Chapter 423 Red sandalwood furniture worth hundreds of millions
The values of handicrafts, antiques, etc. are very different. Some are more expensive because of the materials, some are more valuable because of the higher research value of cultural relics, and some are more expensive because of the value attached to the art itself by the artists, etc.
Typical examples that are valuable because of the materials they are made of are seals, jewelry, and accessories such as Kangxi's "Emperor's Seal" collected in the Wang family's treasury, Qianlong's "Shiquan Old Man's Seal" in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, and Genghis Khan's gold seal, etc.
For example, top-quality mutton-fat jade, glass-type imperial green jade, diamonds, etc. are all of this type.
Their original materials are very valuable, and coupled with their historical value, it is even more amazing. For example, the three major seals have extremely important historical significance. Whether it was Kangxi, Qianlong, or Genghis Khan, they were all left in history.
Countless legendary figures.
The second category is those with high research value, such as bronze tripods with inscriptions, bamboo slices with text, and some historical books, such as Yongle Dadian, Sikuquanshu, etc.
From these things, we can learn about past history, so they are of high value, but the materials themselves, whether they are bronze or bamboo chips, or even the paper itself, are not valuable things.
The most typical examples of the third category are calligraphy and painting, such as Wang Xizhi’s authentic "Mourning Notes" obtained by the Tang Dynasty, Tang Yin's "Hundred Beautiful Pictures", Huang Gongwang's "Nine Peaks and Snow Pictures", and the painting saint Wu Daozi's "Ten Finger Zhongkui"
Picture" and so on.
It itself has little research value, and its carrier is even worthless. However, after the artists poured their own efforts into it and then over time, it turned into a precious antique.
"The carrier is valuable? Is that the wood itself? There are many precious woods, such as golden nanmu, ebony, sandalwood, silver fir, etc. Could it be that one of the two root carvings in your hand was carved from these types of wood?
?" Wang Jun asked after hearing this.
After being with Young Master Tang for a long time, Wang Jun's knowledge has become more and more extensive. If Wang Jun a few months ago, he would never be able to name the names of these precious woods. At most, he would know the name of golden nanmu, because it
So famous...
"Brother Wang, it's okay, you know a lot." Young Master Tang said with a smile.
"Hey, I can't do anything to make you more beautiful than before. After the gambling king Stanley Ho gave the girl Xiaoxiao the sandalwood Dzi beads last time, I went back and checked. Sandalwood is the most precious sandalwood." Wang Jun said with a smile.
"Haha, yes, the root carving here is also made of sandalwood, but it is a sandalwood tree root, which is slightly inferior to the material of the sandalwood Dzi beads in the hands of Xiaoxiao and Dai'er. The two of them
The sandalwood Dzi bead in your hand is made of sandalwood heart, which is the most precious." Young Master Tang said with a smile.
"What did I think it was? It turned out to be sandalwood. Haha, I've seen this thing a lot. There is a friend whose whole set of furniture is made of sandalwood. Is this thing really as precious as you said? As for this,
To make you happy like this." Ye Qun curled his lips and said disdainfully.
His friend is a businessman and seems to like sandalwood very much. She has a small villa on the outskirts of Beijing. The furniture in the entire villa is all made of wood, and it is all sandalwood. It is just a tree root. As for
So happy?
"What? The entire furniture in Bieye is made of sandalwood? This is impossible!" Young Master Tang shook his head. Of course he knew how precious sandalwood is. How much sandalwood would cost to furnish the entire furniture in Bieye.
"Nothing is impossible. I've heard about this too. Lao Wu, that friend of yours is Ms. Chen, right?" Wang Jun said.
"Huh? You know her too? Haha, that's her." Ye Qun smiled.
"No wonder, she is the one who can be so generous." Wang Jun nodded and smiled.
Now it was Young Master Tang's turn to be curious, who is this Ms. Chen? She is so awesome. How much does it cost to make a complete set of sandalwood furniture?
"Hurry up and tell me what's going on." Young Master Tang said anxiously.
"Well, this Ms. Chen is amazing. She is a very successful businessman with billions of assets. She is in the financial industry and has had many dealings with our Wang Group."
"She likes sandalwood the most. I heard from my dad that wherever there is news about the sale of sandalwood, Ms. Chen will definitely be seen. She said she wanted to build a sandalwood furniture set. At that time, she was still collecting sandalwood. Now
It seems that it has been successfully built." Wang Jun nodded and smiled.
"A whole set of sandalwood, how much does it cost? Rich people are really willful!" Young Master Tang sighed with emotion.
"Sandalwood is also divided into grades, such as ten-year-old, hundred-year-old, and hundreds-year-old. Aren't the sandalwood hearts in the hands of the two girls Xiaoxiao the thousand-year-old sandalwood? Most of the ones Ms. Chen collected are ten-year-old, and hundreds-year-old.
"It's not that I don't have money to buy it, it's that I can't buy it..." Wang Jun said.
"Even if they are all from ten years old, it would probably cost a sky-high price to arrange a complete set of furniture." Young Master Tang said.
"Well, I heard that I spent several hundred million just to collect sandalwood when I got up early, and I don't know what happened later," Wang Jun said.
"Several hundred million? That's so much. She took me to show off some sandalwood furniture. After seeing it, I felt that it was just like that. It was nothing special. It was just that sleeping there would be peaceful and comfortable. Now it seems that I feel like myself.
You don’t know the goods, it’s embarrassing.” Ye Qun said with an embarrassed smile.
He is a second-generation official and a princeling. Compared with second-generation rich people like Wang Jun, his disadvantage is that when it comes to money, for Wang Jun it is only a few hundred million, but for Ye Qun, it is so much...
…
"How old is your sandalwood root carving?" Wang Jun asked.
"The hundred-year-old sandalwood root sculpture is estimated to be worth seven to eight hundred thousand. It's a small fortune." Young Master Tang said with a smile.
Seven to eight hundred thousand yuan is a small thing for Young Master Tang. He has gotten too many good things before, and things like this are no longer very attractive...
"Well, it's just a small leak." Wang Jun also nodded.
After following Young Master Tang for a long time, even Wang Jun has become more energetic. In the past, if he could miss a sandalwood root sculpture, he would be excited for several months, but now...
That's right, when you deal with national treasures every day, or second-level cultural relics worth more than tens of millions, I'm afraid you won't be excited if I give you a sandalwood root carving...
Ye Qun curled his lips in frustration, these two big capitalists...
In fact, he himself is not without money, but with so many people in the Ye family working in politics and the military, he is the only one who makes money to support himself, so of course he has to be careful...
Many political families do this, find a person to do business, provide various conveniences, and then in turn feed the family. When the family's politicians have money in their hands, they will not hand over their hands randomly. This is also a way to ensure the political future of the family.
means……
[Author's digression]: A small chapter of 2,000 words. I'm sorry. A relative at home unfortunately passed away. Daomen has to go to his hometown for a funeral. During the mourning period, we cannot guarantee four updates a day. At most, we can guarantee continuous updates. We can continue to update after waiting. Sorry! Originally this
I plan to update four chapters every day!
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