It is the habit of supermarkets to put products within reach of customers, not the habit of antique shops.
Isn’t it the habit of these bosses in antique stores to keep good things under their buttocks?
Of course, Chen Wenzhe didn't say this. He just wanted to know the price of these two snuff bottles.
As long as the price is not too outrageous, he will take it.
“How much does this Liangzhou Qu cost?”
He casually placed the Liangzhou song in front of the boss.
This one is definitely the work of Yu Nong, but as for the other one, the author is not necessarily who it is.
"This one?" The boss was a little confused. Didn't he ask two items at once?
After taking a look at another piece, the boss felt a little helpless. This piece was not easy to sell!
"Three hundred thousand!"
Chen Wenzhe was completely speechless. Are you treating him like a pig?
You know, the entire development history of snuff bottles is only two hundred years.
And this Yunong, whose surname is Hou, if he remembered correctly, was born in 1971, and is only in his fifties now.
Although his inner painting skills are very impressive, a small snuff bottle of his has not yet sold for the astronomical price of 300,000 yuan, right?
If this is Yu Nong's masterpiece, such as the Hundred Sons, then the price is normal. Even if it is a bit exaggerated, Chen Wenzhe can accept it. After all, it is a fine work.
However, although this Liangzhou song is considered a fine piece, it is not too famous, that is to say, it is not the author's masterpiece and famous work, so the price is definitely not inflated.
"The price is too high. Works by modern famous artists are not that high."
"There must be some. For example, the works of Master Wang Xisan. As early as 1994, a piece of Farewell My Concubine sold for more than 200,000 Hong Kong dollars. In 10 years, a piece of "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove" sold for 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.
One million, two hundred and thirty thousand, now it’s worth at least two million, right?”
Chen Wenzhe smiled: "Why don't you talk about that set of presidential portraits? In 1984, the value of a set of presidential portraits reached the price of fourteen high-end bulletproof vehicles specially designed to protect the president. So why?
It’s more than one million, right? It’s easy to sell it for two million dollars now, right?”
"Don't say two million dollars, even five million dollars is easy." The shop owner said through gritted teeth.
Chen Wenzhe laughed even harder: "That's 30 million yuan, forty snuff bottles, how much does one cost on average? Eight hundred thousand?"
As he spoke, Chen Wenzhe placed another snuff bottle belonging to President Reagan in front of the boss.
The boss stopped talking. Chen Wenzhe had already made it clear that if he continued to pretend to be confused, he would be humiliating himself.
"Boss, tell me the real price. If the work of a modern snuff bottle master is from Master Wang Xisan, I have no objection to paying 300,000, but Yu Nong's is a little inferior after all."
"Two hundred thousand, this is the lowest price. No matter how low it is, it will be impossible to sell!"
Looking at the solemn shop owner, Chen Wenzhe felt a little funny. This is a lion's mouth!
In this case, he didn't want to spend any money on this work by Master Wang Xisan.
"If you are willing to pay these two hundred thousand yuan, I will transfer the money now. If not, I will leave immediately." Chen Wenzhe said firmly.
The shopkeeper was a little surprised. He looked at the snuff bottle with the Liangzhou song painted inside. There couldn't be anything wrong with this piece. He was selling it based on Yu Nong's works, so there was no way he could be a treasure trove.
So there is something wrong with the other thing? There is always a reason why Chen Wenzhe likes it, right?
However, he also knew very well that the authentic snuff bottle with President Reagan's interior painted by Wang Xisan was still hidden in a museum in Qilu Province!
This set of internally painted snuff bottles is very famous. There is also a good story in the diplomatic history of the Republic spread on this set of internally painted snuff bottles.
It is said that in 1984, before President Reagan of the United States visited China, our comrades in this field thought: "What kind of gift can I give that is both unique in China and very artistic, so that this president can't put it down?"
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Finally, they thought of asking Wang Xisan, a master of interior painting, to paint a crystal interior painting snuff bottle with a portrait of Reagan.
When President Reagan visited China, at the Shendu State Guesthouse, the comrades here originally agreed to ask Master Wang Xisan to hand this gift to Reagan in person, and also asked him to look at Master Wang's paintings of the 38 U.S. presidents before him.
Time 15 minutes.
Unfortunately, there are too many things to talk about between national leaders, so the time for face-to-face gifts and exchanges is squeezed out.
However, many of his entourage did visit this set of snuff bottles.
After they saw it, they were all greatly surprised, and they all praised it.
In particular, a person who worked as a personal bodyguard for President Kennedy when he was young said: "I am very familiar with this president. I was beside him when he was shot. You drew him so much like him that I was instantly taken aback.
Think of him."
Another person pointed to two cars parked in the courtyard and said to Master Wang Xisan: "How about using these two cars in exchange for this set of works of yours?"
It was a high-end bulletproof vehicle specially flown by the Americans from the United States and specially designed to protect the president.
The person who spoke must be joking. How could he be in charge of this?
Without waiting for Master Wang to answer, one of our comrades said: "How many cars of this kind have you produced in total?"
The other party answered 14 cars, and also named how many cars there were in Europe and how many cars there were in Arbor. There were only two cars left in the beautiful country.
Our comrade also replied in a joking tone: "Bring all 14 cars over and we can consider it."
That was obviously impossible, and it was tantamount to rejecting him.
Later I heard that President Reagan liked this snuff bottle very much. According to regulations, he had to hand over all gifts to the state. Only after applying, he kept this gift.
He believed that it contained his personal portrait and should belong to his personal collection.
In 1987, at an economic and trade conference held in Bei Ha Province, an American businessman offered US$1 million to collect this set of works.
Since Mr. Wang Xisan has created nearly 2,000 works since he became an artist, most of the works have been exported abroad to earn foreign exchange. In order to preserve this set of masterpieces permanently, he did not agree to transfer them.
Now this set of works has become the treasure of the Xi San Nei Painting Museum.
Anyone who knows a little bit about snuff bottles should know about such a famous set of snuff bottles, because this set of snuff bottles is so valuable.
Now that Chen Wenzhe knows everything, wouldn’t this boss, who deals with snuff bottles every day, not know?
He must know, so he also knows that the snuff bottle of President Reagan in his hand cannot be real.
There are probably two genuine pieces, one in the museum and the other in the hands of the Reagan family. It is impossible for his children and grandchildren to also sell the portraits of their ancestors, right?
And even if it is sold, it will not come to China quietly.
Therefore, the boss did not understand what he was thinking.