"So this person is so powerful?" Mei Xue couldn't help but be surprised as she looked at the snuff bottle in Liu Dong's hand, which was not much bigger than a pack of handkerchiefs.
Liu Dong nodded and looked at the crystal snuff bottle in his hand and said: "Ma Shaoxuan's inner-painted snuff bottles have been collected by European and American royal families, major museums and private collectors in the early years. Now there are relatively few of them in China, and the early works are even rarer.
.Today, the lowest auction price of his inner-painted pots on the market exceeds 1.5 million!”
Liu Dong also didn't expect that Mei Xue was so lucky that she would be able to find a valuable and precious antique before him when he entered the thrift store.
"Take it, the domestic antique market is bullish now, and Ma Shaoxuan's fine products are few, so there is a lot of room for appreciation in the future!" With that, Liu Dong stuffed the snuff bottle into Mei Xue's hand.
Now that she knew the weight of this small snuff bottle, Mei Xue was moved by Liu Dongqian's move, but she did not accept it, "I'll give it to you. Don't you like to collect it? Since this thing is so precious, it's better to keep it.
Take it with you! Anyway, we are not short of money now!"
To be honest, although Ma Shaoxuan's snuff bottles are valuable, Liu Dong still has several works of Ma Shaoxuan's inner-painted snuff bottles in his collection. Therefore, this crystal inner-painted bottle is not very precious to him, but Mei Xue's attitude is.
Make him feel warm.
It feels like having a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for!
"Okay, just leave this thing here for now. If you need it, come and get it from me!" Liu Dong said.
Chinese people's emotions are restrained, unlike foreign countries where everything is divided so clearly. Therefore, Liu Dong did not get too entangled in this matter!
However, while putting away the snuff bottle, Liu Dong also decided to give Mei Xue a piece of jewelry worth more than the Ma Shaoxuan painted snuff bottle.
It’s not about exchanging anything, but the true meaning of love is mutual communication and mutual tolerance! The other party has given 100% sincerity, so Liu Dong will naturally have to give the same amount. Or even more!
Although this contribution is not only a material contribution, the emotional contribution is sometimes not very obvious, and the time is long and short. It is far from being as clear and intuitive as the material contribution!
After Mei Xue nodded, Liu Dong took him and continued shopping in the thrift store.
Because when they communicated just now, they all used Chinese. Although the guy next to them always paid attention to them, he couldn't understand what they were talking about. Otherwise, the snuff bottle would be charged a high price later!
"Huh!"
Just when he reached the iron frame where the oil paintings were listed, Liu Dong suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Mei Xue asked curiously.
"Let me consider!"
After hearing what Liu Dong said, Mei Xue did not ask any more questions, but she followed Liu Dong's line of sight and saw the oil painting on the iron frame.
This is an oil painting about 70 cm high and 50 cm wide. The content of the oil painting is the most common icon of Jesus in Western religions!
The Jesus in the oil painting shows a devout image of praying for the world. His right hand makes a blessing gesture, while his left hand holds an object that looks like a crystal ball and stares at the world calmly.
Except for the black background, red and blue are the main colors in the oil painting. However, I don’t know whether the artist’s oil painting skills are too poor or something happened in the middle. In short, Mei Xue felt a little awkward looking at this oil painting!
It’s not surprising that Mei Xue didn’t understand that oil paintings would have this feeling. In Liu Dong’s eyes, this oil painting was seriously stained in the later period. It had been repeatedly painted and glazed many times, and Liu Dong even found that there were artificial stains on it.
Traces of resin.
But apart from these, Liu Dong can feel a sense of holiness from simply looking at the original traces left behind by the painting! It is as if looking at this painting, he feels that Jesus Christ is standing in front of him, looking at him with compassion and sanctity.
This kind of real-life feeling made Liu Dong, who is also an oil painter, understand that this is a symbol of his advanced state in painting.
Although due to some external damage, the painting was greatly inferior and hindered Liu Dong's judgment, he knew that this painting was at least the work of an art master!
With the most basic judgment in mind, Liu Dong's heart moved, and the relic's primordial light was released instantly. However, just when the relic's primordial light enveloped the painting in front of him, a white aura like the scorching sun illuminated the entire world in front of Liu Dong's eyes.
Lit up!
The strong but not dazzling white aura made Liu Dong's mind buzz, and he was almost stunned! Now, Liu Dong, who was well aware of the antique level represented by the brightness of the relic's aura, understood that such a strong aura represented
The painting in front of me, which is almost 400 years old, is a true national treasure, and it is also the work of a true master!
Its value is just like the status of Zigang jade in jade carvings. The only difference is that one belongs to oil paintings and the other belongs to jade carvings!
