Chapter 362: Spoils of War
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Jin Muchen put away these diamond jewelry, and at the same time, while he was free, he took out almost all the treasures collected in the purple jade space.
Recently, there are so many treasures that he can't even remember clearly, so he has to take care of them.
Some of these treasures were collected by himself before, and some were obtained from the two looting of the museum, and these things must be clearly distinguished.
Then put away what you plan to keep, sort out those who plan to shoot, and wait for the things to be clear, and then you can figure out how to make a move.
The first thing to take out is, of course, what he used to collect through various means, such as picking up and collecting it himself, or winning it from others, these things are traceable, and they can be sold openly or collected.
For example, the first set of snuff bottles in the Qing Dynasty court collection in Washington, D.C., was his earliest collection of treasures.
And because almost every one of these snuff bottles is very special, Jin Muchen plans to collect this set of snuff bottles by himself, and does not plan to sell it.
As for the other set of snuff bottles won from Zangbao Zhai, although the quality is not bad, Jin Muchen has no intention of keeping it, after all, this set of snuff bottles is a little dwarfed compared to the set of fine products in his collection.
There are also two Qianlong grandfather clocks, one of which is the bronze gilt eight-treasure pattern carp leaping dragon gate grandfather clock won from Zangbao Zhai, and the other is the Lideheng grandfather clock, which he picked up and collected in Jade Bird City. These two grandfather clocks are not cheap in value. Any one is at least worth about 100 million yuan.
But because they are all very beautifully made. And they are in good condition, so Jin Muchen also plans to keep these two grandfather clocks by himself.
There is also a Qianlong green jade pen holder received from San Francisco, which was given to him by Qianlong's son-in-law, this pen holder is dispensable in Jin Muchen's opinion, if someone is willing to pay a suitable price, he is willing to sell.
In addition, when it comes to pen holders, he also has a bamboo carved pen holder of Gu Yu that he collected in Panjiayuan. This pen holder turned out to be dilapidated, but after the purple jade space was repaired, it was already intact, and Jin Muchen didn't plan to keep this pen holder, just waiting for someone to bid.
The rest is his own collection of foreign treasures, such as the pair of celestial globes and globes of the Swedish royal family, which are very beautifully made, good ornaments, and of course he is willing to sell them if someone bids well.
If you can't sell it. It's not bad to keep it for yourself.
There are also three bronze gilt eggs produced by the French Sèvres porcelain factory, these three easter eggs. Jin Muchen plans to stay, after all, these three easter eggs are too important for French and even European art ceramics.
So he didn't plan to make a move, although you French did all the bad things in our China back then, and you also snatched a lot of treasures from us back then, right?
So today Lao Tzu collects a few of your treasures, which is also a matter of course.
There are also three sets of KPM's Frederick the Great's tableware, this tableware, the status of the European porcelain industry, I'm afraid it's not as good as holding three French bronze gilt eggs in your hands, but it's also a good thing, if someone is willing to bid, you can also consider selling two sets and keeping a set of collections.
As for the set of Taizu porcelain in Liling in his hand, he plans to collect it, after all, the peerless product of the red @ color official kiln, this is not to be missed.
There are also the four pairs of Arthur that I bought back from Puhai. Pinajang's oil paintings, these paintings, Jin Muchen doesn't plan to sell them, these are things that are placed in his own store, and they can't be moved.
There is also Napoleon's copper cup collected at the Brimfield Antiques Exhibition, the market price of this thing is only a few million dollars, which does not seem to be expensive, but after all, there is little circulation in the market, and because it involves historical celebrities, it has great potential for appreciation, and Jin Muchen plans to keep this cup by himself.
There is also the $3 gold coin, which is a unique product, although the price on the market has reached $4 million, but considering the future appreciation space, Jin Muchen also intends to leave the most cost-effective for himself.
There is also the Japanese national treasure of the chrysanthemum text Zezong knife, this is the national treasure that the Japanese attach the most importance to, considering that the Japanese devils burned and looted in our country back then, and robbed so many treasures, so this knife, Jin Muchen did not plan to shoot.
Don't you treat our national treasure as your own trophy? Now Lao Tzu also regards your national treasure as Lao Tzu's trophy.
As for the other Qianlong treasure knife, Jin Muchen didn't plan to keep it, and if there was a suitable person who was willing to make a move, he would sell it himself.
There is also the famous British silversmith Paul, who received it from the old Black Evan who delivered it to the door. The Eros flask made by Rami Fever, Jin Muchen plans to keep it in his hand and take a look, after all, such silverware has a very high appreciation space.
