The first thousand five hundred and seventy chapters make up the knife
In the international market, there is a relatively fair price standard for the various colors of red coral: aka red>sardine red>touch red>angel-skin pink>pink white>white.
Han Peacock didn't need to look closely, just by taking a quick look, he could tell that the color of this pot of red coral definitely reached the level of chili red, so even if Old John didn't understand red coral, he knew that the color of this pot of red coral reached the level of chili red.
He has reached the Aka level, so he spoke so confidently just now.
The reason why Han Peacock was dismissive just now was mainly because of this. At a casual glance, you can tell that it is Aka-level red coral, and it only costs four hundred dollars? Is this funny? Or is it just a joke?
So Han Kongque thought this stall owner was a joke. Later, he thought he was just a liar. If a pot of red coral worth four million dollars appeared here, it would have been robbed long ago.
Don't think that the security in the United States is very good. In this country, some people will take risks for tens of thousands of dollars, let alone a pot of treasure worth four million dollars placed here in the open.
So all the stall owners around Old John laughed at him just now, just because of this, and Han Kongque thought the same way, so he never thought it was genuine.
"Can I ask where you got this pot of red coral?" Han Peacock asked while looking at it.
"House sale, you know, right? It means buying everything in a house, including this pot of red coral." Old John said a little frustrated.
One look at Old John's expression showed that he didn't get the return he wanted.
At this time, Han Peacock's realization once again fell on this pot of red coral: "This is new coral, do you understand? It is unlikely that new coral will appear in an old house. If it is old coral, it may be real. So
Basically, the only possibility is that someone specially decorated a house and sold it to you on purpose, or wanted to sell it to someone else."
Han Peacock can tell just by looking at the appearance that this red coral tree is very beautiful, especially the color and texture. Let’s not talk about the color. It has definitely reached the Aka level. Even the texture is very delicate. This is definitely a new coral.
Performance.
After hearing what Han Kongque said so clearly, Old John spread his hands and thought so too. Although he didn't know much, he could still distinguish the old and new corals clearly.
The reason why Korean Peacock thinks it is fake is mainly because there are too few new Aka-level red corals. Nowadays, most of the old red corals encountered in China are mostly old red corals. Compared with the current new corals, the old red corals have more natural textures.
It's more obviously rough, but the new touch is more delicate.
In addition, new corals tend to have excellent gloss, while old corals will have a patina-like feeling. This is suitable for all types of old corals!
Nowadays, collecting is booming. Many people like corals. However, when you collect corals, you must first know what you like. If you are a collector of red corals, please first find out whether the red corals you like to collect are old or new.
Yes, is it sea coral or mountain coral?
This is very important. There is a huge price difference between old sea corals and mountain corals.
Because the price of coral products is too high, there are artificial fakes. Coupled with the exaggerated shape of this pot of red coral, Han Peacock was attracted to it at first sight, but his second thought was that it was fake.
There is no way such a big coral can appear here.
Later, when the shop owner said this, Han Kongque became even more convinced that it was a fake. But after taking a closer look, Han Kongque found that this pot of red coral was very interesting.
First of all, it is not using other things to fake it. Han Peacock has been dealing with red coral for a long time, so he naturally knows the tricks of fake coral.
Those counterfeiters usually use sea willow and sea bamboo to imitate coral jewelry, which has obvious vertical texture and single color, giving people an unvivid feeling, and does not have the unique pore characteristics of coral jade.
Then there is filled coral dyeing. This counterfeiting method is made from loose shallow-sea dendritic reef-building corals, which are filled and dyed by injecting glue. The surface is smooth, but in fact it is rough and fragile, and the color is easy to fade.
Synthetic coral dyeing is made from various shellfish or reef-building corals ground into powder and molded into various coral shapes. It has no natural texture and almost every piece of coral is the same.
Various jade imitation corals are dyed with dolomite or calcite. They are uniform in color but easy to fade and have no luster.
Not seeing any signs of forgery in this pot of red coral, Han Peacock became excited. This was a real coral tree. Although it was not as big as the ones he found in the Maldives, it was very rare.
The most important thing is that since the discovery of those red corals in the Maldives, Han Peacock has never found any large coral trees, and this time, he did not expect to see them at a stall.
I just don’t know whether this red coral tree is a sea coral or a shallow-sea reef-building coral. The common red corals we commonly see are generally shallow-sea reef-building corals. They are loose and cannot be processed into beautiful jewelry, so they can only be left as they are.
