Chapter 680 Chinese Ancient Treasures Worth Hundreds of Million Euros (7)
Chapter 680 An ancient Chinese treasure worth hundreds of millions of euros (7)
After waiting for almost an hour, the auction was announced to begin.∷
At this time, the auction hall was packed with seats, and many people came to participate in the auction. However, it is unknown how many trustees and people who were just watching the fun were there. However, according to He Qing's analysis, there must be a certain number of trustees invited by Prussia.
Quite a few.
After a while, the auction officially kicked off.
The first item to be auctioned was a piece of porcelain, a blue and white plum vase from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.
The blue and white porcelain of the Jiajing period, as we all know, is a very important item. It is the representative of the blue and white porcelain of the Ming Dynasty and is very typical.
Jiaqing blue and white porcelain has always been a hot commodity at auctions and is worth a lot of money. Especially for large items like plum vases, the auction price often starts in the tens of millions.
The blue and white plum vase currently on the auction table was introduced by the auctioneer as a rare official kiln product from the Jiajing period. The starting bid was 15 million, and each bid increased by at least 500,000, with no upper limit.
"Brother Qing, that blue and white plum vase looks really good. Isn't it really a blue and white official kiln from the Jiajing period?" After seeing the porcelain that was about to be auctioned, Lin Haitao couldn't help but whisper in He Qing's ear.
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He Qing smiled faintly and said: "The shape is so correct, the glaze color and decoration are so bright and exquisite, which cannot be made by ordinary official kilns. Although the blue and white porcelain of the Jiajing period is not very different from the official kilns, it is still the same after all.
The difference.”
"Then you are saying that the plum vase is an authentic product from the official kiln of the Ming Dynasty?" Lin Haitao asked doubtfully, "That Prussian profiteer actually bought such a beautiful product right away? I can't believe my eyes, don't you mean?
Are most of the ancient Chinese porcelains in his collection fake?"
He Qing shook his head meaningfully and said: "I said it was not a folk kiln from the Jiajing period, but that doesn't mean it was an official kiln at that time."
"Oh? What do you mean?" Lin Haitao didn't quite understand what he meant, nor the deep meaning of his words.
He Qing smiled and said: "Your suspicion is right. How could Prussia have so many ancient Chinese official kiln porcelains?"
"Is that a fake?" Lin Haitao asked.
"Yes. It's a fake. It's a new imitation. It's just a high imitation and very deceptive." He Qing nodded solemnly.
They were sitting in the front row, not far from the piece of porcelain that had been placed on the auction table. Naturally, he could clearly see the condition of the plum vase. Although the porcelain looked exquisite and flawless, it
There was a fatal flaw, which made He Qing conclude that it was a fake at a glance.
The flaw was that the porcelain was very calm and showed no "baoguang" reaction.
Not to mention the high-quality products from the official kilns, the porcelain from the private kilns at that time, and even the old imitations from later generations, should all emit a more obvious aura.
But the current plum vase has no response in this regard, so there is no doubt that it is a fake, and it is a new imitation that is not too old!
"It turns out to be a high imitation of a new work!" Lin Haitao suddenly said, "That's right! In my opinion, Prussia can't come up with anything good, only deceptive things.
.Brother Qing, it looks like we got it in vain. Damn, what kind of deposit do we need to pay? What a waste of time!"
But He Qing shook his head and said: "Be patient and don't be impatient. Maybe something good will come out later, even if there is no treasure at all. It won't be a loss, anyway, we don't have to pay, and we also watched a good show. Haha
, don’t you think it’s interesting that they are auctioning fakes in a pretentious manner and have invited so many consignors?”
Lin Haitao nodded and said: "It's indeed quite funny. Just treat it as a joke."
"Now we are going to auction this blue and white plum vase from the official kiln during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. The starting price is 15 million..."
Just as he was talking, the auctioneer on the field said loudly in Chinese that the price used in this auction is RMB. Of course, it can be converted into Swiss Francs and other currencies for transaction when the transaction is completed.
"I'll pay fifteen million!"
Before he could finish his words, someone in the auction seat raised a sign high and called out the initial price.
"There are still people taking pictures?!" Lin Haitao said in surprise, "Fifteen million, that's not a small amount of money! This Prussia is really black, darker than an African black man!"
Lin Haitao said: "Don't compare African people with those black-hearted profiteers. Although black people from Africa are black on the outside, they are much whiter on the inside."
"That's right, that's right!" Lin Haitao nodded hurriedly, "That description is flattering to him."
He Qing said: "If it is a genuine piece, it is not an exaggeration to start bidding for 15 million. For example, the blue and white official kiln porcelain from the Jiajing period could have been sold for more than 30 million a few years ago. Now it is only
It will be higher. It would not be surprising at all if it fetched a high price of 50 million at a big auction."
"That's right." Lin Haitao responded, "It's just that the porcelain is not right at all, it's just a worthless imitation. I guess the person who just raised the price must be a swindler!"
