After listening to Kelly's explanation, Mina frowned and said, "It can't be that guy, I heard about what happened to your family and knew that your father might sell things to him again, so he deliberately hid, right?" ”

Kelly shook her head and said, "Probably not, my father asked the owner of the store next to him, and the other party said that the person's business was not good, and he had been planning to close the door in the past few months, and it wasn't until a month ago that he found the next home and officially closed the door, and my father happened to be dealing with the affairs of his company at the time, so he never got the news." ”

"Humph! Count him lucky! Mina shook her fist in anger.

At this time, Wu Ke spoke: "I have seen a lot of this kind of person, even if you find out that something is wrong and want to settle accounts with him, it is generally unlikely that you will be able to recover your losses." ”

"How is this possible, the thing was bought from him, is it a fake, can he not be responsible?" Mina retorted.

"Yes, when my father bought it, he had an invoice." Kelly also felt that she could definitely settle accounts with the other party.

"Not necessarily." Chu Chen said: "If the helmet of the Warring States period is indeed written on the invoice, then you still have the possibility of recovering the loss, but in my judgment, the other party will definitely not write it like this, I think it is likely that only the helmet is written on the invoice, or it is simply written handicrafts, right?" ”

Kelly was stunned, this matter was really right for Chu Chen, the helmet was written on the invoice, and she asked weakly:

"If you don't write about the helmet of the Warring States period, can't you claim compensation?"

"Of course not!" Chu Chen said: "The invoice can be set as a contract, and the helmet is written on it, and this helmet is not from the Warring States period." But you also can't deny that it's a helmet, so how do you go to the seller for a claim? And if the artwork is written on it. It's the same thing. ”

Listening to what Chu Chen said, Kelly and the others couldn't help but look at each other. They didn't think much about it at first, but now they realized that there was such a big hole in it.

Mina muttered, "It seems that in the future, when buying antiques and other things, even if it is an invoice, you have to read it carefully!" ”

Chu Chen smiled secretly when he heard this, Mina said this, it is completely a layman's words, and he generally sells antiques, unless it is a genuine work that he is very sure of. Otherwise, what seller would write so clearly on the invoice? And even if the seller is sure that his thing is genuine, in order to avoid disputes, he will write vaguely.

Of course, it's not impossible for the seller of genuine products to arrive, but in this industry, there are too few, so Mina really goes to buy antiques, like she does, and only guides the seller not to sell her things.

Think no more. Chu Chen took another small box in his hand, and inside this box was a copper gilt watch. Coincidentally, when he visited the Forbidden City some time ago, he saw a bronze gold-plated shell painting enamel wall watch from the Qing Dynasty. It's quite similar to this watch.

The gold-plated copper case has some wear and tear around the dial, and the lid is inlaid with a pair of beads and rubellite. What makes Chu Chen feel strange is that there are white enamel dials on both sides of this watch. The dial has three bronze hands and a string hole, which is wound by a guò key.

During the Qing Dynasty. Kangxi had a special interest in Western science and technology, and missionaries at that time also presented clocks and watches to the emperor as gifts, along with telescopes, calculators, and surveying and mapping instruments. The court clock workshop was presided over by the famous British watchmaker Fastaslin at that time, who was engaged in the repair and manufacture of clocks and watches in the palace.

The watch workshop expanded in the Yongzheng period, gathering a group of missionaries with exquisite skills. And this watch should be one of the Western clock works dedicated to the palace in the early Qing Dynasty.

The movement of this watch is powered by a barrel, a tower wheel and a chain, which drive the gearing system. And because of the good maintenance, I can still walk around now, which is quite rare.

But the gilt wear of this watch is really a bit strict, and Chu Chen finally calculated that he could only get two thousand pounds at most.

At this time, Kelly was already a little disappointed and a little numb, and when she heard the price given by Chu Chen, she just shook her head and smiled bitterly, and then asked Chu Chen to help identify the last antique she brought.

The last box was much larger than the other two, and the box looked more gorgeous than the two just now, from this point of view, Chu Chen felt that the contents should at least be more valuable than the other two.

The box was opened, and inside was a gourd bottle with a peculiar shape, a height of about 14 cm, with azure glaze on the outside, and the surface was covered with unique-looking open pieces.

This immediately made Wu Ke exclaim: "Achen, this seems to be an official kiln!" ”

Before Chu Chen could speak, Kelly smiled and said, "Yes, this is indeed an official kiln gourd bottle from the Song Dynasty of your country." ”

As one of the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty, the official kiln, which has been introduced above, has a simple shape, mainly azure glaze, with unpredictable patterns, and decorates porcelain with natural glaze, which has a dignified and simple beauty.

