The treasure auction officially began, and Xu Lao, as the main family, only played a leading role, so naturally there were professional auctioneers on the field. In order to meet the occasion, the auctioneer who walked up to the stage wore a blue and blue long horse coat and introduced himself as Ma Dong.

I've never been to any of these antique auctions, but I've heard a thing or two from customers at Time Cafe. It is said that whenever such an event is held privately, there will be a classified theme, so that the merchants who love antiques can be diverted. For example, some people like to collect calligraphy and paintings, and you must not be interested in inviting them to appreciate porcelain; Some people like bronze, and if you show him some elegant calligraphy scrolls, he won't be right. Therefore, the subject will be informed to the other party in advance before the invitation letter is issued.

The auctioneer, Ma Dongdong, talked for a moment before getting into the subject, saying that there were a total of ten pieces of the collection for everyone to admire and auction tonight, all of which were bronzes. After hearing this, I couldn't help but be inexplicable, I heard Gu Xi's hint to me before, thinking that it was about calligraphy and painting that I needed to identify, but now it is a bronze object, what is the use of looking for me?

Bronzes seem to have always been a favourite among antique collectors, and the value of these antiques has increased with age, depending on the condition of the finished product.

The first object was presented in a red velvet cloth, which was not large from the shape of the arch. Ma Dong is an auctioneer who is very good at adjusting the atmosphere, he first swept his eyes over the audience after taking the item, and paused for a few seconds before speaking: "This item is provided by our Xu Lao, don't look at it small, insiders will know the price at a glance." As he spoke, he lifted the velvet red cloth to reveal a rectangular vessel about thirty centimeters high.

I can't say what it is, and I really don't know. It has a lid, a straight mouth, a straight belly, and a circled foot. The lid is small and large, made into a sloped roof shape, and there is often a gap on each side of the ring foot. The cover and the body are often cast with 4 or 8 convex ridges, and the whole vessel is decorated with cloud and thunder patterns, and the animal face and animal patterns are carved on it.

I only heard Ma Dongdao: "I believe that many experts here have recognized that this is a Fang Yi, which is from the late Shang Dynasty." Judging from the tattoo, our Xu Lao will definitely keep it well, with a starting price of 1 million, and if no one wants to come forward to appraise it, you can start bidding. ”

Fang Yi? I had no idea about this thing at all, so I quietly took out my mobile phone and opened the web page to type these two words, and there was immediately a row of relevant introductions. After a quick glance, it turned out that this was a vessel for holding wine, and one had been unearthed in Anyang, Henan.

Xu Lao is the owner, and he took out the collection first at the beginning, where will someone come forward to identify without giving face, and someone began to raise his hand one after another. What makes me curious is that these people don't just hold up the sign and don't shout the price, and the sign seems to have a color, and I don't know how many different colors represent the price. In the end, this Fang Yi from the late Shang Dynasty was photographed by a middle-aged man surnamed Tian.

The next few pieces are not lacking in some bronze vessels, there are also wine vessels used for warm wine, there are animal face pattern copper tripod, dragon-shaped copper, pig-shaped bronze zun and so on. Every time a new collection is presented, there will be so-called knowledgeable people come forward to appraise it, and sometimes the two of them will go on a trip to discuss with each other, but in the end, it is all genuine. Think about it, too, on such a solemn occasion, where could a fake appear.

Except for the curiosity about the collection at first, I was not interested in it later. Yu Guang had been paying attention to Gu Xi's expression, and found that he had been ignoring him with interest from beginning to end, but Xu Lao, who was sitting in the other corner of the first row, frequently cast his gaze.

Is it because the collection doesn't interest him, or does he not see what he likes?