He Qing nodded and said, "Probably so."
"Sixteen million!" Immediately, someone caught up with him and added one million to the bid. The increase was one million. This was not a small amount at all.
"Seventeen million..."
…
"I'll pay 30 million!"
The people behind kept increasing the price, and in the blink of an eye, the price increased to as much as 30 million.
But during this process, He Qing remained indifferent and never raised the sign in his hand. Since he was sure that it was a worthless new imitation, why was there any need to bid?
Naturally, he ignored it without hesitation and let the shills hidden in the crowd chase each other to perform.
In the end, the bottle was sold for 55 million.
The person who took the photo of the bottle was the person who made the first bid, and that person's expression and behavior were undoubtedly the shill arranged by Prussia in advance.
According to He Qing's estimation, the auction just now seemed very fierce and competitive, but it was doubtful whether there were any real auctioneers bidding. In other words, those who bid were most likely invited by Prussia."
To help out".
But these are irrelevant to He Qing. He can tell at a glance whether the item is good or not and whether it is worth bidding for.
After the blue and white plum vase was finalized, the porcelain brought out by the auctioneer was also from the Ming Dynasty, but it was a large colorful jar from the Hongwu period.
The starting price of the big jar was 10 million, and the final price was 35 million.
But He Qing also didn't care at all, because he knew that the porcelain was not much better and was undoubtedly an imitation.
Next, among the porcelains that were put up for auction one after another, there were porcelains from the Ming Dynasty, porcelain from the Qing Dynasty, and even Ru kiln porcelain and blue and white porcelain.
But those porcelains, no matter how beautiful they looked, didn't emit a "precious light", so He Qing didn't need to pay attention, no matter how fierce the competition was.
"They are all fakes, none of them are real!" At the end, Lin Haitao couldn't help but sigh, "Isn't this Prussian deceiver too good? No domestic auction company is so rampant no matter how well they have inside information.
, if he is so deceitful, no one will care?"
He Qing smiled bitterly and said: "The transaction of antiques is a matter of mutual consent between you and me. It is not like the transaction of ordinary commodities. Once you buy it, you will be blinded and you can only admit defeat. If you say it, it will make people laugh. But there is another thing.
On the one hand, most of the items being auctioned by Prussia are high-quality imitations, which can be easily mistaken for the real ones. Most people cannot identify the problem, so even if they realize the problem afterwards and suspect something is wrong, they will not be able to sue if they want to."
Lin Haitao nodded and said: "That's right, otherwise Mr. Tang wouldn't be able to spot the problem with the piece of porcelain he touched. Hey, the key is to see one's eyesight. Eyesight is like a knife. Whether it's picking up leaks or punching holes, it doesn't matter.
Depend on it.”
He Qing responded: "Well, that's it. If you want to avoid being blinded, you have to develop a good eye."
"The next auction is a Qing Kangxi pastel hollow porcelain vase, with a starting price of 5.8 million yuan."
After a while, the auctioneer announced that the next piece of porcelain would be auctioned.
As soon as the piece of porcelain was brought up, He Qing's eyes were brightened because he found that the piece of porcelain was surrounded by an extremely strong "treasure light".
The red aura was as red as a flame and extremely dazzling.
"The treasure is finally here!" Seeing this, He Qing couldn't help but feel excited. The thing he was waiting for was finally presented to him.
At this moment, he was certain that the extremely strong "treasure light" he found when he walked into the antique shop was emanating from the porcelain in front of him.
Just now, he guessed that the big treasure hidden in the store was one of the antiques that Prussia was going to auction this time. Sure enough, the thing was brought up, waiting for him to take a photo.
And to his surprise, the starting price of that piece of porcelain was very low. It was the lowest price among the many "official kiln fine porcelain" sold earlier in the entire auction.
Despite this, He Qing quickly concentrated his gaze, and then saw the origin of the porcelain through the aura that gathered in front of his eyes.
"Yes, it's an authentic piece!" After seeing clearly the ins and outs of the porcelain, He Qing was surprised and happy.
Now that the authenticity of the porcelain has been confirmed, you can participate in the auction with confidence.
"I'll pay 5.8 million!"
When the auctioneer announced the start of the bidding, He Qing raised the sign without hesitation and called out the first price.
He suddenly made a bid, and Lin Haitao and Li Wenchun who were sitting next to him were very surprised. They did not expect that He Qing suddenly became so active and actually made a bid faster than anyone else.
After he called out the starting price of 5.8 million, the entire venue fell silent. No one followed the price, and even the bidders didn't respond at all.
"Five million and eight hundred thousand once, five million and eight hundred thousand twice...five and eight hundred thousand three times. Congratulations to that gentleman, this Qing Kangxi pastel hollow porcelain is yours!" The auction said heavily.
The hammer dropped and the deal was announced.
In this way, He Qing successfully photographed an important pastel weapon that exuded a very strong "treasure light"! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!