Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Black Market for Antiques (8)
There are not many people who are interested in this pen holder, and after reading it, they are quite disappointed, and after waiting for a few minutes, the auctioneer saw that no one came up, so he said: "Bosses, an ancient pen holder, you can also add some interest to it in the study, and you can bid if you want it." ”
But apparently everyone is not interested in this thing, and few people want to be the head of this zuihou. The auctioneer is not surprised by this situation, but he is not in a hurry, anyway, someone will always make an offer, it's just a matter of how much.
Chu Chen didn't have the heart to make a bid, and after waiting for a few minutes, seeing that no one was offering, he said, "Two thousand!" ”
Qian Changxing heard that it was Chu Chen's offer, and he originally wanted to intervene, but he was really a little uninterested in looking at this tube, and judging from Chu Chen's expression, it seemed that his interest was not very great, so he didn't quote the price himself, but Chu Chen didn't take over, so it would really be a shame.
After Chu Chen's quotation, everyone was still silent, after all, the quality of this pen holder was there, as long as it was someone who was slightly involved in antiques, they could judge its value, and everyone only thought that Chu Chen wanted to pass by as soon as possible and speed up the auction process.
After Chu Chen got the pen holder, Zhao Qirui asked with some curiosity: "Xiao Chu, is there anything wrong with this pen holder?" ”
Chu Chen shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not good, anyway, things are cheap, and I bought them as a souvenir." ”
Zhao Qirui smiled after hearing this, and didn't say anything, the things haven't been paid for yet, if they really missed it, they can't publicize it, maybe it's possible for people to regret it, after all, this is an antique black market.
Next, the auction was also very valuable, a box of agarwood from the late Qing Dynasty.
Agarwood is the dry woody part of trees such as white wood incense or agarwood, a plant in the family Ruixiangaceae, and is a wood, spice, and traditional Chinese medicine. When the heart of the agarwood plant is stimulated by trauma or fungal infection, it will secrete a large amount of resin with a strong fragrance. Because of their high density, these parts are also known as "water agarwood".
In many places on shijie, agarwood is a precious spice that is used to burn incense, extract spices, add to wine, or be carved directly into ornaments.
This box of agarwood is very large, well-preserved, the quality can be described as top-notch, what is more rare is that the box for storing small pieces of agarwood is also made of agarwood, the use of the natural posture of the material is slightly modified, the consumables are expensive, original, and even more rare.
Such a box of top-quality agarwood, not to mention Zhao Qirui's heart, even Chu Chen was eager to buy it, but unfortunately Chu Chen had no money, and Zhao Qirui wanted to buy these agarwood because he took the previous pair of enamel bowls, and the money was not enough, and in the end he was auctioned by two familiar bosses at a price of four million and eighty thousand.
This result made Zhao Qirui quite regretful, he sighed, and said: "Hey, I didn't expect that Zuihou is such a top-notch old agarwood, I knew that I wouldn't shoot this pair of bowls!" Bald horse, why didn't you warn me before. ”
Ma Bald said with some embarrassment: "This, Mr. Zhao, I am also powerless, before they would only inform me of the things in this auction, the quality is good, as for what the thing is, I am also the same as you, both eyes are dark." ”
Zhao Qirui saw his somewhat sad face, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't act like this, after all, it's not that you are cowardly, you have been in this industry for more than ten years, and you only dare to do work in the periphery, and the core news can't be obtained, if we hadn't cooperated for so many years, and you are also able to do things, I would have changed people a long time ago." ”
Ma Bald smiled and thanked Dade, and said secretly in his heart, if I hadn't been cautious for so many years, I would have entered the bureau a long time ago, if it wasn't for my wife and children to support, I really didn't want to do this job.
Of course, Ma Bald is just thinking about it in his heart, you must know that just the little thing that Zhao Qirui took today will have at least forty or fifty thousand points, and Zhao Qirui will give him some additional benefits. On this day, the money he earned could be worth the income of many people in the capital for a year, and he would not be willing to let him quit.
Originally, everyone thought that this auction would be over, but unexpectedly, the auctioneer said with a smile: "Bosses, due to some special reasons, this auction has added one more thing, but this zuihou is a heavy weapon, I believe you will not be disappointed, please look at it, Shengkeng, Warring States Bai Yuding!" ”
Listening to the name, Chu Chen thought it was a small ding, but he didn't expect that this time it was not the etiquette group who took the things, but two strong men carried them out, looking at the height of the ding's ears, it actually reached above the auctioneer's waist, and it was estimated that there should be eighty or ninety centimeters. Seeing this, he couldn't help but be a little stunned, this is completely a heavy weapon!
As soon as this tripod was lifted, the scene was in an uproar, this heavy weapon was really shocking! When this white jade tripod was carried to the front of the stage, someone couldn't wait to rush up, and looked around the thing with some excitement.
