Chapter 329: Intuition
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Using the chaotic qi to investigate the Yongle blue and white folded branches and fruit pattern plum vase was actually just a casual act of Yu Fei's boredom, not that he had any doubts about this lot.
As William has just mentioned, this lot was sold by the Japanese collector Goro Sakamoto at Sotheby's auction in 1972 for a whopping £49,000 (which was definitely a sky-high price at the time). Now that it has taken out nearly thirty years and been identified by Sotheby's appraiser, there is almost no chance that it will be a fake!
However, after Yu Fei used the chaotic qi to investigate this Yongle blue and white folded branch flower and fruit pattern big plum bottle, he was shocked to find that there was not a trace of chaotic qi in the big plum bottle!! In other words, this lot is not real at all, but a solid fake!
At this moment, Yu Fei was really angry!
Sosby's auction of Chinese art has hurt the feelings of the Chinese, after all, most of the auction items are obtained through improper means.
But now they are selling fakes in a big way!
Although on the way here, Ye Jianjun once reminded Yu Fei that even at the auction, there were occasional fakes. The appearance of fakes may not be the problem of the auction house appraiser, but more of a conspiracy, a tacit understanding and unspoken rule. Originally, Yu Fei didn't believe that a well-known auction house in the world like Sosby would do such a thing, but now he believes it! The impression of Sotheby has also plummeted.
He was sure that this matter had nothing to do with that Goro Sakamoto and Sotheby's auction house! Otherwise. It is impossible to identify this as a fake with the identification ability of Sotheby's auction house, even if it is a high imitation, and the problem cannot be seen with the naked eye. Isn't there a carbon 14 test?
First of all, the Qianlong jade seal was used to raise the specifications of the entire auction, so that everyone thought that this was a very high-standard auction, and naturally took it for granted that there were many high-quality products. Then followed by the launch of such a high-imitation Yongle blue and white folded branch flower and fruit pattern large plum vase, which makes it difficult to doubt!
At the same time, Sosby threw out the name of Goro Sakamoto, of course, to win people's trust, after all, he auctioned the plum vase in 1972 and it is well documented. However, it can also be seen that Goro Sakamoto is very confident in this fake.
Indeed, the craftsmanship of the imitation of this large plum vase is very high. If you tell it with the naked eye, it is very difficult! Yu Fei guessed. There is one thing that Sakamoto Goro may have done in the nearly thirty years since he got the big plum bottle, and that is to imitate this large plum bottle! After thirty years, he finally found some way. That's what it takes!
It is said that it is a high imitation, but it does not mean that there are no flaws. Even if there is no assistance from the Chaos Qi, there is no need for carbon fourteen detection, and let Ma Shangdu and Dong Dechang identify them, as long as they are given a little longer, they can naturally see that something is wrong.
But at an auction. Of course, there will be no such opportunity. Moreover, most of the people who participate in the auction are some wealthy collectors with average appraisal skills. For example, Ye Jianjun and Zhang Yuanchao are almost impossible to identify the correct results on the spot.
What makes Yu Fei even more angry is that Sosby's auction of fakes at such a special auction of Chinese art, then 80% of the people who fall for it will be these local tyrants from China!
Some people may say, isn't Sosby worried about the buyer buying the big plum bottle back and then finding someone to authenticate it? But this is very unlikely in the century. Because of Sosby's various arrangements, the buyer who took the big plum vase naturally did not think it was a fake, and of course he would not go to an appraisal expert for identification; At the same time, the level of identification of most Tibetans is relatively limited. Even if you communicate with each other, it is difficult to find that something is wrong, even if it is an expert like Dong Dechang. If you don't investigate carefully after getting this plum bottle, you may be concealed. Therefore, although Sosby's counterfeiting behavior is very bold, it is also likely to be fooled by it! In fact, this is not the first time Sotheby has done this.
Yu Fei, who was excited, wanted to stand up and loudly announce that the Yongle blue and white folded branch flower and fruit pattern big plum vase on the stage was a fake!
But he couldn't help it, if someone asked him how he knew the Tao, how should he answer? It is absolutely impossible to tell the secret of the Chaos Qi, and even if you say it, no one will believe it, and you will even be called a madman by others. What is the difference between saying that it is your own feeling and talking in a dream, you can't trust people at all.
So what to do? How can we punish Sosby?
Do you want to take a picture first, and then after getting the lot, announce on the spot that the Yongle blue and white folded branch flower and fruit pattern plum vase is a fake? After all, although he is young, he still has the aura of an appraiser. The National People's Congress who doesn't believe him can check the once-sensational treasure appreciation conference broadcast by Ningdu TV.
