The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

An 18th century bull blindfold, a 19th century single-shot full-load ammunition rifle, Walter PPK pistol seized from Germany at the end of World War II, family Morgan gold coins, a mid-19th century printed bible, and late 19th century imported Cantonese vases ...

All items have a story behind it, such as the PPK with a leather holster. According to the serial number on the gun, it can be determined that it was the last batch of civilian 9mm models produced in early 1940, but all were confiscated. Military.

From April 1940, Walter PPK was completely converted to military use, and gun numbers were also replaced by the military system.

As for the value: Although the "civilian era" processing technology is even more refined than the "military era" (the performance is exactly the same, that is, the surface technology can be made simpler.), but the collection value is a bit lower than the military serial number.

800 US dollars, very good old gun price.

The collection is very rich, but apart from the fancy vase, there are no high-end Chinese old objects. There are two small statues of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, and there is even a collection of ancient Roman coins, which contains more than 300 gold and silver coins of various kinds.

But this is the United States, and it’s almost enough to show a face on the TV of "Exports". There is no way to win a big prize.

Nothing, "Treasure Hunt America" ​​only aired two episodes before today. In addition, Zhang Nan did not want to cause the hype of Chinese cultural relics in advance, so he did not let the program group and the TV network go naked and let it go. Bar.

An ordinary official kiln porcelain from the first three Qing Dynasties in China would be worth tens to hundreds of dollars in American circles, because the value is not particularly high, unless it is a real layman, otherwise it will not be brought to such a thing. Appraisal by the occasion.

This is like Huaxia's "Treasure Hunting into a Certain Area", local Tibetan friends will never take a piece of Western porcelain from the end of the 19th century to appraise it: you are not stupid, or shameless!

It is embarrassing to say it, and people in the circle will regard it as a brain lack of calcium.

Besides, Zhang Nan has no appetite for ordinary official kiln porcelains. What he hopes is that he can get one or two "national heavies", such as large and high ancient bronzes.

porcelain…

hehe.

Weng Yeming's boy is now not only a master in the antique collection and trading circles in Beijing, he is also said to be a successful man, and he will run all over China when he is free, for Zhang Nan, an incompetent "brother-in-law". Collect all kinds of fine antiques.

The 1980s have just passed. Last year, both the construction and real estate company in the capital and the food group in Jiangnan transferred him tens of millions of yuan in acquisition funds through their operations. Liulichang couldn’t compare with the hands of "Belle Mansion Wengye", and even Liulichang. Will take the initiative to contact Weng Yeming to get the best products in hand.

No way, in the tense foreign exchange trading environment like last year, Lord Weng has foreign exchange in his hands!

Both the pound sterling and the franc are available, but the dollar is a bit less, but in private circles, the entire capital can't come up with a third person who has as much foreign exchange as his.

Who is the other one?

It is said to be his elder sister, Weng Qianhui, the "brother-in-law" who is unclear with her sister in the legend.

There are still people above, if foreign exchange is not stolen or robbed, the management department will treat it as nothing.

That's what happened in China. Zhang Nan is really a little dispensable for antiques of the general level.

Since it was a legend to clean up the Liulichang, Weng Yeming didn't learn well. Sometimes he added a rare and free third of the Jiang family, plus a few long-eyed masters, and ran around to clean up the cultural relics store!

As for the things in the gray area, some people helped him to collect them, and only after two hands did they put them in his hands.

Last time we called to Beijing, this Weng Qianhui also asked when she could go back: not only because she wanted to be a man, but also because her brother collected antiques in addition to being transferred to Yanxian, because last year, the martial law was strictly enforced. Baylor House has a backlog of nearly 10 million yuan worth of goods!

Many of them are top quality. If all the things are made public, Liulichang will be surprised and the National Museum will brighten up!

After the Asian Games, Zhang Nan felt that he would have to find a smaller private museum in his hometown in the past two years, even if he had a building, a license and a gatekeeper.

To be legal!

Legality is very important. No matter how high you are and if you have energy, such a layer of skin is indispensable for people who play antiques, so that you don't know if you are confused.

This will be in the hall of the New Haven Museum of Natural History. After a positive selection process, a 19th-century violin and two "Columbus does not discover the New World" Venetian glass mosaic mosaics (only photos, the object is too big, there are five Six meters high and ten meters long), six shaving cups, a wooden folding writing desk, a Napoleon mirror and a little devil's dog skin plaster were picked out.

These six items (sets) are the collections selected by Kurt Duce and Anna Phillips to participate in the final "finals". The most valuable ones here are the two large-scale glass mosaic mosaic paintings, single and double-layered. At least 300,000 pieces of glass mosaic were used!

And these two paintings have always been clear: the owner only knows that it has been on the wall of the lobby of a small hospital for decades, and now the hospital has been demolished and the painting has returned to their home.

As for before...

