Chapter 209 The Founding Representative of European Art Ceramics
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They can not only expand the source of customers, but also expand the channel of lots, and they certainly will not miss such an opportunity.
I have used these two pole auction companies as a cover several times before, presumably people have checked themselves out during the time they were offstage, right?
It's no wonder that this Henry squeezes his eyes at himself like this, obviously because he doesn't want to demolish his previous panic and give himself a step down!
Before he was on stage, he dug pits for Song Qingyun several times, but they were all under the guise of Sotheby's and Christie's, and people must have noticed him when they were offstage.
In this information age, all they want to know is to pick up their mobile phones and send a few e-mails, and the speed of these American business elites, I believe that the details about themselves have appeared on their mobile phones as early as an hour ago.
At this time, this Henry, asking like this, is obviously testing whether he wants to sell this vase!
"Hello, Mr. Kim, I'm also honored to meet you, by the way, this vase shouldn't be the boutique you signed a contract with Sotheby's before, right? I don't know if you are interested in entrusting Christie's to help? ”
A fat man who was about to tear his suit suddenly appeared next to Henry, this guy was tall and fat, with a red face, and Henry, who was standing on the side, was thrust by this guy, and glared at him viciously, as if he was going to throw a left hook at this guy at any time.
And this guy didn't back down at all, and he also glared back viciously. It looks like between him and Henry. There must have been a grudge for a long time.
The two of them were in front of Jin Muchen. Regardless of his identity, it was a bit of a sabre-rattling, Jin Muchen was afraid that these two guys would fight here, so he could only cough dryly.
"Gentlemen!"
The two guys immediately withdrew their eyes from each other, and then looked at Jin Muchen with a flattering smile at the same time.
These two guys hadn't exposed their lies in front of everyone before, and at this time they had such a flattering face to themselves. Even if Jin Muchen is a fool, he knows that the reason why they are like this is entirely because of the treasure in their hands.
"Gentlemen? I've worked with your company before, and the process was quite pleasant, but now I still have things to deal with, and I know all about your problems, but now is really not the time to discuss them. Could you please give me a little time to understand the grievance in front of me? ”
Henry and this Johansen. But they are all China experts who have been in China for many years, so let's not talk about other aspects for the time being. But they all know the secrets of Chinese antiques circles.
Especially about the grievances between Jin Muchen and the Song family, they have also heard of it, so as soon as Jin Muchen said this, they all knew that it was not the time to talk about business now, so they simply maintained their demeanor and took a step back, but the psychology department had made up their minds, and as soon as this treasure appreciation conference was over, they would immediately entangle this Mr. Jin.
Anyway, you have to pick out a few treasures from his hands, you must know that this kid today can be regarded as famous in this circle, not to mention anything else, just these treasures in his hand, take out any one, it is enough to be the finale of their autumn auction.
Jin Muchen turned his head to look at his booth, and at this time, there was already a group of people in front of the booth, all of whom were the experts who were sitting behind the judging bench before, although these experts were not necessarily proficient in this Western antique.
But the technology of antique appraisal is generally a one-law, a one-way technology, as long as you are proficient in one aspect, then on the other hand, although you cannot be regarded as an expert, but at least the good, but you can also see it.
What's more, among these review experts, there is also a Juyi from France!
At this time, Song Shuyun and Song Qingyun, father and son, were surrounding this Juyi, whispering to him about the origin of this vase, and several other experts also stretched their necks and listened to Juyi explain to everyone.
Although this Ju Yi is the son-in-law of the Song family, he is not the kind of person who can tell nonsense with a clear conscience, not to mention that he is not only an expert in Western antique appraisal here, but also masters like Henry and Johansen.
So although from his standpoint, he is the son-in-law of the Song family, and he doesn't want the Song family to lose this bet, but at this time, he can't tell the truth.
"This is one of the earliest works of the Royal French Porcelain Factory, the Sèvres porcelain factory, a bronze gilt egg vase. In that year, King Louis XV of France moved the Fanshang porcelain factory to Sèvres and wholly owned the first products of the porcelain factory. It was a gift from Louis XV to his favorite minister Danuville, and I really didn't expect to see this vase here today. ”
This Ju Yi smacked his mouth and said, and when he heard him say this, Song Shuyun and Song Qingyun, the two fathers and sons beside him, were stunned.