But Yu Fei saw the woman who was bidding with Ye Jianjun at this time, and immediately changed his mind.
Although Yu Fei didn't know this woman, he also knew that the identity of a woman in the Dao was not simple, at least William knew the Dao. In this case, I can borrow her identity.
"Three million pounds!" The woman didn't even hesitate at all when she called out the price.
"Three million and ten thousand!" Ye Jianjun immediately followed. His bid was only 10,000 yuan higher than the other party's each time, and it was obvious that he was in a match with the other party.
Some people may think that it is a little dangerous for Ye Jianjun to do this. The higher the price, the more so, and he didn't know the psychological price of the other party, if the other party didn't increase the price after Ye Jianjun called out a higher price than her, wouldn't this thing smash into Ye Jianjun's hands?
Ye Jianjun naturally thought of this layer as well. The market for this Yongle blue and white folded branch flower and fruit pattern plum vase is bullish, and three million pounds is indeed not high.
"Four million!" This time the woman with the veil directly raised the price by a million pounds!
Ye Jianjun was stunned for a moment, and immediately shouted: "Four hundred and one thousand!" ”
Yu Fei lightly touched Ye Jianjun, "Brother Ye-"
"What's wrong?" Ye Jianjun asked strangely.
"Do you trust my instincts?" Yu Fei said, if anyone on the scene can trust his intuition, then this person is none other than Ye Jianjun. When he was in Pingzhou, Ye Jianjun saw Yu Fei use his "intuition" to select pieces of superb jadeite.
"Of course I believe that if I didn't know you, I really thought you could see through the jade in the stone. By the way, how do you talk about that? Ye Jianjun asked a little strangely.
"Six million!" The woman directly added two million this time! It is obvious that he wants to put pressure on Ye Jianjun, after all, many people still can't bear the price increase of 50% all of a sudden.
After the woman bid, everyone immediately looked at Ye Jianjun to see if he would continue to bid.
Some of Ye Jianjun's friends were also secretly a little anxious. Many people think that the sale of this Yongle blue and white folded branch flower and fruit pattern plum vase for six million pounds is already the sky, and the price cannot be increased anymore, otherwise this woman may take the opportunity to withdraw and let Ye Jianjun pay for his bitter fruits.
Some of those who are closer even want to remind Ye Jianjun and signal him not to increase the price.
Ye Jianjun seemed to be hesitating, and did not increase the price for a while.
In fact, Ye Jianjun was still thinking about what Yu Fei said in his ear just now.
Could it be that this Yongle blue and white folded branch flower fruit pattern plum vase is really a fake?! After hearing the news, Ye Jianjun was also taken aback.
If it was someone else, then Ye Jianjun would definitely scoff at it. But now it is Yu Fei who says this, Ye Jianjun believes in Yu Fei's intuition, and Yu Fei's intuition is really not accurate.
William let out a long breath. The bidding just now was actually between two people.
And these two people automatically realized that the price increase did not need him to provoke there at all. I'm really a bit redundant as an auctioneer today.
To be honest, the price of six million pounds is definitely not low.
Fortunately, the Chinese has stopped raising the price, otherwise I really don't know how to end the road.
"Six million for the first time, six million for the second time......" William didn't even ask if anyone else offered a higher price, but directly wanted to drop the hammer.
"Six hundred and ten thousand!" But what everyone didn't expect was that Ye Jianjun made another bid.
Some people may say that since six million pounds is not low, why does Ye Jianjun still have to bid? What's more, this lot is still a fake, isn't he afraid of things hitting his hands?
In fact, this is Yu Fei's strategy.
No matter who this Yongle blue and white folded branch flower and fruit pattern plum vase ends up in, Yu Fei will try his best to dismantle it on the spot, making Sosby lose face! In Hong Kong and other places, Sotheby did have a fake as real and shoddy as good before, and it was also reported by the media, and it was a lot of uproar. But Sotheby said that it was the individual behavior of individual people in the branch, and it had nothing to do with Sotheby! Now, if this happens to Sotheby's London headquarters, and it's being torn down on the spot, let's see how you get down!
Since Yu Fei said so, of course Ye Jianjun is not worried! To say that six million pounds to buy such a large plum vase is a bit high, but it is not unacceptable. In fact, ten years later, the same Yongle blue and white folded branch flower and fruit pattern large plum vase was auctioned for a sky-high price of 166 million yuan in Sotheby, so the six million pounds that Ye Jianjun shouted was just a fraction.
Now the question is, in the face of Ye Jianjun's vexatious price increase, will that woman continue to increase the price? If the price increase continues, how much will the price increase? (To be continued......)