Di's expectations, how about I hear about it? ”
The door of the hotel room suddenly opened, Augustus strode in with a smile, and Yan Ju, who was following him, glanced at Wu Di proudly, how about it? That's how business should be, now you just wait to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!
Eskenacs was deeply surprised to see Augustus, he glanced at Wu Di in surprise, and walked towards this respected senior,
"Lord Baron, what is the wind that has blown you here?"
"What wind? Baby Wind! If it weren't for my old man's ears, a peerless masterpiece of Master Van Gogh would have slipped out from under my nose! Hehe, you don't have to glare at him, it was my driver who accompanied them to buy this painting, do you think I don't know? ”
Eskenatz frowned in confusion, your driver accompanied them to buy? And now you're going to rob me again? What the hell is going on?
Augustus saw Eskenats's bewildered expression and said with a wry smile:
"Mr. Wu Di and Mr. Yan Ju were invited by me to visit my castle. Because I had something else to do, I asked Oviedo to accompany them around London, but they bought the painting as soon as they got to the fat man's shop of old Baker. ”
Eskenacs knew the root cause and couldn't help but smile bitterly, it doesn't matter if you take it upon yourself, but it's really inhumane for you to come and rob me!
Augustus's tone turned, with a hint of undisguised pride,
"Mr. Eskenats, I have just received a complete manuscript of Shakespeare's master, and I am about to hold a salon in the castle in half a month, and invite friends together to enjoy Shakespeare's masterpieces. I happened to meet you here today, so I will inform you first, and I will arrange someone to send you an invitation at the specific time. ”
Shakespeare's Manuscripts? Or is it a complete one? Eskenacs was devastated by the news, did the old gentleman have a complete manuscript in existence? He suddenly remembered another sentence from Augustus, and turned his head to look at Wu Di with difficulty, is this true?
Wu Di nodded to him gently, and then saw Eskenats's eyes turn red all of a sudden, and he couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, it seems that these well-known collectors are the same problem with him, and they can't see good things!
Eskenacs calmed down his excitement and stared at Wu Di again, his heart full of doubts and envy. What kind of luck is this very ordinary-looking kid, not only can he pick up a lot of Chinese treasures, but he can also get so many peerless treasures that should and must belong to them in Europe?
It's just that the manuscript fell into the hands of Augustus, a Shakespeare fan, and there will definitely be no more intersection with him, and the top priority is to seize this opportunity in front of him to get this ill-fated masterpiece of Van Gogh.
"Lord Baron, about this oil painting by Master Van Gogh, I think it should be the invitation that Mr. Wu sent to me first, according to the rules, you can only intervene after the two of us have not negotiated?"
When it comes to treasure, he doesn't care about Augustus's status anymore, and he is determined that no matter what the price is, he will get the painting. You must know that although he is famous in the international collecting world, he has been labeled as an expert in collecting Chinese ancient porcelain by others, because of his lack of European antique collection. He doesn't have a single work by Van Gogh, and in the past ten years, there has not been a single one on the auction market, so it is conceivable that even if there is one in the future, it will definitely be quite fierce! And this time he only needs to face Augustus one opponent, and the other party has just made a deal with Wu Di, and the jing product in his hand must have been exchanged a lot. If he can't take such an opportunity, he should really jump the Thames.
"Mr. Wu Di, after receiving a call from Mr. Yan Ju, I prepared a list, which I am going to exchange for this collection of "Poppies", you can take a look at it first."
Eskenats didn't hesitate and handed Wu Di a list. This list was originally prepared by him for "The Flower of Death", and it is his bottom line. But now the situation is different, and the original ones are no longer suitable for appearing here. However, even if it is this, he is not too sure, so what ancient porcelain should be prepared for rearing?
Wu Di took the list, and at first glance, he saw the Guiguzi Xiashan Yuan blue and white jar, and he couldn't help but be in a trance. A few days ago, a large jar of Yuan blue and white character story tattoos in Huaxia, is it about to usher in the return of the second baby so soon?
Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln lotus type warm bowl, Ming Yongle blue and white character flat pot, Qing Dynasty Kangxi ruby red Guanyinzun, Qing Dynasty Yongzheng blue and white double dragon play bead pattern bottle, Qing Jiaqing painted gold Wanfu Lianlian red ground jar...... Just looking at the few pieces of porcelain in front of him, he was dizzy and dazzled!
"In addition to these rare porcelains on the list, I can also give Mr. Wu Di 500 pieces of ordinary ancient porcelain from the folk kiln at one time, although most of them are products of the late Qing Dynasty, but I think that in China, no one can have such a large number of ancient porcelain, right?"
When Augustus heard this, he laughed and said:
"As far as I know, there will be at least one, and he has more than several times more than you traded this time!"
Eskenacs raised his eyebrows in disbelief,
"Oh? Why haven't I heard of it? ”
Wu Di coughed twice and said with a wry smile:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Augustus, I'll talk to you later, and I'll definitely find a way to come up with a plan that will satisfy both of you, okay?"
Eskenats turned his gaze to Wu Di, is this kid this person Augustus is talking about? Could it be that he was talking about the trade in Shakespeare's manuscripts?
Seeing the smile on Wu Di's face, he gasped. There are a lot of treasures in China in Augustus, and the varieties are complete, and the patterns are complicated, Wu Di will definitely not let go of the Jing products. But in addition to these Jing products, he actually got thousands of ordinary porcelain, so how precious should this smiling old guy get the manuscript?
"So, Lord Baron, you traded thousands of pieces of ancient porcelain to Mr. Wu Di?"
Augustus was about to deliberately squeeze Eskenacs so that he would retreat, and when he heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile:
"It's not a deal, it's a giveaway, a real giveaway! I made this decision after the transaction was completed, because Mr. Wu was about to open a private museum, so as his New Year's friend, I gave him 3,000 pieces of rare ancient porcelain! This time, I didn't have a list, but I could allow you to pick fifty of the things I crossed off the list last time! ”
Eskenats saw that Wu Di's eyes lit up, and his heart was about to be bad, so he thought about it a little and said:
"Mr. Wu Di, I will add a amphora incense burner from the Northern Song Dynasty Ge kiln, a couplet of Zheng Banqiao and a matching bamboo drawing to this list! In addition, I will give an additional 500 pieces of ancient porcelain as a gift for the opening of Mr. Wu Di Museum! ”
Fifty pieces of Jing antique! Yuan Qinghua, Ru kiln, Ge kiln, and Zheng Banqiao! I want all of them!
Wu Di was very satisfied when he saw Eskenats's list, but he didn't expect Augustus to offer such conditions, and he didn't expect Eskenats to smash a brother kiln immediately, a rare Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy painting, and five hundred pieces of ancient porcelain! Puppet gods, you two tigers are fighting each other, and it's too tempting to fight, right?
Yan Ju looked at Wu Di enviously, but there was not the slightest jealousy in his eyes. As the leader of the new generation of appraisers, he was originally dissatisfied with Wu Di's birth and the rapid endangerment of his position, but this trip to Europe made him completely let go of his mentality. No matter from which point of view, he and Wu Di seem to be two people in different worlds, this kid was born to be a person born for these treasures, and he is in the same era, it is the misfortune of these appraisers, but it is a great fortune in the Chinese collection world! The only thing they can do, and should do, is to make way for him, and help him as much as they can, to see what kind of miracle he can perform!
It's just that this guy's museum hasn't been seen yet, and there are a thousand more pieces of ancient porcelain, so what the hell is it that doesn't make people live?
Seeing that Wu Di wanted to speak, he gently pulled the corner of his clothes, and the best reaction at this time was not to speak, let the two of them fight, maybe they could squeeze out ten more treasures and eight antiques. Anyway, their ancestors robbed it back then, and what is the price they paid at this time compared to back then? ! (To be continued.) )