It turned out that the lot was designed in 1942 by Van Cleef & Arpels, a famous French luxury brand that has a history of more than 100 years and has been the favorite top jewelry brand of aristocrats and celebrities around the world.

Inspired by the famous ballet dancer Maria Camargo (whose information is really unknown), this ballerina brooch features a pear-shaped diamond face gently surrounded by a ruby ribbon and a delicate diamond dance dress embellished with magnificent rubies and emeralds. The work is lifelike, dynamic and aesthetically inspiring.

And Hepburn's dream since childhood was to become a good ballet dancer, even during the 1944 famine in the Netherlands, she never gave up the practice of ballet, she once said, "It doesn't matter if you wear the most uncomfortable wooden dancing shoes, as long as you can become a ballet dancer, I can give everything I have!" She once went to the famous ballet academy Anheng Music School to study ballet, but in the end she was sadly told that she did not have the talent in this area, and finally gave up helplessly.

Even so, her love for ballet has never diminished, and women love jewelry, so when she sees this delicately designed and bejeweled ballerina brooch today, she will naturally be fascinated and unable to extricate herself. Another reason is that Hepburn was very fond of brooches, and she kept them by her side until her death when Gregory Parker gave her, although there is a direct friendship between the two of them for decades, but it is enough to show her love for brooches.

Seeing this situation, Tang Ning decided to take a picture of this brooch and give it to Audrey Hepburn, because he felt that this brooch was simply tailor-made for Hepburn, but just when he was about to raise the card, a girl's delicate voice came not far from him: "Hani, this brooch is so beautiful, can you buy it and give it to others?" ”

Downing turned his head to look. It turned out to be a young woman with heavy makeup and gorgeous clothes who was snuggling up in the arms of the man next to her, and the man who was obviously old enough to be her father laughed and said, "No problem, Jenny, since you like it, then I will buy it for you." It's only 50,000 US dollars, a small amount of money! ”

Everyone else around them glared angrily at this pair of strange men and women, and the people who could come to this auction were relatively statused, so they naturally had to pay attention to their words and deeds, and this man was glared at by everyone. reacted and touched his nose a little embarrassed, and then raised the auction card in his hand high!

Johnson dutifully shouted: "Mr. 23 is bidding $50,000, it seems that he wants to give this beautiful brooch to the beautiful lady next to him, this is really a good gift!" ”

Tang Ning saw Audrey Hepburn, who was standing aside with a tray at this time, with a disappointed look in his eyes, so he immediately raised the auction card high!

Although Downing took away some items of low value today, because he had already auctioned off several pieces, Johnson had already paid attention to him, and he was very happy to see him holding up his card, because Downing helped him a lot today. If Tang Ning was not here, there would have been at least two unsold lots just now, and he didn't care about the commission, but the unsold auction really affected his reputation as a white glove, so he had a very good impression of Tang Ning, and he was sure that this was a rich master, plus the guy just now was too rude and uneducated, and the woman around him was not worthy of this creative and unique brooch, so in his heart, he was more inclined to Tang Ning to get this brooch.

So he hurriedly shouted: "Mr. 12, Mr. 12." Mr. 12, who shined tonight and won repeatedly, shot again, and his vision is still so precise, this Van Cleef & Arpels-themed brooch is definitely worth having! Hepburn, who was standing next to Johnson, saw Downing holding up his bid for this brooch, and immediately looked at Downing with wide eyes. Although she knew it was a delusion, there was still a hint of expectation that her boss would bid for the brooch for her.

However, it was not only Downing and the rude No. 23 man who took a fancy to this brooch, but there were also four or five people present who were raising their cards to bid for this brooch, especially several ladies, regardless of age, who were all eyes shining when they saw such exquisite jewelry. Raise your cards again and again.

After a while, presumably the No. 23 man felt that it was too troublesome to compete with everyone with such a 1,100 sign, so he simply stood up and bid: "I'll pay 80,000 US dollars!" ”

According to the rules of the auction, it is allowed to raise the bid at a time according to the minimum increase, and direct bidding is also allowed, but the bid must exceed ten times the minimum increase.

The bid of the man on the 23rd immediately shocked several bidders, although this brooch is very exquisite and beautiful, but in fact the reserve price given by the auction company is very fair, because the value of this jewelry is not as great as the range of calligraphy and painting antiques, so in fact, 50,000 US dollars is already a more reasonable market price, and now the 80,000 US dollars quoted by the 23rd man has far exceeded the market value, although these women like this brooch very much, but seeing that the price is too high, they have begun to give up and continue to chase.

Just when the No. 23 man looked around triumphantly, feeling that Dugu was seeking defeat and had no opponent, a clear voice came out faintly: "I'll pay 90,000 dollars!" ”

Everyone followed the sound and saw that it was No. 12 Tang Ning who made the bid, and the No. 23 man was suddenly a little unhappy, pointing at Tang Ning and shouting: "Boy, what do you mean by this, you have to grab something from Master Huo Senbruce with me, right?" (Well, I don't know how many people still remember the stalk of the great thief Horseson Bruce, but this is definitely an age-revealing series)

Before Downing could speak, Johnson preemptively shouted: "Mr. 23, please pay attention to your words and demeanor, your current behavior has violated the rules of the auction, please stop immediately!" ”

Foxenbruce glared at Downing angrily, and then raised the bidding card in his hand high, looking like he would not give up with Downing, and Downing raised his bid again as if he didn't care: "I'll pay $100,000!" Some people don't pretend to be aristocratic lords here if they don't have money, and the current America is not the original Southern plantation era! ”

Downing's reference to the Southern Plantation Era refers to the fact that before the Civil War, the southern United States was controlled by large estate owners who purchased and raised many black slaves, and the large estate owners at that time generally called themselves lords, and since the defeat of the Civil War, this statement is obviously ironic. (To be continued.) )