Chu Chen's eyes were sharp, he saw some details, and said with some surprise: "It seems to be a high-relief dragon pattern, it looks like it's genuine!" ”
Ah Chao has been following Zhao Qirui for a long time, and he has not been to the black market, and it is the first time he has seen such a heavy weapon, and he was also a little shocked and said: "I don't know if it's true or not, if it's true, then this group of people is really too bold, and they dare to shoot this kind of thing!" ”
After Zhao Qirui heard this, he also nodded and said: "These people are indeed too bold, this thing seems to have been unearthed for a long time, and it is not good that it involves a big case." I said Ma Bald, you kid is not afraid to enter the game. ”
The bald man said with a sad face: "I really don't know about this, no one has revealed this kind of thing in advance, and I wouldn't have been involved in this auction if I knew about it." ”
Zhao Qirui pointed at the bald horse and smiled: "Look at your bear, you haven't participated in the organization, how big can it be, is it possible that you are still a native master." ”
When they were laughing, Chu Chen accidentally saw Yu Guangjie and the others laughing a little meaningfully, and then thought of the Warring States Jade Dragon in the afternoon, and said with some hesitation: "Brother Zhao, you said that the jade pendant in the afternoon, will it be the soil that came out together?" ”
Zhao Qirui pondered for a long time after hearing this, then looked at Yu Guangjie and said, "This matter is really uncertain. ”
"What about the investigation......" The bald man asked with some trepidation.
Seeing his appearance, Zhao Qirui knew what the reason was, the matter might involve a group of bold Tufuzi, and Ma Bald's worry was not unreasonable, so he said: "Okay, you can just help me inquire about the afternoon matter, it doesn't matter if it succeeds or not." ”
When Ma Bald heard this, he breathed a big sigh of relief in his heart, he couldn't afford to provoke Tufuzi, and he couldn't afford to provoke Zhao Qirui either, in his heart, to some extent, Zhao Qirui was a little more terrible than Tufuzi.
Chu Chen said softly: "Brother Zhao, let's not mix things like this." ”
Zhao Qirui nodded and said, "It's definitely not mixed up, and we can't afford to mix it with this little money, but it's no problem for us to go up and enjoy it." ”
Chu Chen nodded, and then the two of them came to Bai Yuding together.
This white jade tripod is also carved with Hetian white jade, just such a large piece of Hetian white jade is enough to show its extraordinary. And it is even more difficult to make such a tripod after hollowing out such a large piece of jade material, and this alone has to be amazing.
Most of the places of Ding, by the brownish gray, jade color transparent and crystalline, dazzling, very pleasing to the eye. This tripod type is flat, bulging belly, both sides of the tripod stretch out symmetrical ears, and the bottom is attached to the three animal feet to depict gluttonous ornamentation.
The mouth and ears of the white jade tripod are carved back lines, and the outer wall is carved with a dragon pattern, a string pattern, a gluttonous pattern, and the ornamental carving is very fine and vivid, reflecting the superb craftsmanship of the carving master.
Judging from the style of the ornamentation, carving techniques and color, this is indeed a white jade tripod from the Warring States period, and judging from the traces on the surface, this is indeed a newly unearthed thing.
This Warring States White Jade Tripod is huge, the ornamentation is beautiful and atmospheric, the shape is exquisite, it can be said that it is quite rare, not to mention rare, Chu Chen has never seen such a similar white jade tripod until now, whether it is from artistic value, economic value, or cultural value, this tripod can be regarded as a national treasure.
"How?" After the two returned to their seats, Zhao Qirui hurriedly asked.
Chu Chen said solemnly: "In my opinion, no matter how you look at it, this tripod should be a white jade tripod from the Warring States Period, and its condition is also top-notch, and from the performance point of view, it is indeed a newly unearthed thing." ”
"Huh." Zhao Qirui said with a smile: "This kind of thing is a hot potato, even if I have money, I don't dare to buy it home, let's concentrate on watching the excitement." ”
"Two million!" The first person's offer was so high, Chu Chen guessed that it was very likely that the competition below would be very fierce, but he couldn't figure it out, did these people dare to swagger through the market after they bought it?
"Two million four million!"
"Three million!"
Sure enough, as Chu Chen guessed, the price of this Ding rose in a straight line, and the competition was very fierce, and soon the price exceeded five million.
However, Chu Chen also found a detail, one of the middle-aged people who often quoted should be a nursery, and the few times he encountered something that looked good before, the middle-aged people would also spare no effort to raise the price, and when it reached a certain price, it often died down.
But this is normal, not to mention the antique black market, even if it is a formal auction, this kind of childcare also exists.
However, when it comes to Zuihou, the price quoted by the partnership is the price, after all, this is a black market antique, and the money each person brings is limited. In the end, this white jade tripod was bought by a boss who looked like an explosive household for 6.2 million.