This gourd bottle shape is exquisite, the shape is unique, kneading and the concept of "the sky is round and the place is round", the bottle mouth to the waist is oval, the lower abdomen is square, there is the meaning of heaven and earth, the difficulty of its molding process, far better than the simple round ware.

Its fetal quality is dense, the bottom exposes the brown fetal bone, the whole body is glazed and the enamel is fat, warm and moist like jade, the yellow-brown gold wire is sparse and clear, and a few roads are through the whole device, which is extraordinarily ancient and elegant, and it is refreshing. Although it is said to be artificial, it is like a natural thing, and the interests of the Song people are all in it, highlighting the aesthetic concept of the literati of the Zhao and Song dynasties who are simple and elegant and clean.

However, to say that it is an official kiln work of the Song Dynasty, Chu Chen did not agree with it after reading it carefully, he shook his head regretfully, and said: "Kelly, I have to say sorry again, although this gourd bottle is indeed an official kiln, it is not an official kiln of the Song Dynasty, but an imitation of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Kelly listened to what Chu Chen said, and was stunned for a moment, and after half a ring, she came back to her senses, shook her head again and again, and said:

"Impossible! It's certainly not possible! ”

Everyone looked at her expression, as if they were about to collapse, so Mina hurriedly took her into her arms and comforted her softly.

Seeing this situation, Chu Chen could only smile bitterly, he really didn't expect that Kelly's reaction would be so big just now, if he had known, he would have said it tactfully.

After a long time, Kelly wiped her tears and raised her head to apologize to everyone.

"Chu, let me ask first, is it that the official kilns of the Ming Dynasty are not valuable?" Kelly asked.

"Of course not!" Chu Chen shook his head directly: "Even if it is an imitation, the level has a high bottom, like this gourd bottle, it is worth 100,000 pounds." ”

"Is it really worth 100,000?" Kelly asked with a look of surprise.

Chu Chen smiled and said, "That's true, if you want to sell it, you can take it now." ”

Although, if it is purchased for 100,000 pounds, he will not make any money, but with the unique shape of this gourd bottle, as well as the quite extraordinary watch and workmanship, he will not lose money if he buys it for 100,000 pounds, not to mention that the things are good and the collection value is high, so he will earn 100,000 yuan after buying it.

"If it's going to be sold, I'll have to ask my father, and if he agrees, we can trade right away."

Speaking of this, Kelly still asked with some unease: "Chu, is this gourd bottle really worth 100,000?" ”

Chu Chen smiled and nodded affirmatively.

Seeing Kelly's watch, Mina said a little strangely: "Kelly, why are you so surprised, could it be that your father still earned imitation things?" ”

Kelly nodded a little excitedly: "Well, yes, when my father bought it, the other party only needed 80,000 pounds, and he could earn 20,000 pounds!" ”

At this time, she suddenly realized that she had revealed the purchase price, so she glanced at Chu Chen with some weakness.

Chu Chen smiled: "Don't worry, I will definitely not lower the price, and besides, how much money you buy has nothing to do with me, just like the watch just now, even if you buy a loss, I will not make up for the loss, don't you say?" ”

Kelly smiled, although she was not proficient in business, she also knew that if a product disclosed the purchase price to the customer, when the transaction was made, eighty percent of it would be a loss, Chu Chen said this, it was just his good conduct.

Chu Chen smiled: "Actually, I think the person who sold things in the first place should have sold things to you as fakes, otherwise, it is unlikely that he would only need 80,000 pounds." ”

When everyone heard Chu Chen say this, they also thought it was very possible, and Kelly asked with some doubts: "Chu, my father said that this gourd bottle looks similar to the official kiln of the Song Dynasty in the museum, how do you say that it is an imitation of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Chu Chen didn't answer directly, but asked first: "Kelly, take the liberty of asking, how did your father usually learn about antiques?" ”

"He generally prefers to go to museums and read magazines and books." Kelly replied.

"Is it a professional book?"

Kelly recalled, then said, "There should be professional books too, the kind with illustrations." ”

Hearing her say this, Chu Chen and Wu Ke immediately understood that Kelly's father's level in antiques was estimated to be about the same as that of a beginner, and he relied on his experience in the museum and those illustrated professional books to buy antiques, how could he not be eye-catching?

Seeing the strange looks on Chu Chen and Wu Ke's faces, Kelly immediately understood that her father might have done something wrong in this regard, and she hurriedly asked, "Chu, isn't it wrong to do this?" ”

Chu Chen replied: "This is indeed a way to learn, but if you buy antiques with these, it is very likely that you will buy fakes." ”

Kelly wanted to ask how to learn this knowledge, but considering the current situation of her family, her father should not have so much money to buy antiques, so she took the words back again. (To be continued......)

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