Since the emergence of the Xuande furnace, there have been the most imitations in the past dynasties. However, so far, no Xuande furnace has been identified as authentic in the academic circle. The controversy is very large, so although the price of the Xuande furnace is generally
It's not low, but it doesn't reach the level of top-notch works of art.
Therefore, in this auction, this Xuande furnace was only auctioned as an imitation from the middle of the Ming Dynasty, because even Bonadette's huge and professional appraisal agency could not confirm the authenticity of this gold-inlaid Xuande furnace.
, that’s why we offered the price of $200,000.
"Mr. Zhuang from China bids US$200,000. Ladies and gentlemen, is there anyone else who bids?"
After hearing Zhuang Rui's quotation, William finally breathed a sigh of relief and was inexplicably grateful to Zhuang Rui. With his status in the auction house, if an object really failed to be auctioned on such an occasion, it would definitely be the best in the circle.
A breaking news.
Of course, due to professional reasons, William still asked routinely. As an auctioneer, maximizing the value of the items they auction is a basic element they must possess.
"$300,000..."
Just when William finished speaking, Mao Watanabe's voice rang out, and she raised the number plate on her right hand with a smile.
"Damn it, don't you little Japanese believe in the Yamata no Kami? Why are you trying to snatch this thing from your buddies?"
Zhuang Rui originally had a good impression of Mao Watanabe, but after hearing his quotation, he immediately felt that he was disgusting. He finally caught the foreigner's mistake and made a mistake, but he was hit by Mao Watanabe again.
"1,000,000……"
Zhuang Rui is too lazy to talk nonsense with the other party. Let's be a bumpkin today and use money to pressure others. Even if you have more money than me, you may not be willing to spend more than me. Zhuang Rui's seven or eight hundred million US dollars can be considered
The strong wind blows, which means there is no pressure at all.
“Are the Chinese so rich now?”
"Yeah, where can you auction things like this? You're like a nouveau riche..."
"Oh, he is so handsome, I like people like this..."
"Paris, you are angry again. I can guarantee that the Chinese man is not interested in you..."
"The butt you look at is so perky. Oh, Chinese men are so sexy too. I think... I'm tempted..."
Zhuang Rui's bid caused everyone in the venue to talk about it. Some were disdainful of his behavior, and some were glaring, especially those Hollywood actresses. Their eyes were tender and tender when they looked at Zhuang Rui. There were even some wealthy families who lusted after women.
They started discussing Zhuang Rui's figure in a wild manner.
Zhuang Rui has spiritual energy in his eyes, but his ears are not that sensitive. Otherwise, if he heard the conversations of those women, he would probably have to run away immediately.
"Mr. Mao Watanabe, Mr. Zhuang bids 1 million US dollars, do you want to continue bidding?"
William controlled the auction process and attracted everyone's attention to Mao Watabe.
"I think...Mr. Zhuang wants to take back all the Chinese antiques, so I gave up..."
Mao Watanabe smiled bitterly. The Japanese have always hated Chinese culture. On the one hand, they admire the profound historical origins of Chinese culture. On the other hand, they are jealous of Chinese civilization due to their own reasons. Therefore, from more than 100 years ago,
, they used different methods to plunder various cultural relics from China. Even today, some people in Japan’s upper class often compare their collections of Chinese antiques with each other.
Therefore, as long as Mao Watanabe has the opportunity, he will spare no effort to acquire antiques from China. However, today he encountered a young man who did not consider the value of these objects at all. Even Mao Watanabe was not willing to compete with Zhuang Rui.
Already.
After all, buying something of comparable value is called Taobao, buying something of great value for money is called picking up items, but buying something whose market value is far lower than the price paid is called stupidity.
"If no one bids again, this piece of metalware from China will belong to Mr. Zhuang. Let us once again thank Mr. Zhuang for his contribution to charity..."
After William asked a few more times, it was obvious that no one present wanted to be a fool. Finally, with the sound of the auction hammer hitting, Zhuang Rui pocketed the Xuande stove, but when Zhuang Rui took the photo
After that, everyone in the venue looked at him in a strange way.
The collection of art has developed to this day and has become a kind of commercial investment. The super-rich people here often spend a lot of money to purchase various precious works of art, but they all have a premise that this thing has huge potential for appreciation.
, behavior like Zhuang Rui's is simply stupid in their eyes.
"Mr. William, I wonder if you can hand this thing over to me now?"
After Zhuang Rui took the photo of the Xuande furnace, he made a request. As the first real Xuande furnace that Zhuang Rui discovered, he really wanted to touch the Xuande furnace that had endured six to seven hundred years of history.