As for the two gramophones he bought, leave them to someone who is destined, as for Jesse from the Olympic commemorative version of the gramophone. Owens's gold medal, Jin Muchen plans to keep it for himself, after all, such a thing involving historical celebrities, the appreciation space in the future is very high.
And then there is the treasure that was brought from the ghost market, Qianlong's Taishang Emperor Zhang, this must not be shot, the appreciation potential of this thing is very high, this thing has to be kept by yourself.
As for the porcelain plate painting of the eight friends of Zhushan, it depends on whether anyone is willing to shoot.
In the end, the Tang Dynasty Zhang Xuan's "Journey from the Tang Dynasty" was almost available at a tattered price, this painting is a peerless national treasure, and Jin Muchen does not plan to sell it anyway.
As for the trophies in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, except for Yan Liben's "Picture of Emperors of the Past Dynasties" in the Tang Dynasty, the priceless "Pounding Practice" by the famous painter Zhang Xuan of the Tang Dynasty, copied by Song Huizong, and the "Five-colored Parrot Picture" signed by Song Huizong, these three paintings can be sold.
There are also the five treasures of Buddhism, these Buddha carvings, Jin Muchen doesn't plan to keep them, this thing is big, heavy, and takes up too much space, so this thing must be shot.
As for the Western oil paintings that I got in the art museum, this thing has a good value preservation effect, and there is a lot of room for appreciation, so I have to keep a few of them.
For example, the works of Van Gogh, Cézanne, Vermeer and Rembrandt, these are kept by themselves, and the other oil paintings can be sold.
The "Five Hundred Arhats", the "Ming Emperor's Horse Viewing Picture", and the "Wild Fox Fishing Picture" painted by the Japanese national treasure painter knocked out from Yamamoto Shingo's hand, these three paintings must be kept.
As for the other paintings, I will leave them to the destined people, and as for the bronzes, they must be disposed of.
The antique I got from the FBI Agent Bryan, although the value is not high, but it is not a good time to sell, so I have to keep it first.
There is also the Xuande furnace from Benjamin's house, which is a peerless treasure, and this must be kept.
Next up is the loot from the British Museum.
I like those porcelains very much, so I definitely won't buy a single one.
Needless to say, the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty, the representative of the blue and white of the Yuan Dynasty, that must be left, even if it is the porcelain of the imitation Ru kiln of the Qing Dynasty, I like it very much, these are all must be left.
There are also blue and white glazed red porcelain, enamel porcelain, all kinds of pastel, doucai porcelain, and the blue and white plate with a yellow background that must be left.
Gu Kaizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty copied this silk painting in the Tang Dynasty, which must be left by himself, and other Dunhuang silk paintings can be disposed of.
As for other Western antiques, they should also be treated differently.
The counters with jewels, the king's gold belt, and the crowns studded with all kinds of precious stones, were all gone, and then the jewels, the king's gold belt, and the crowns, and the swords, and the armor, all that were left to themselves.
After all, this is a memorial to the ancestors of the British, and it is also a trophy of Jin Muchen.
Don't you British like to dig up other people's ancestral graves all over the world, then of course the good old man can also collect some of the treasure bumps in your ancestral graves.
Although the value of these things is not necessarily high, they have particularly important commemorative significance for Jin Muchen.
There was also the set of walrus tusks and whale teeth elaborate chess, which he planned to keep.
However, those Greek stone carvings, as well as the bronze statues of Benin, gave him more headaches.
To be honest, these things are still quite popular in the auction market, but Jin Muchen feels that if he takes out this thing and sells it, it will be no different from a real thief.
The main reason why he ransacked the Museum of Fine Arts and the British Museum in Boston was because they provoked him.
And stealing their treasures is also because on the one hand, these treasures originally belonged to their own country, and on the other hand, because when they got these treasures, most of them were obtained through some improper means.
But now he has other national treasures in his hands, and if he takes these things out and sells them, it will be no different from those museums.
So he was a little hesitant about what to do with these things.
These stone carvings and bronze statues are national treasures of Greece and Nigeria respectively, and they are not small in size and weight, so it is not a matter to keep them in the purple jade space, and they must be disposed of.
But what exactly is to be done? That's the problem!
Jin Muchen touched his chin and began to ponder.
This is sorted out, there are really a lot of good things in my hands, and most of them are priceless treasures.
So what should we do with these things? After all, they are all powerful babies from Britain and the United States, if they are too hasty, it will not work, in case someone finds out about the horse's feet, it will be bad. (To be continued......)