Nima, this kid actually took out a royal treasure, and it is also the royal porcelain of the French royal family!
"And is the porcelain from the Severus porcelain factory famous?"
Song Shuyun, who had always been a fairy-style before, couldn't help but ask, this Ju Yi shook his head, his father-in-law is an expert in Chinese antiques, but for Western antiques, he is a layman.
"The porcelain produced by Sèvres should be regarded as the highest representative of European porcelain craftsmanship, on the one hand, because he has always had the support of the French royal family and the state, so that he can continue to try and have a complete record of various techniques and products, on the other hand, because King Louis XV of France did not have much interest in Oriental porcelain, so the Sèvres porcelain kiln did not start with other European porcelain kilns to imitate Chinese or Japanese porcelain, but from the beginning of the French royal style, using a large number of rococo style, It shows the flamboyant style that is unique to France, and thus leads the trend of the entire European continent. Later, all the cellar factories in Europe imitated the porcelain of the Sèvres style, so the Sèvres porcelain kiln has always been the leader of the European ceramic art style, and his status in Europe is equivalent to the status of the Chinese ceramic industry in Jingdezhen. And this bronze gilt egg vase is one of the pioneering masterpieces of European art style porcelain! According to Sèvres's own factory records, three were produced, and now one has appeared here, do you think he is precious? ”
Ju Yi gave everyone a popular science introduction, and the expression on his face was also with indescribable pride and pride, and the expression of looking at this easter egg was becoming more and more obsessed.
"This vase, without doubt, can definitely be regarded as a French national treasure, and it is definitely not an exaggeration to say that he is the pioneering representative of the European ceramic art style. As long as this Mr. Kim nods and agrees, I believe that all museums in France will definitely pay a lot of money to invite this French national treasure back! ”
Johansen is European, so he is familiar with the European antiques market, and he is an absolute authority in this regard.
His words made Henry, who was standing aside, and Juyi nodding frequently, and the Chinese experts standing next to them, after knowing the origin of this vase, focused their attention more on this vase, and they all wanted to see what was so magical about this French national treasure and vase.
And Song Qingyun, who is used to pretending to be a big-tailed wolf, can no longer hold his breath at this time, according to what they say, isn't this vase more precious than his own table clock?
Could it be that he watched this kid rely on this tattered vase to win his own grandfather clock?
"Guy, how can you be so sure that this vase is the porcelain of the French royal family produced by the Sèvres factory? Isn't there a need for a carbon-14 test? ”
Song Qingyun really couldn't suppress the doubts in his heart, and Na Juyi turned his head to look at him, his eyes full of contempt and anger.
"Big brother, please don't doubt my professionalism! After all, this is a national treasure of France, so I have more say than you in this thing! ”
Song Qingyun didn't expect this brother-in-law to be so faceless, and immediately made a big red face, but who made him not consider the seriousness of his words, and secondly, he didn't consider the national feelings of others?
"The reason why I am so sure is that this is the vase that His Holiness gave to Danuvel, because of the purple color on this vase. The gilt glaze and the curvilinear style of Rococo are exactly the shape designed by the porcelain factory to cater to Madame de Pompadour's preferences, and the purple on it is the result of the first attempt by French craftsmen to paint purple on porcelain. This color is so special that there are only three pieces of porcelain in the world that have this color on it, and the other two are now in France. ”
Ju Yi explained to everyone again, in this way, everyone finally understood why the purple on this bottle is so weird, and this weird color is the special business card of this vase as a genuine product.
It is precisely because of the color burned out of this trial production failure that this vase has become one of the few rare treasures that remain!
"In that case, isn't the purple color of this vase so thief because of the failure to burn? In this way, isn't this vase a defective product of failure? ”
Song Shilun couldn't help it, and answered, but he also asked this question about the idea that everyone is concerned about, is a trial product still so valuable?
Ju Yi shook his head: "You can say that it is a prototype, but you must not say that it is a defective product, such a color is a failure from the perspective of modern people, but at that time it can only be said to be exploration and attempt." And after that, the Sèvres factory never fired porcelain of this color again. So far, there are only three porcelains of this color in the world, the other two are in the Sèvres factory's own museum, and one is in front of everyone. ”
As soon as Ju Yi's words ended, Song Qingyun, who was standing next to him, immediately chuckled in his heart, it seemed that something was wrong! (To be continued......)