"this……"
William was a little embarrassed. According to the auction procedures, all the lots would be handed over to the other party after the auction was over and the payment was received. Now Zhuang Rui's request was obviously beyond his scope of authority. William was slightly stunned.
After a moment, he couldn't help but look up and look for Bonadette in the crowd.
After seeing Bonadette tilt his head slightly, William smiled and said: "Of course, Mr. Zhuang is our distinguished guest. I think this request is reasonable..."
All the display cabinets where antiques or jewelry are placed are made of bulletproof glass. After getting Bonadette's signature, a supervisor in a suit opened the cabinet with the Xuande furnace and put the palm-sized
I took out the Xuande stove.
"nice one……"
As soon as he got hold of the Xuande stove, Zhuang Rui felt his hand heavy. The height of this incense burner was only over twenty centimeters, but Zhuang Rui weighed it and found that it weighed at least ten kilograms. It was obvious that it was not just made of red copper.
, and many other metals.
Zhuang Rui holds the entire Xuande furnace in his hands. It looks a bit elegant in the rich atmosphere. Its color blends in and emits strange light from the dimness. This is also in line with the great connoisseur, collector and painter Xiang of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.
Yuan Bian (Zijing) commented on the Xuande furnace that "the beauty of the Xuande furnace is that the color contains pearly light and the outer surface shows dullness and silence".
Touching the gold-inlaid craftsmanship of the Xuande furnace, Zhuang Rui showed a delighted smile on his face. He could already conclude that this was one of the three thousand Xuande furnaces built in the three years of Xuande. And due to this special craftsmanship and weight, its value
It is several times more expensive than similar Xuande stoves.
Standing next to Zhuang Rui, Bonadette couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw Zhuang Rui's expression, and asked: "Zhuang, as far as I know, the auction price of an object of this kind of craftsmanship in the international market is only 300,000 yuan.
About US dollars, why are you so happy?"
Bonadette himself is an internationally renowned collector, especially fond of Chinese and ancient Greek art, and has done extensive research on the cultural history of these two countries. He is also familiar with Xuande furnaces, so when he saw Zhuang Rui pick up the
She has a treasure-like expression, but she is very confused in her heart. Have you ever seen someone happy after spending money unnecessarily?
"Mr. Bonadette, the real Xuande furnace was made during the Xuande period, and the price you mentioned is just a later imitation..."
Zhuang Rui did not explicitly say that this object was the Xuande furnace made during the Xuande period. It would be too unkind to pick it up from someone else and then hit them.
"Oh... no, Zhuang, I heard that so far, no Xuande furnace has been evaluated as authentic, so..."
Bonadette obviously knew the allusion to the Xuande incense burner. Similarly, he did not think that the Xuande incense burner in his collection was produced during that special period in China, otherwise he would never put it up for auction.
After hearing what Bonadette said, Zhuang Rui smiled confidently and said: "Haha, Mr. Bonadette, I am an appraiser first, and an art collector second. I have appraised antiques since my debut.
There has never been any mistakes. This Xuande stove is consistent with the real Xuande stove in terms of shape and materials. I think... I shouldn't be wrong..."
"Zhuang... you, are you telling the truth?"
The confident smile on Zhuang Rui's face made Bonadette seem to believe Zhuang Rui's words. The old man slapped his thigh and said regretfully: "God, how could I sell a real Xuande furnace?
Well, I will be laughed at by my old friends. Zhuang, in your opinion, how much is this Xuande stove worth?"
Bonadette's frankness made Zhuang Rui very fond of him. After thinking for a while, he said: "The authenticity of Xuande stoves is too controversial, but even the high-quality imitations of later generations are priced at about 500,000 US dollars. This
The price of a Xuande furnace made in Xuande’s three years should be more than 10 million US dollars!”
After Zhuang Rui was ready to return to China, he immediately invited domestic gold, silver and bronze appraisal experts to use modern instruments to date this Xuande furnace treasure. He had enough reasons to believe that the first authentic Xuande furnace to be identified was from the third year of Xuande's reign.
The price of Xuande furnace must be above 50 million RMB.
After listening to Zhuang Rui's words, Bonadette smiled and joked: "Oh, I lost money. The loss is big this time. No, Zhuang, you should do more for charity..."
"Of course, I'm happy to..."
Zhuang Rui felt very happy to communicate with this foreign old man, and Bonadette's broadmindedness also impressed him. He lost tens of millions of dollars in items, and the other party didn't even frown. This is the behavior of a super rich man.
The style you should have.
While Zhuang Rui and Bonadette were chatting, a waiter walked up to Zhuang Rui and whispered: "Mr. Zhuang, there is a lady who wants to invite you..."
