These antique stalls by the river have existed for a long time, and Shen Yu has known about them for a long time, but he has never been there before.
It’s not that I don’t have time, it’s mainly because the prices for the antiques sold here are inappropriate.
Although there are many real old items on these stalls, the prices are generally on the high side, and the customer base is mainly tourists who come to Chuzhou to eat at the gourmet night market.
In other words, many of the items on these stalls can indeed be called antiques, but the prices are too high for collectors to pick up, and some are even higher than the prices sold in antique shops.
Another point, strictly speaking, these stalls should be called "Baofu Zhai".
Because there are no fixed stalls, it may be you today and someone else tomorrow. Whoever comes first will set it up first. Some of these stalls pay attention to the concept of collecting and selling items collected during the day and then quickly selling them back at night. Ben, I didn’t know where to go to dig out the old house the next day, so there is a possibility of missing something.
The purpose of sellers setting up stalls here is actually very simple. The first is definitely to save stall fees. After all, the monthly rent for a stall in the flea market is at least 2,000 yuan.
The second thing is that the food night market has huge customer flow. Let’s put it this way, from the time the sun sets until the food night market closes at 2 o’clock, if you can sell an antique at a high price during this period, you will make a lot of money.
Shen Yu didn't come here specially today. Since he bumped into it, he also had time, so Shen Yu decided to go and have a look.
As he came closer, Shen Yu nodded secretly. Not to mention, this was really a feng shui treasure land for practicing stalls. The number of buyers onlookers was almost the same as that of the flea market, or even 20 to 30% more.
Whether you are actually buying something or watching the excitement, even the most deserted stall is surrounded by four or five buyers.
From north to south, the first stall is mainly engaged in cultural toys. Bracelets of various styles and colors are filled with the entire stall. There are also seven or eight bags of unthreaded beads behind the stall, which is comparable to those in the market.< /p>
Shen Yu glanced at it briefly before continuing to walk forward. The locals in Chuzhou were not very interested in antiques, and Pan Wen played less, so even if there were old objects, Shen Yu didn't want to waste time here.
The second stall sells Zigang brand and jade bracelets. Behind the stall is a folding shelf made of bamboo and wood, which is filled with various jade pendants and jewelry.
After taking a look, Shen Yu found that this stall had the most people around it, and the boss was also a big-hearted person.
Choose "Hetian Qingyu" Zigang brand for 666 yuan.
"Ice yellow sun green" jade bracelet 888 yuan optional.
Seeing this, Shen Yu shook his head and left. The stall owner didn't encounter any serious problems, and the ones he encountered were serious enough for him to drink a pot.
The third stall sold calligraphy and paintings. When Shen Yu smelled the smell of ink and paint, he walked past without even stopping...
Shen Yu didn't stop until he reached the ninth stall, and even felt as if his eyes suddenly lit up.
This is a stall specializing in snuff bottles.
There are hundreds of snuff bottles scattered on the stall. There are many types of snuff bottles, including round, square, oblate, gourd-shaped, triangular, and hexagonal. They are all the basic snuff bottles. All types are available here.
There are even more materials, including precious stones, jade, porcelain, jade, coral, agate, crystal glass, gold, silver, copper and iron, enamel, bone and horn, and even stone.
There is an interesting saying in the antiques industry: Snuff bottles can be made of materials only people can’t imagine, but nothing is impossible.
Snuff bottles are even made of pearls. Just imagine, a snuff bottle can be carved out of a pearl so small. Isn’t it interesting?
There is no snuff now, but the snuff bottle has been passed down as a kind of exquisite art and has endured for a long time.
Squatting down, Shen Yu casually picked up a snuff bottle that he thought was an old item.
This is an emerald carved snuff bottle. It is oblate in shape and about five centimeters high. It is emerald green and belongs to the waxy spinach green category.
The body of the pot is shallowly carved, and a green bamboo is carved on the front. The bamboo is verdant and the craftsmanship is exquisite.
There is a micro-engraved poem at the back, which is the complete text of Li Bai's "Nearly Wine".
The lid of the pot is even more luxurious. It is completely wrapped in gold foil. You can't see what material it is inside. Based on the weight, it shouldn't be jade. Shen Yu guessed that it might be some kind of precious wood.
"Boss, how much does your snuff bottle cost?"
The stall owner is a slovenly man in his early forties carrying a shoulder bag. His hair is as messy as a bird's nest. He probably hasn't washed it in at least half a month.
But it fits the characteristics of an antique dealer who digs out old houses.
Many people think that buying an old house is an easy job, but it is not.
Counties and towns next to the city have been visited countless times. Let alone collecting antiques, it would be nice not to be set up and tricked.
If you want to collect old items, you often have to go far away from towns. It can be said that the more remote the place, the greater the chance of finding real antiques.
Some people may ask, are there antiques in remote areas?
It really does exist!
Many Yuan paintings and even Song paintings were found in some ancient villages or towns in the mountains, as was the porcelain from official kilns in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Although it is said that people live in seclusion in the city, ancient literati often chose mountains with beautiful mountains and clear waters when they wanted to escape from the world.
Without it, just asking for peace!
Some remote mountain villages do not have buses, and buses only go to towns. Taxi prices are ridiculously high, and those who want to buy old houses are reluctant to spend money.
And all the overnight meals you can get on a motorcycle are out, so I just walk on Route 11.
After walking down the mountain road for more than ten miles, my feet will get blisters.
After going there, if I couldn’t make it back to town in time, I had to stay with someone in the mountains.
Want to take a hot bath? There's no door. It's great to have a basin of hot water to scald your feet.
To be honest, Shen Yu sincerely admires his colleagues who really have the courage to dig out old houses in places with inconvenient transportation.
"Guest, you have such a good eye. You fell in love with the treasures in my stall at the first sight. This item was handed down from my ancestors. To be honest, I didn't want to sell this item, but now my family is short of money. It's so powerful that we can only take it out and sell it for emergency use.
"Well, if you sincerely want it, you can take it away for 600,000 yuan."
"The premise is a fixed price and no counter-offering. In the last century, at Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, an old Qing Dynasty jade snuff bottle similar to mine was sold for more than 4 million Hong Kong dollars.
"Look at the quality of that one, it's not as good as mine. If you don't believe it, you can take out your phone and search it. It's definitely the real thing!"
Shen Yu was delighted when he heard this, "Boss, your family didn't sell antiques before, but opened a coal mine, right?"
The stall owner was a little confused, "What did you say this, little brother? My ancestors have been eating antiques for six generations."
Shen Yu's face turned cold, "Boss, you are too dark. You want 600,000 yuan for a waxy spinach green jade snuff bottle? Besides, this is not from the Qing Dynasty. It's from your Qing Dynasty snuff bottle." Is the font in simplified Chinese?
"Also, judging from the patina on the pot, this waxy jadeite snuff bottle must not have taken more than three years to complete."
"Hey!"
The stall owner didn't pay attention to Shen Yu's sarcasm at all, but instead grinned: "Oh, I met an expert today. To be honest, my jade pot has good planting and carving skills. If you like it, you can Give me 60,000."
Shen Yu nodded, "The price of 60,000 yuan is quite appropriate, but I bought it not for my own use but as a gift, so I need something a little higher grade. I just don't know if you have anything better than this one, boss?" ”
