Chapter 111: The Second Color Porcelain of the Imperial Kiln Factory
The lady in the antique shop must be a well-informed person, right?
She said it was a lot, so it should be a lot.
As soon as I walked up to the second floor, someone was immediately in front of me to guide me.
Soon, the two arrived at the auction site.
The space is not big, just the size of a classroom, but there are twenty or thirty people crowded inside.
If there are two people in a group, there will be more than a dozen groups of people here.
"They are all big internet celebrities. Although I can't name them, they all look familiar!"
After finding a seat near the back, the two of them sat down, and Li Qingtian immediately whispered.
As soon as they sat down, a dozen more people came in one after another.
Each group has to pay a deposit of one million, which is a deposit of more than 20 million!
"Okay, there are almost a lot of people here. We are not a formal auction, so you should all know the rules."
At some point, a middle-aged man came to the front.
He turned on a projector, and a large pile of porcelain appeared on the screen behind him.
"There is a number plate on each chair. Each time you raise the plate, it is worth ten thousand. A group of one hundred pieces. If you raise the plate once, it will be an additional one million. Remember, if you make a mistake, there will be no chance to correct it."
"Okay, without further ado, this year's porcelain auction has officially begun."
"The first group is the imperial kiln factory's secondary color porcelain, Guangxu blue and white porcelain with intertwined branches and floral patterns. There are a thousand pieces in total. One hundred pieces will be auctioned at one time. There are ten groups in total. The starting price is 10,000!"
After the auctioneer finished speaking, the venue was completely quiet, with not a single person raising a placard.
The auctioneer's reaction was very quick. He reacted immediately. I'm afraid he didn't understand the introduction very well.
"This is a batch of confirmed Guangxu official kilns, with just a few flaws. Each piece costs 10,000, which is definitely not expensive."
"It's just some sub-color porcelain. Ten thousand is too expensive. Besides, raising a card once is one million, and the average price is 20,000 per piece."
Some people thought it was not worth it. They all saw the video later, which was all of the same color with entangled branches and floral patterns.
It has no special features and the glaze color is not good enough.
Although you can’t see it clearly in the video, people have made it clear that it is sub-colored porcelain, so there must be something wrong.
Questionable items are actually being auctioned. Who are you fooling?
At this time, Chen Wenzhe also knew that this was how large quantities of porcelain came from.
The reason why this batch of colored porcelain is so large is entirely because it comes from the imperial kiln factory.
The price adjustment of secondary color porcelain is a unique porcelain treatment method of the imperial kiln factory in the Qing Dynasty.
The secondary color porcelain in official kilns corresponds to the coloring in genuine products.
Price change means selling the second-color porcelain in exchange for cash.
As a handicraft product, porcelain must be divided into genuine, defective and damaged products during the firing process.
During the Qianlong period, there was a famous pottery supervisor named Tang Ying. In his memorial on February 20, the eighth year of Qianlong's reign, he said: "The pottery made in the kiln fire cannot be guaranteed to be perfect every year.
Each kiln has selected pieces.”
The chosen piece is the secondary color porcelain.
Second-color porcelain in official kilns was stored in bulk in the warehouse of the imperial kiln before the sixth year of Yongzheng's reign. From the seventh year of Yongzheng's seventh year to the seventh year of Qianlong's reign, it was sent to the capital.
Seven years after the Qianlong reign, he was ordered to change the price of the secondary color porcelain on the spot in Jingzhen.
Yellow-glazed porcelain and sacrificial porcelain before Daoguang, even if they are of secondary color, cannot be changed in price.
After Daoguang, all secondary color porcelain was sold at a price in Jingzhen.
Therefore, most of the official kiln porcelains seen in the private sector that have some defects but are printed with the royal signature of the Qing Dynasty should be the second-color porcelain sold by the Jingzhen Imperial Kiln Factory at a reduced price.
Needless to say, the current batch must be from Jingzhen.
For such a batch of porcelain, Chen Wenzhe felt that it was nothing.
Even if it is a secondary color, it is still authentic from the official kiln. What you want to obtain is the formula of blue and white materials from the Qing Dynasty. You can also get it on this kind of porcelain.
No matter what the cause of these sub-color porcelain is, it is unlikely that there is something wrong with the blue and white material.
However, he still wanted to be cautious. If the color of the blue and white material did not develop well and he could not obtain the authentic formula of the blue and white material of the official kilns of the Qing Dynasty, wouldn't he have wasted an opportunity to inherit it independently?
Chen Wenzhe was unmoved, but Li Qingtian was very moved.
He also sells goods through live broadcasts. Unfortunately, he doesn't have enough reputation now. Even if he guarantees that the goods are genuine, he can't buy them or even sell them at a high price because people don't believe him.
This is the advantage of big Internet celebrities and celebrities. They are famous and fans will believe whatever they say!
"Mr. No. 1 has raised his placard, is there anyone else who bids?"
"Two million and one hundred pieces, the price is really not expensive!"
"Guangxu official kiln, secondary color porcelain, a piece of 20,000 yuan, the porcelain of the Republic of China folk kiln can be sold for this price, is there anyone who bids?"
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!"
"Well, it seems that the quantity is indeed larger this time. Things are rare and expensive. It's hard to say whether they will be encountered again in the future."
When the auctioneer said this, many people's faces changed.
The first batch got off to a bad start, and the second batch will naturally not be too good either.
"Mr. No. 2 bids two million, is there any increase in price?"
There was silence in the field. A few people wanted to raise their placards, but after much hesitation, they still did not move.
If the sign is raised and no one takes it, can they still get it all?
No one moved, and the auctioneer was helpless, so he sped up.
Soon, from No. 3, No. 4, to No. 10, this batch of colored porcelain was quickly auctioned.
"The next batch is the porcelain stored in the imperial palace, Jiaqing official kiln, a set of forty pieces, 50,000 each, with a total price of 2 million. There are ten sets in total for auction, the first set
The auction begins!"
Everyone ignored the auctioneer at all, but all watched the video behind him seriously.
Unfortunately, the video was not clear and they could not clearly see what the Jiaqing official kiln shown later looked like.
Of course, you can see the general appearance and color of the flowers.
However, in the video, the color distortion was too serious. This was the reason why all the big guys didn't speak up.
"Jiaqing official kiln is a truly high-quality product. Is there still a problem? Everyone, don't go too far. If this auction cannot satisfy the company, there will be no next one."
Looking at the auctioneer whose expression turned a bit ferocious, Chen Wenzhe was completely speechless.
Is this guy an auctioneer? Why doesn’t he have any professional level?
"The Treasure Hall is no longer good, but such a scumbag can actually reach a high position!"
"Stop talking nonsense, don't say whether it is the early or late Jiaqing period, just auction it at a high price and treat us all as fools?"
"Yes, we are easy to fool. Who can start an antique business and not have a few people behind them to threaten us?"