Chapter 427: Once we meet, we will never forget each other
Since the Nautilus Cup was so famous at that time, the quantity produced could not be too small.
Therefore, it is relatively normal for some of them to be handed down.
Of course, those that can be spread to the present can definitely be described as rare.
Therefore, it is not surprising that two cups of the same style have appeared now.
However, this thing is very rare after all, and there seems to be no transaction record. Now Chen Wenzhe cannot decide the price.
Since there is no way to estimate the price, leave it to the company's price evaluation department.
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe uploaded the information to the company's internal network without any hesitation.
"Nautilus, or Nautilus Cup? The Nautilus can be won up to one million, and the profit will not be low. If it is the Nautilus Cup, then you have to be careful. This thing is easy to break."
I looked at the person who replied to the message, and it turned out to be Lin Dong. Is this kid posted on the Internet every day?
Although he was curious about how he did it, Chen Wenzhe was even more curious about how he learned about this rare cup.
"Hey, is it difficult to find transaction information online?"
Lin Dong understands the market conditions very well, and he knows even better what Chen Wenzhe thinks.
No matter what industry you are in, can your ability to make a living be exposed to your peers?
In the past, he relied on speed to evaluate prices, but now, he relies on true ability.
"Brother Lin is awesome. Tell me and let me gain some knowledge!" Chen Wenzhe flattered him against his will.
"Actually, it's nothing. You couldn't find it inside the company before, but you can find it later. I made it up."
At this time, Chen Wenzhe seemed to see Lin Dong's triumphant look.
After today's transaction, everyone within the company knew the price of the Nautilus Cup, and there was nothing he could do if he didn't make up the record.
"Actually, there are very few domestic Nautilus transactions, and even less Nautilus Cups. On the contrary, there are several transaction records abroad, but not many. There are also some secret transactions, such as one hidden in the Queen's Palace in England.
A Nautilus stem cup, which seems to have been made by a German master more than four hundred years ago."
"Is there a Nautilus Cup in foreign countries?" Chen Wenzhe really has very little knowledge of foreign cultural relics.
Everyone can see good things. It can be said that the nautilus is a fascinating creature.
In Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", the ship that Captain Nemo drives on the seabed is called the "Nautilus".
The Nautilus Cup is not only recorded in poetry by our predecessors, but is also a treasure that is highly sought after by European royal families and nobles abroad.
During the Renaissance and Baroque periods, they discovered the amazing ancient creature called the nautilus.
Mathematicians are amazed by the wonderful structure of the inner shell of its form, and artists are amazed by its elegant and mysterious beauty.
They used this rare marine creature to create a luxurious wine vessel, the Nautilus Cup.
Prominent royal families and nobles in Europe throughout the ages were proud to own Nautilus Cups with exquisite craftsmanship.
Now they still have many Nautilus cups preserved and collected there.
It is obvious that many of those Nautilus Cups were the product of a combination of Chinese and Western styles.
In other words, their production of Nautilus wine cups was also influenced by domestic influences.
"The batch of Nautilus Cups they made was nearly 1,200 years later than the Western Jin Dynasty, but it is certain that Europeans at that time also regarded the Nautilus Cup as a treasure."
As soon as Lin Dong said it, Chen Wenzhe understood.
That was more than five hundred years ago. At that time, Europe had already begun its great voyages, right?
The Age of Discovery that began around 1500 AD brought rare treasures from all over the world to Europe.
However, he did not expect that the Nautilus Cup, which is rare in China, is more common abroad.
According to Lin Dong's introduction, various Nautilus cups are displayed in major museums in Europe today.
He also sent a few pictures. Chen Wenzhe took a look and found that they were really good.
These nautilus cups have a slender and delicate base, long handles and ingenious decorative shapes on the top of the cup. The shell is carved with complex patterns or painted with religious paintings. They are more like works of art than practical utensils.
At that time, in Europe, goblets made from the almost extinct nautilus also became a symbol of wealth in the upper class and were pursued by the powerful and wealthy businessmen.
When things are rare, valuable and sought after, transactions are inevitable.
Lin Dong sent him a picture. It was a Nautilus cup produced in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the mid-17th century. It had obvious oriental elements.
On the upper and lower parts of the cup, there are two soapstone statues, which are our characters at first glance.
It is said that these two statues were imported from China in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
The Dutch craftsmen combined them with their own nautilus, and they got such a Nautilus cup with a rich oriental style.
The reason why I specifically talk about this Nautilus Cup is because it was once auctioned at Sotheby's and was valued at 120,000 pounds at that time.
For foreigners, although the statue is an imported product, it does reflect the mutual influence and spread of jewelry culture at that time.
And it also shows us that this Nautilus Cup is indeed very popular among Chinese and foreign nobles.
Otherwise, he would not have been loved by people from the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties all the way to the Qing Dynasty and across the ocean.
And to this day, we are still moved by it because of a shot or a poem.
Perhaps this is the charm of jewelry from the past. Once you see it, you will never forget it.
"The estimated value is 120,000 pounds. It should be exchangeable for 1.2 million yuan at that time, right?"
Chen Wenzhe is still very good at grasping the key points. Lin Dong said so much, didn't he mean that this thing can be sold for more than one million?
But, 1.2 million, isn’t it a little low?
He didn't know the value of the Nautilus Cup, but he knew the price of the Nautilus very well.
In China, the price of Nautilus has been sold to millions. Is it possible that a precious Nautilus cup with a history of at least more than a thousand years is worth about the same as the current Nautilus shell?
How is this possible? Obviously, Lin Dong still has something to say. After all, what he just said was the valuation, not the transaction price!
"Do you think the price is low? That's right, the Rothschild collection masterpiece, the German silver gilt Nautilus Cup, was sold at Christie's London on July 4, 2019, for a transaction price of 395,250 pounds!"
"Three million? It's two or three times the amount of shells. It's not bad." Chen Wenzhe said casually.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he knew that his evaluation of the price was definitely wrong.
Is it the same abroad as at home? The price of this thing abroad is obviously lower.
Whether it is Nautilus or Nautilus Cup, the price is lower than in China.
Also, the two types of Nautilus Cups at home and abroad have existed for significantly different periods of time.
"Haha, if you estimate it like this, it will make the company lose money!"
Sure enough, Lin Dong was happy when he heard it.
The price is definitely not evaluated in this way. Regional factors, cultural factors, time factors, etc. must be taken into consideration.