The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

"Brother-in-law, this is a Chenghua blue and white okra-patterned palace bowl, which is rare! This kind of entwined floral pattern bowl was also found in the Xuande period of Yongle, but the various flower patterns painted on the palace bowls made during the Chenghua period Live more."

"The palace bowl, used in the palace?"

The official kilns are made by officials, but not all are provided for royal use, but once the "gong" is added...

"Well, it's an imperial porcelain. For imperial porcelain of the Ming Dynasty, this palace bowl is very special. Neither the Chenghua dynasty nor the Qianghua dynasty saw it like this. It is very different..."

Where is the alternative?

"...The palace bowl should normally have no patterns on the inside. There are very few palace bowls with floral designs inside and outside. They are very expensive and very expensive!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Nan suddenly thought of something and cut off what he had originally wanted to say.

Because Xiang Weirong must have regarded it as a "bowl."

"Brother-in-law, the sound and meaning of the bowl of the palace bowl I said are the same as the bowl, but the word..."

Talking and making gestures, let Xiang Weirong and Alyosha understand that "bowl" and "bowl" are basically the same in meaning: a bowl is the same as a bowl, but it is not a word at all!

If we insist on literal distinction, that is, all containers with big mouth and belly can be called "bowl", and "bowl" mainly refers to the utensils for people to eat.

As for the question of why it is called the palace bowl instead of the palace bowl, Zhang Nan maliciously "researched" in his previous life, and said with a smile: "I am also the emperor Lao Tzu at any rate. It is said that eating an old sea bowl is not good to eat, called Gu Yi. The full palace bowl is much more elegant.

Royal, that's the virtue.

As for now...hehe, the status of daily-use utensils in the porcelain collection is low, and in addition to small soup spoons and small plates, the bowls are the lowest-grade, and then the plates.

All the ghosts and spirits in this line of play, call a bowl that no one in a hundred people knows, and look at it with a high-end atmosphere! "

Well, it’s just a bowl, the bowl used by the royal family in the Ming Dynasty. I don’t know if it was used by Emperor Chenghua, concubines, or eunuchs: it didn’t write "for emperor only", and it was not a dragon bowl or used by others. No.

Henry was also there. He could not understand the Chinese conversation between the boss and Mr. Xiang, because even if he took care of him, Zhang Nan would not be able to describe the palace bowl to his brother-in-law in English, especially the "bowl" and "bowl". The difference.

But there are a few sentences Zhang Nan still uses in English, such as "very expensive, very expensive!"

Just such a small bowl would be described by Zhang Nan as very expensive, and Henry was very curious about this: How expensive is it?

In Henry's eyes, he really couldn't see how expensive such a small bowl would be 5oo years ago: In order to take care of him, Zhang Nan said about when it was in the Chenghua period.

Putting the small bowl on the coffee table, Zhang Nan said to Alyosha: "Let Jacob go on the yacht. I put a few auction company brochures on the table in the living room. There is a copy of Christie’s auctions this spring. , Let him bring it over."

Zhang Nan, or the agent of "Sunshine Star", is a VIP customer of several major auction houses. Every year, large and small auction special brochures are actively mailed over, and there is more than one set.

Not only the pre-shooting brochures, but also sometimes the brochures are sorted out after the shoot, and they are still given away.

Zhang Nan also has a set every time. When he is free, he will look through it and call the agent when he sees those who are interested, and try to get it at a reasonable psychological price.

If you don’t find something you’re interested in, then you might as well have a look: the printing quality is very good.

Soon, Jacob arrived with a beautifully printed brochure.

Zhang Nan turned to the third page and handed it to Henry.

"Oh! It's incredible!"

On the booklet page, there are three photos of the top, bottom and side of a bowl, and the introduction is printed in both traditional Chinese and English. The same is a Chenghua blue and white okra-patterned palace bowl.

The shape is the same, the texture is similar, the difference is that the palace bowl in the brochure is plain white. According to Zhang Nan, it is not as rare as the one on the coffee table.

Here comes the point: the starting price is 80 million Hong Kong dollars!

The Hong Kong dollar against the U.S. dollar has remained between 7.75 and 7.85 to 1, which means that the starting price of the small bowl has already passed $10 million!

At this time someone knocked on the door, a staff member of "Treasure Hunt", and he brought the Napoleon mirror.

The lens of the hand mirror has been filmed, and there is no such thing as the original owner.