The holder doesn't know, it's not a pose, he really doesn't know.

The experts are still very skilled, and immediately said the origin of the puzzle painting: it was specially customized from Venice for the Chicago World Expo in 1893, and it was exhibited in the "Columbus Pavilion", but there was no record and no trace after the World Expo. .

The first one is "Discovering the New World", and the second one is "Meeting the Monarchs of the Old World", which add up to a value of US$1 million.

One hundred percent authentic, hundreds of thousands of Venetian three-layer glass mosaics have to be put together, so how stupid would someone copy it?

By this point, Zhang Nan had completely lost interest in this issue of "Treasure Hunt", and said: "Yes, this is the recommended plaster flag to become a folk national treasure. I don't have to watch it. Go outside."

Those two "Columbus" Zhang Nan have no interest in them, they are only special crafts, and they have special meanings to Americans. They are nothing to him!

As for "recommendation": the only thing comparable to the plaster flag here is Columbus, but the holders of the mosaic mosaics are already happy after learning the price. The auction company introduced by the program group will be able to get millions of dollars in a few months without any effort.

Since "Columbus" is going to make a fortune, the program team will not give him $10,000. This time the plaster flag is guaranteed!

Besides, respecting veterans is a need for propaganda and mainstream thinking. The final result can be known at just a moment's thought, and there is no need to continue watching.

Several people around followed, and when Zhang Nan walked to the entrance of the hall, there were already many bodyguards hidden in the crowd outside.

Is there a crowd outside?

Yes, the crowd, although not particularly large.

The public museum, plus there are activities, today is the sun and the weather is good, and a small flea market has formed on the small square outside.

Usually a few people come here to perform music, sell small crafts, and second-hand goods. Today, many people who do flea market second-hand goods business in many places nearby also come here.

The temporary establishment of a stall here only requires a minimal symbolic booth fee, that is, it is stipulated that no garbage should be left. As for the "artists" who do not sell art, the venue is provided free of charge. American society and culture are ignored by the police. .

Near the bay, there will be some tourists, plus there are activities in the museum, so it looks very popular today.

When Zhang Nan came just now, he saw those people. It feels like he hasn't visited the flea market for a long time. It is rare to have time, so he will go shopping.

Don't worry about safety. Although it is called a "crowd", there are actually only 20 stalls, plus almost the same number of citizens who come to play here with nothing to do, the number is not much more than their own bodyguards.

"By the way, I have always had good luck visiting the flea market. I don't know how it is today."

As soon as he left the gate, Zhang Nan spoke with Xiang Weirong on the side.

"How many more copies of "Yongle Dadian"?"

Okay, brother-in-law will be joking too.

Today in "Treasure Hunt", half of the stall owners who come here are used to make second-hand goods, probably because they want to try their luck. On such occasions, there will always be antique lovers to join in the fun.

Just like the rich Chinese man in front of me, there are a half people who recognize Zhang Nan: not to mention those strong bodyguards, they have been let go in the news several times, even if they are blind to Asians, tourists and stall owners also recognize this. The hero of the San Francisco earthquake.

This is a kind of sadness for a person visiting the flea market ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ completely lost the fun of Taobao leakage.

Zhang Nan smiled bitterly, because some people wanted to take a photo with him!

Let’s shoot, there’s nothing bad about seeing people, and we didn’t let Mark and Jacob stand in the way.

After making a fuss for a while, and finally did not "worship the heroes" to bother, Zhang Nan turned around and looked at things.

There are all kinds of things, Huaxia and Dongfang also saw a few old things. Originally, I thought that I didn't go empty, and I bought one when I saw half of the stalls, and I could disturb the mahogany cosmetic case and go back.

But the stall owner also knew that it was an export product from China at the time, a century-old object, and it would kill 300 dollars without letting it go.

Well, the business is out of friendship, so Zhang Nan took the initiative to retreat.

Even if we have money, we don’t spend tens of yuan on things. Bill Gates didn’t seem to have been taken advantage of by the money.

Now all the stall owners who watch the excitement know two truths: First, this rich Chinese man is a connoisseur, so don't think about being bored!

Second, the rich are not totally taken advantage of. When they are free, they will fight you for three hundred rounds for one hundred dollars!

Two more stalls left, bargaining, spent $600 to buy a Nazi SS dagger with a good handle, and threw it to Jacob after two minutes of playing.

A gadget, noticed that the young man took a few glances, and gave it to him.

Zhang Nan did this deliberately, in order to make people think that he was here to play and enjoy the fun of visiting the flea market.

I have money, but I’m not stupid; I’m here to play, I just have to have fun; it doesn’t matter what I buy, it’s just for fun anyway; I don’t like a few hundred dollars, I just give it away for fun.

Why do you do this?

Because he had already taken a fancy to a small bowl in the stall next door, a small blue and white bowl that was not very eye-catching on the outside.

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