Chapter 19: The Man in Love (3)
This kind of furniture, which has been worn for tens or even hundreds of years, although at first glance, does not have the bright luster of paint. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info only weathered pulp. However, after staying with these old furniture for a long time, it will naturally be dyed with a trace of ancient charm. This quiet atmosphere precipitated by the years. It's not at all comparable to the new furniture!
On the basis of this, some old furniture of good style dares to bid high prices! At auctions, it is normal for some delicate small pieces to be sold for tens of thousands of yuan. If the more precious wood used to make these furniture is used, then the price will increase several times!
In this old furniture store in Mingjing Home Furnishing City, the prices of the items displayed in the store are not as high as those in the auction. However, compared to the furniture in other stores. It's still amazing.
Wang Jiuqian didn't understand this, but he still saw that the price of these furniture was amazing, so he asked Mingyu. Mingyu told him.
Wang Jiuqian looked at the heavy and natural pulp on these old furniture, and he had an idea and laughed. The pulp on these woods, after years of precipitation, has been able to hide the grain of the wood itself. What's more, some of the old furniture has been painted, so that the wood itself is even more invisible.
This is similar to the weathered shell of the jadeite rough. You don't necessarily have no chance of missing out.
Wang Jiuqian asked, "I know almost nothing about wood. I don't know what kind of wood is worth a little bit?"
Mingyu said: "Actually, the value of wood is very easy to judge. You can judge by looking at the texture of the wood itself. ”
"The so-called precious wood must be slow growing. Only in this way is it more difficult to become a material. will be scarce. Moreover, the furniture made after it is finished can last for a long time, without deformation, fading, or cracking. Because, too, only slow-growing wood will have tight wood fibers. Whether it's sandalwood, rosewood or other precious woods, it's ......"
"Furniture made of fast-growing wood, because it grows so fast, the wood fibers are not tight at all. Low density and light weight. It is difficult to use it for a long time without losing its shape. ”
When Wang Jiuqian heard Mingyu say this, he understood a little and began to look at the furniture in this store from the beginning. Moreover, look very carefully. In addition to studying the style, you will also tap it with your fingers, intentionally or unintentionally.
Of course, looking at the style is just pretending. Wang Jiuqian's mind moved, listening to the echo of these woods gently tapping, and its texture was so tight that it was clearly recognizable.
After Wang Jiuqian looked at all the items in the store, those things were of high value and he already knew them.
Mingyu picked a good Bogu frame from this store. Looking at the pulp and production process, it should be an object in the early years of the Republic of China. The price is not too high either. Then swipe your card to buy it. But Wang Jiuqian took a fancy to two boxes, one large and one small.
Unlike the Bogu shelf, which is carefully cleaned but does not hurt the pulp, this large and small box is almost not cared for. Heaped in the corner, covered with dust. If it weren't for Wang Jiuqian who turned out of the corner, the shopkeeper would have almost forgotten that there were still two boxes in his store.
In fact, it is a bit too much to talk about boxes. One of them can only be considered a box, or a box. The other is slightly larger, but only the size of a first aid kit. There is only one reason why no one can look at these two objects, that is, they are too broken!
If the advantage of antiques is antiquity. Well, these two things are too old. It can simply be called rags. If you say that Mingyu looks at the Bogu frame of the Republic of China, there are ninety percent of the quality. Then these two things are only in 20% condition.
The top lid of the first aid kit, the size of a first aid kit, is gone. The rest of the main body of the box can only maintain its basic shape. Moreover, it was covered with dust. Not to mention that you can't see the texture of the wood, and even if it's wood or not, you have questions.
The other small box is still in good condition. However, the lacquer on the box and the luodian have long since fallen off. Moreover, the pattern carved on this box has also been completely restored. It's like you've gone through endless years. It's just that the main body is okay. If you go back and carefully clean and maintain, it can be regarded as an antiquity with charm.
It's just that the value is not high. Wang Jiuqian took these two objects, and it only cost a total of 2,000 yuan.
After paying, the shopkeeper asked Wang Jiuqian very curiously: "I said young man, your girlfriend has a good eye." At first glance, you can tell that it is the work of a famous craftsman. But I don't quite understand why you chose these two boxes, which I've seen several times, and they don't seem to be too unusual. ”
Wang Jiuqian asked the shopkeeper rhetorically: "If I pick up a leak in your store, you won't turn your face and deny it, right?"
The shopkeeper was surprised: "Of course not, but what is this leak?"
Wang Jiuqian smiled confidently and asked the shopkeeper to bring two packs of tissues and a basin of water. First, wipe off the ash deposited inside and outside the box where the top cover has disappeared, leaving only a layer of slurry. Then, disassemble the boards on all sides of the box, which is almost out of shape.
and wiped away the dust from the crevices. At the stubble of the boxboard, the wood is not coated with pulp, revealing its original texture. The shopkeeper was surprised when he looked at its yellow color: "This is yellow rosewood!"
Huanghuali wood has become Hainan yellow sandalwood, the wood is excellent, after being made into furniture, no matter winter or summer, it will not be deformed and cracked. Therefore, it is the preferred material for craftsmen in the Ming and Qing dynasties to make various modeling furniture. And there are some strangely shaped furniture, which only rosewood can do. The rest of the wood is not up to standard and cannot be made at all.
In the exposed corner of the texture, the unique wood texture of yellow rosewood is faintly recognizable. The boils fall in this smooth texture, like flowing water falling flowers. It's very beautiful. It's just that the texture of rosewood is not as heavy as other precious woods, and it has a heavy pulp. Therefore, the shopkeeper didn't check it for a while and didn't see it.
These box plates that were unloaded by Wang Jiuqian did not require much processing. You don't even need to grind off the pulp, just hire a skilled craftsman to process it a little. It is another yellow rosewood box worth tens of thousands of yuan. Even if you count the manual cost, it can be regarded as picking up a big leak!
When the shopkeeper thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart. However, the things that distressed him were still to come.
If Wang Jiuqian knocked on one object after another and found the yellow rosewood box, it was just a matter of course. Then, it was a pure surprise to find this wooden box......