This will be very interesting: a rice bowl that may have been eaten by the emperor has a starting price of more than US$10,000. As for the person who burned it, it is absolutely impossible to find out; the other is given to his subordinates by the most famous emperor and military commander in modern Europe. The mirror, the palace painter who painted on it has a name and a surname, plus the emperor's autograph, but it's only worth 8oo yuan!

As for the one on the coffee table, it is even rarer. It was bought from someone who didn't know the goods. It was basically an addition to an antique vase worth $1oo.

The atmosphere in the lounge was weird, and Zhang Nan also felt awkward, breaking the atmosphere and jokingly asked: "Will Mr. Napoleon vomit blood with anger?"

If Napoleon could vomit blood with anger, then in another 25 years, he would have to bleed and die: Zhang Nan remembers that Xiangjiang took a Chenghua Palace bowl that was similar to the one on the coffee table at that time, including the commission. The buyer paid 141 million Hong Kong dollars!

What was the value of Napoleon's hand mirror at that time?

Less than 2ooo dollars!

This person must not be compared, people are more popular than others!

In Henry's eyes, $10 million is not a particularly large sum for the boss. But once it is combined on such a small porcelain bowl, it seems too amazing.

You must know that there is a "treasure hunt" in the museum. Those who have a collection of famous paintings will not come. Even so, the most valuable thing in the end is 10,000.

And this bowl was bought at the flea market at the door. Million is only the starting price. Thinking about it, it makes people want to watch science fiction movies.

The antique business is so amazing!

"Boss, how many bowls are there now in the world?"

Hearing Henry's curiosity, Zhang Nan said: "No one knows the details, but more than ten are certain. Maybe more, and there are dozens of them in the collection of museums and collectors.

The bowl is the most used for firing, and even if it is the easiest to damage, it should not be extremely rare after it has been preserved for 5oo years. "

Well, it seems that there are more hand mirrors in the world than Napoleon's.

"...Such an intact Chenghua Blue and White Palace bowl was worth 30 yuan at the Beijing Liuli Factory in the 1930s. It is crazy now, and it will be even more crazy in the future!

Just make the guys who eat in batches, why bother! "

3o block?

RMB? Dollar?

Regarding Henry’s question, Zhang Nan said: “It’s silver dollars. At that time, Huaxia used silver dollars. There is a book called "Antiques on the Old News". This is described in the book: In the early years of the Republic of China there was a Liulichang in Beijing called Shang. Qizhai Antique Shop was a business funded by the Qing Dynasty’s Qing Dynasty King’s Mansion. There are many good things.

Chenghua's blue and white bowls are not a good thing in their store. Later, the Republic of China gave preferential treatment to the Qing imperial family, and the business did the same. There was a stack of Chenghua bowls on the shelves for 20 to 30 years, but nobody Go to move once.

One day in the summer of 1931, there was a colleague, the deputy manager of Yawenzhai Antique Shop came to Shangqizhai~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Seeing this stack of Chenghua blue and white bowls had not been sold for so many years, he asked Shangqi. Zhai’s boss: You stack of bowls. I will sell you a pair. How much will it cost?

The boss told him: You give me 60 silver dollars for a couple. I don't care if you sell more and sell less. It is yours to make more money.

Trustworthy counterparts do not need a deposit or pay first, take it away first, and sell it before finalizing the account.

The deputy manager took the stack of blue and white palace bowls from the shelf. At first glance, three of the eight bowls were broken, two of them were cracked, and one had a defect in the mouth. Finally, he chose a good pair. Taken back Yawenzhai.

Finally, the flawless pair of Chenghua Blue and White Palace bowls were sold to a British antique dealer for 10 silver dollars.

As for the remaining ones with minor problems, Shangqizhai probably sold two or three hundred silver dollars in total. One of them arrived in the United States in the late 1930s and sold 1 at that time. Ten thousand dollars.

I missed it today, or it was a big leak!

There is a saying that someone who is eligible to be missed is also lucky. It seems that if you have a chance in the future, you have to take care of the business of that black man. "

Bad! Conscience is greatly broken!

As for the "black buddies", racial discrimination is serious in the United States, but everyone here knows: the boss said that the Chinese "black buddies" don't mean anything to discriminate, which is a kind of closeness.

More than 10,000 US dollars more than 50 years ago, now does not count the appreciation change in the value of antique collections, just how much can the currency itself be worth?

The simplest and rude is to calculate according to the price of gold, 10,000 US dollars as a benchmark, the original 10,000 is now at least 120,000 US dollars, and the bowl is still flawed!

And the one at hand is perfect, the black buddies can hit the wall!

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