, make a coral tree bonsai like this.
The other type is gem-quality corals with dense texture, rich and beautiful colors. The living environment conditions of gem-quality corals are very picky, usually in the deep sea at a depth of 200-2000 meters, the water temperature is about 13 degrees, the water flow is relatively slow, and the water quality is relatively clear.
of waters.
Such a living environment is doomed to slow growth of corals, scarce production, and difficulty in mining. This is also the reason why the price of red corals in the market is high.
Due to historical reasons, the mining, processing and sales of red corals around the world are basically completed by Wandao, so we are accustomed to calling red corals Wandao red coral.
In fact, it is very easy to identify red corals. First, look at the texture to eliminate the possibility of fraud and distinguish between old and new corals.
Red corals all have vertical lines that are parallel to the growth direction of the coral and are closely arranged. In addition, the cross section of red corals has rings like tree rings. Pay attention to these two textures when identifying them with the naked eye.
Then look at the color. Only if the color is good, the value will be high. The color of red coral is a vivid red. No matter it is light or deep, it is alive, not dead, and not stagnate! And red coral has bright wax.
The texture is shiny, while the dyed red coral has no luster and the color is dull and dull.
There is a huge difference between live coral and dead coral products, and many people now take advantage of this to deceive people.
Han Peacock had already determined these points, so Han Peacock gently nudged the pot of red coral, and a branch of the red coral made a crisp sound.
Such a crisp sound means that this red coral tree is authentic, because real corals look delicate, but they make a crisp and tough sound when they collide with each other.
Generally, plastic or other imitation corals will not produce this hard and crisp sound, and this sound is especially obvious on branch-shaped corals.
Next, Han Peacock weighed the weight. Coral has a good sense of weight. Generally, when placed in the palm of the hand, it will give people a heavy feeling that is inconsistent with its delicate feeling. This weight is also one of the basis for distinguishing red coral from some inferior counterfeit products.
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This is all normal. Han Peacock directly releases his spiritual consciousness to observe the internal situation of the coral. Whether it is texture or color, as long as it is faked, there will be unusual internal performance. This is not easy for others to observe, but Han Peacock has no
difficulty.
Dyeing corals usually uses organic dyes to dye white corals into red and other colors. The identification feature is that the dye is concentrated in the cracks, and the outer color is dark and the inner color is light, which is different from appearance to appearance. Apply it with a cotton swab dipped in methyl alcohol.
Cotton will be dyed.
Common coral imitations include dyed marble, red glass, red plastic, and "Gilson coral" made of calcite powder and dye.
None of these imitations have the internal structure of natural red coral, which can be distinguished by looking carefully at the texture.
By this time, Han Peacock was speechless. Now he didn't know how to bargain with Old John.
"How's it going? Sir, this must be Aka grade red coral. Four million dollars is really not much." Seeing Han Peacock appraise it for so long, Old John's mind came to life again.
Han Peacock raised his head and glanced at Old John, and found the cunning flash in his eyes, coupled with his slightly excited tone, Han Peacock sighed, this is the human heart.
I was dejected just now, but now I saw that he was serious, so I set the price of four million again.
"Do you know what kind of coral is valuable? First, deep-sea coral, and then live coral." Han Peacock stood up and said.
Han Kongque said this, and this kind of performance directly confused the boss.
"I don't care about that. As long as my coral tree is genuine, the price is four million dollars, and I won't sell it for a penny less." Old John stared into Han Peacock's eyes, wanting to know what Han Peacock was thinking.
Naturally, Han Kongque would not notice anything from him, so he said directly: "If we can make them all into coral beads, four million dollars will be enough."
"Ah!" Old John exclaimed. He looked at Han Peacock in confusion. What does this mean?
Han Peacock chuckled and said: "Do you know why such a big coral was not made into beads and quickly rushed to the market to exchange for US dollars, but was made into such a bonsai? It's not because it is big, so
It must be preserved like this because it cannot be made into beads at all."
"Haha, Old John, you have been in the industry for a long time, don't you know what coral beads are? The density of shallow-sea reef-building corals is too low, and it is not suitable for making beads at all."
"If it is artificially dyed, it is even more impossible to make it into beads."
"What is this? If it were a specially created coral tree, no one would want to make it into beads."
There were people around to finish the job, which made Han Peacock smile. These people didn't know that they were stabbing someone, because this coral must have been perfectly preserved because of its large size and beautiful shape. After all, it was so
It is rare to see a large coral tree. (To be continued.)