"Honey, what's wrong with you?"
The change in Liu Dong's expression immediately attracted the attention of Mei Xue, who was holding his hand next to him.
Liu Dong, who woke up from the shock at the call of his lover, took a deep breath and temporarily calmed down, a feeling of expectation and joy instantly filled his heart.
"I'm fine, I'm fine!" After briefly comforting his girlfriend, Liu Dong quickly stretched out his hand, as if on a pilgrimage, and carefully took the painting off the iron stand.
At this time, Liu Dong, who turned his attention to the Mustard Seed Space, also naturally saw the identification result 'Leonardo da Vinci, 1506, "The Savior of the World" floating above the relic!
"call!"
After Liu Dong's body stiffened, he let out a heavy breath, and then a wave of ecstasy quickly filled his body.
He originally thought that this painting was just a masterpiece from the 16th century Renaissance, but then he thought it was actually a masterpiece handed down by Leonardo da Vinci, a giant of science and art!
"The Savior of the World" is Liu Dong's second authentic painting by Leonardo da Vinci after "Litan and the Swan"!
Although there are not many, there are only two paintings. But among all the museums in the world, I am afraid that only the British Museum, the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum can have such world-class museums that can surpass him in the number of Leonardo da Vinci's original works.
!
"Dong, are you okay?" Liu Dong's series of abnormal reactions made Mei Xue particularly worried.
"It's okay!" Although he said this, Liu Dong's eyes could still see a trace of ecstasy that had not faded away.
"Let's go check out!" Liu Dong said.
Although there are good antiques shining with attractive aura within the scope of the relics, their value is obviously not comparable to the authentic Leonardo da Vinci in Liu Dong's hands, and to avoid long nights and dreams. Liu Dong now just wants to get these as soon as possible
Get the painting in hand to avoid the situation of missing a huge treasure in front of you.
"Check out, do you want to buy this painting?" Mei Xue asked after taking a look at the oil painting that Liu Dong held tightly in his hand.
"Well, this painting is very good!" Liu Dong nodded vigorously.
However, because the painting had not yet been obtained, Liu Dong did not say much even when facing Mei Xue.
After taking Mei Xue to the front counter, the young clerk saw that there was business and quickly ran over to pay for them. However, what surprised Liu Dong was that the snuff bottle Mei Xue picked up was not big in size, but the price was higher than his.
The oil paintings in your hands are more expensive.
In the end, after Liu Dong paid 2,000 pounds for Ma Shaoxuan's snuff bottle and 1,200 pounds for the oil painting, he got the two antiques he wanted.
Especially after paying the price for Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, Liu Dong felt really relieved!
And just when Liu Dong was about to take Mei Xue back to the hotel, and then take a good look at the national treasure oil painting "Savior of the World" that already belonged to him, the store door was pushed open from the outside!
When Liu Dong saw the person coming in, he was stunned for a moment.
The people who entered the door were obviously a little surprised when they saw Liu Dong!
"Mr. Liu?"
"Mr. Eskenazi, it's a pleasure to see you again!" Liu Dong said with a hint of respect in his tone as he looked at the old man in a crisp suit in front of him.
This is also a subconscious habit of his, always maintaining a certain degree of respect for those who are leaders in the collection and appraisal industry, as well as in the art category.
Dennis Eskenazi is not only a well-known top appraiser and collector in Europe. He also has very in-depth research on Chinese porcelain and classical furniture.
He is one of the scholars in the world who has studied Chinese ancient culture and cultural relics very deeply!
After holding Liu Dong's extended right hand, Eskenazi said with a happy expression: "I didn't expect to see Mr. Liu in London after we said goodbye to the Netherlands. In Chinese terms, we really have a lot of fate!
"
"Mr. Eskenazi is welcome!"
After meeting each other at Van Gaal's auction in the Netherlands, Liu Dong never expected to meet him by chance in London.
And Dennis Eskenazi, who was about to say something, happened to see the oil painting being held in Liu Dong's arms in the blink of an eye!
"It seems that Mr. Liu has gained a lot here. I wonder if I can enjoy it too!"
The preciousness of Leonardo da Vinci's "Savior of the World" made Liu Dong hesitate when facing Eskenazi's request. However, thinking that now that he has bought this painting, no matter from which aspect, it has already become a masterpiece.
After becoming his own, Liu Dong let go of this hesitation.
"No problem at all!"
With that said, Liu Dong handed over the painting in his hand.
After Eskenazi took it, he took a quick look and frowned instantly. With his eyesight, he could also see that the messy smearing, varnishing and artificial resin on it had damaged the original content of the painting.
Great damage.
………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued.)
ps: Sorry, it's a little late, but there will be two chapters today!