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In fact, Yu Fei was not interested in this auction. He had read the pamphlet printed by Sotheby, and there were not many antiques that interested him.

It's not that the quality of this lot is not high, the main reason is that Yu Fei's vision and taste have been fed by the trip to Japan. Not to mention antiques such as the original Lanting preface and the red and white hibiscus picture, the porcelain from the official kiln can be the finale at any auction.

However, he didn't choose to smoke and watch the scenery outside the stadium like Qi Zhi, of course, he still wanted to see the world.

The auctioneer was a middle-aged man named William, in his forties. Well-dressed, although he is thin and small, his voice is very loud. According to Ye Jianjun, William's status in the auction industry is still very high, but unfortunately, Yu Fei does not know what to do.

William smiled slightly and said, "There are many old friends who know me off the field, but there are also many new friends who may still be questioning, who is this little man standing on the stage?" Why are you blocking my view? ”

Someone let out a slight laugh.

William added: "If I do block your view, then I will be very honored, because my height still catches your attention." ”

This time, the laughter was a little louder. William knew that his strategy had played a role.

"I am today's auctioneer, you can call me William, and of course you can call me His Royal Highness the Prince." Because William has the same name as the prince of the British royal family, he is so ridiculous.

“Oh。 I know that this joke is not funny, because His Royal Highness the Prince is definitely not as handsome as me. Okay, okay. It seems that some people are already getting impatient and want to down. Then I won't waste everyone's time, and now we will have our auction today. ”

In a few sentences, William used a self-deprecating joke to adjust the atmosphere of the scene, and the whole strategy can be said to be very successful.

Generally speaking, the better the lot in an auction, the lower the auction order. On the other hand, most of the first lots are not of high value, or even the bottom of the lot.

The process for this Sotheby auction is the same. Yu Fei has already seen the first lot. It is an Islamic-style crystal flask. It is about 30 cm high. The entire body is made of colourless crystal, which is plated with a layer of silver and engraved with mythological animal, bird and plant motifs, and enamelled on the top and bottom. In terms of craftsmanship, it doesn't look like a Chinese art. But no one can say for sure. Because in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, a large number of foreign utensils and supplies were imitated. For example, there are many porcelain shapes in Yongxuan blue and white porcelain that imitate foreign styles, and even some are customized abroad.

So although the style is Islamic, it is also possible that it still belongs to China.

"Oh, what did I see!" William said with an exaggerated expression: "The carved flowers and birds on the surface of this crystal wine jug seem to be telling me vivid and interesting mythological stories. They were so lifelike that I was really worried that they would jump off it. ”

William's words were clearly exaggerated. This crystal pot is beautiful, but it doesn't attract much attention. Because it's very recent. According to the booklet in Southby, this crystal flask was used to hold red wine in the 19th century.

William carefully brought his nose to the mouth of the bottle and took a deep breath. With an intoxicated expression, he said, "Even though it's been many years, I can still smell the sweet aroma of wine." ”

William was so hardworking and sensational. The buyers in the audience were reluctant, the reason was simple, they came here to take pictures of some treasures, and few were interested in such a broken crystal pot.

At that moment, someone urged: "I said William, can you hurry up, according to your auction method, I'm afraid this auction will be held in the Year of the Monkey." ”

This is a Chinese, and it seems that he is also familiar with William, so he will say such things.

William had a slightly embarrassed smile on his face and said, "Okay, let's take a look at his low price." God, I read that right, such a beautiful crystal flask costs only two hundred pounds! Auction below will begin with a minimum price increase of £10 per bid. ”

But the audience was quiet, and no one made a bid. It seems that there is little interest in such a low-grade lot.

William's expression was even more embarrassed, he didn't expect that his hard work performance would not even have any effect. Could it be that the first lot will be lost, which is very detrimental to his reputation.

Just when William was considering whether to let "Tuo" come out to support the scene, a young man in the back row of the earliest and most embarrassed raised a card!

"£220."

"Good! This gentleman's bid of 220 pounds is really discerning. Is there a better price than £220? William secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If the first lot can be successfully auctioned at a high price, of course, it will make a full house, which is very beneficial to the bidding of the subsequent lots, and can also stimulate the desire of buyers.

Because there are some small cracks on the body of the pot, which affects the condition and price of the crystal pot.

So William didn't think that anyone would have a fever to buy such a crystal flask, so he didn't make much instigation, and wanted to set the first deal in a short time: "220 pounds for the first time, 220 ......"

Before William could finish his sentence, he heard another man shout: "Four hundred pounds!" ”

William's eyes lit up at this moment, and he showed a look of surprise: "400 pounds, is there more than 400 pounds?"

Although 400 pounds is not much, it is not in the eyes of everyone here.

But for this Islamic-style kettle, the price is doubled. It looks a lot better when you shoot it.

But William was far from expecting that this was just the beginning, and the bidding for the Islamic crystal kettle was enthusiastic for a while.

"£500!" Holding the sign was a young Chinese woman with long hair.

"£600!" This time, it was a Caucasian man in his early thirties. Because of the relationship between countries, Yu Fei saw that all Europeans were almost the same.

The price of the auction quickly climbed upward, and there was no need for William's hype at all.

"£1,000!" Another shouted.

When the price of 1,000 pounds was shouted, many people chose to give up, after all, although this crystal wine bottle is very beautiful, but it is relatively recent and flawed, and many people feel that it is not worth 1,000 pounds at all.

Yu Fei was also a little surprised, just such a broken pot, someone was willing to pay 10,000 yuan to buy it? I really don't know if there are people stupid here and a lot of money!

Fortunately, most of the bidders were gringos. Because of the style and shape of the pot, there are not many Chinese who like it. And the Chinese like to wait and see, so they will not rush to the front at the beginning.

"Brother Ye, why is there still someone vying for this broken pot?" Yu Fei asked Ye Jianjun in a low voice.

"Do you think everybody is like you have a room full of fine things?" Ye Jianjun said angrily. Indeed, this crystal pot is too far from Yu Fei's collections.

touched his nose and dust, and Yu Fei stopped asking.

Listening to these people raising prices by tens of dozens of pounds, Yu Fei was a little impatient. When is this a head? He regretted coming here a little now, he knew that if Lu Dao was so boring, he should have gone out with Qi Zhi to play. But at this time, it was a little rude to go out.

In desperation, Yu Fei simply mobilized the chaotic qi to investigate this crystal wine jug.

This check can startle Yu Fei! What's going on? Am I mistaken? Isn't this a 19th-century flask? But what's going on with this chaotic aura?

Yu Fei found that the chaotic qi in the crystal pot was very rich, and it was not something that could be accumulated for more than a hundred years. Judging by the concentration of chaotic qi, the age of this crystal pot is at least more than a thousand years!

Yu Fei was worried that he had misjudged for a while, so he investigated carefully, but still found that the age of this crystal lake was more than 1,000 years!

How so?

At this time, the bidding for the crystal flask continued. The price has climbed to two thousand pounds.

"Two thousand two hundred pounds!" One person joined the auction.

William was overjoyed, so far, the bidding price has been eleven times higher than the auction price! That's a lot of fun.

"Ten thousand pounds!" At this moment, a huge bid scared everyone. (To be continued......)