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Chapter 773 Ackerman Globe
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"Haha, Liu, it seems you don't know much about the coin collection market in the United States! There are about 1 million coin collectors in the United States. Large coin auctions are held once a month, while small coin auctions are held every weekend.
"The U.S. rare coin market is worth $2 billion a year!" Del Roosevelt explained with a smile.
"Two billion U.S. dollars?" Liu Dong exclaimed.
It is really hard to imagine that the transaction volume of the coin market here alone is more than seven times the total art transaction volume in China as a whole!
As the boss of Puhua Red Star Auction House, Liu Dong knew that the transaction volume of all artworks in the country last year had just exceeded 2 billion Huaxia coins!
"Uncle Sam deserves to be the world's number one economic entity, he is so rich!" Liu Dong sighed in his heart.
Thinking of this, Liu Dong, who was originally somewhat interested in this precious American gold coin, quietly gave up the idea of competing with these American stickmen, and now he doesn't have much money in his pocket!
"$3 million!"
At this moment, Steven Rockefeller suddenly raised the bidding sign in his hand and said loudly.
After Steven made his bid, no one responded for a long time. After all, there were not many people who dared to compete with the Rockefeller family, and certainly not none. So after the auctioneer shouted a few words, he bid over the phone. This rare cloth
Rasher gold coins' gradually climbed to $3.2 million!
But it's more than money. In the entire United States, except for the Morgan family, no one can rival the Rockefeller family.
So Steven did not hesitate to raise the price to 4 million US dollars. For the super rich, a few million dollars is often not as much as what they spend on hosting a luxurious banquet at home, so when he meets himself at this moment
Steven doesn't mind spending big bucks on something he really likes!
Perhaps his determination to win overwhelm the other party, or perhaps the other party did not want to have a too stiff dispute with the future head of the Rockefeller family. In short, after Steven quoted a price of US$4 million, no one made another bid for a long time.
So with three hammer blows from the auctioneer, this precious and rare 'Brasher gold coin' weighing one ounce fell into the hands of Steven Rockefeller.
Looking at the smiling and proud Steve Rockefeller, Liu Dong felt a little envious. If he had more money in his pocket, he would also like to buy this precious Brasher gold coin.
But everything was over, Liu Dong no longer struggled, and the second lot also attracted his attention instantly when it appeared.
"Thanks to Ferdinand Magellan. Although he died in a tribal conflict in the Philippines, his efforts made the world know that the earth is round, and this opened the Age of Discovery and created five hundred years of glory in Europe! At the same time, it also made a wonderful person
The globe has become an important instrument for the royal family and nobles to flaunt their knowledge... Next, what we will auction is the globe cast by Cowell Ackerman for the British royal family!"
The auctioneer finished speaking. A classical globe with a spherical diameter of 50 centimeters, a square shape, and five solid wood support poles appeared on the electronic screens on both sides.
Liu Dong is no stranger to Cowell Ackerman. In the 18th century, 80% of the globes for the British royal family and nobles were made by him. As the top cartography master in the UK and even Europe, every Cowell
Akerman's works are highly sought after works of art.
The most recent Ackermann globe that appeared on the auction market was at Sotheby's London autumn auction in 1998. The transaction price at that time was 1.8 million pounds. Including commissions, it was 21.38 million pounds! Equivalent to 3.2 million US dollars.
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"Another top-notch work of art equivalent to the porcelain from the Qianlong imperial kiln!" Liu Dong sighed in his heart.
"$2 million!"
The auctioneer has just announced the base price of this Ackerman Globe at US$1.59 million. Del Roosevelt, who is sitting next to Liu Dong, has already raised the price by a large amount!
The key is that after attending the auction with him for so long, this is the first time Liu Dong has seen the old man so impatient to buy something.
"I like this kind of artwork that condenses technology, history and culture!" DelRoosevelt said with a smile, looking at Liu Dong's surprised look.
Liu Dong nodded understandingly. Although he is not a Westerner, he also understands Westerners' feelings towards the globe!
In the 17th and 18th centuries, and even for hundreds of years later, the globe has been a standard fixture in the study rooms of Western royal families, nobles and businessmen. Westerners have the same feelings towards globes as Easterners have towards porcelain.
Moreover, in an era when the industrial revolution had not yet sprouted, there were no computers, let alone finishing, so it was not an easy task to make such a round, accurate, and almost flawless globe entirely by hand!
In addition, this globe is made of wood. The characteristics of wood are that it is prone to scarring, warping, deformation and decay. Therefore, each globe is made of carefully selected high-quality wood and processed with precision!
But those that have been passed down for hundreds of years and preserved to this day are almost all rare masterpieces.
The auction of the globe allowed Liu Dong to see the influence of the Roosevelt family in the United States. After Del Roosevelt bid, a few people bid after him, but they quickly gave up in the face of the higher price after Roosevelt!
Compared with people's fear and admiration for the Rockefeller family, American wealthy people truly respect the Roosevelt family!
Therefore, under the premise that everyone was willing to give in, Del Roosevelt easily bought this precious Ackerman Globe for US$2.4 million, even lower than the market price.
Seeing this situation, the person in charge of the Christie's auction was a little helpless!
Even if he knew he was suffering a loss, he would not dare to let the trustee sitting below stand up and blatantly raise the price with Del Roosevelt!
It can be said that this is the most uneventful auction among the auctions with a reserve price of more than 1 million US dollars in the past three days of Christie's auction!
"I didn't expect everyone to give in to me, which makes me a little embarrassed!" After noticing the atmosphere in the venue, DelRoosevelt shook his head.
Seeing this situation, Liu Dong and Steven Rockefeller next to him were a little envious. If they could get this kind of treatment on this occasion in the future, it would be even more happy and joyful than making 10 billion US dollars!
But they just thought about it. The kind of respect the Roosevelt family received was earned by two of the greatest presidents in American history for future generations through their own efforts!
It is simply impossible to earn this kind of respect by relying on money alone.
After noticing that the atmosphere in the venue was a bit gloomy, the person in charge of Christie's sitting in the audience quickly made a gesture to the auctioneer to continue!
"Is it finally here?"
Looking at the images on the LCD monitors on both sides of the auction table, Liu Dong's attention suddenly focused.
"In the capital of China during the Qing Dynasty, there was a 1,054-acre royal garden adjacent to the famous Summer Palace. It consisted of the Old Summer Palace, the Changchun Garden and the Wanchun Garden, also known as the Three Old Summer Palaces. The Old Summer Palace was one of the famous royal gardens of the Qing Dynasty.
1. It is known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens". The royal family of the Qing Dynasty would come here to manage affairs in midsummer, so the Old Summer Palace was also called the "Summer Palace". In this huge royal garden, there is a gorgeous palace built in European style.
'Haiyan Hall', and the most famous sight in Haiyantang is the bronze statue of the twelve zodiac animal heads built in imitation of the European 'Water Power Clock'! The next item to be auctioned is the tiger head and the twelve zodiac animal head statues.
Pig head!”
When he said this, the auctioneer looked at the audience strangely, because almost all the Chinese present were unusually quiet.
The rich white people who were influenced by them and knew this history also stopped talking.
"call!"
I breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of my heart. Although the auctioneer did not mention the Second Opium War, let alone the burning of the Old Summer Palace by the British and French forces, the presence of two animal heads here represents the centuries-old history of humiliation of the Han nation!
"Liu, history has passed and it can no longer be changed! The most important thing now is to look forward! And China is now a world power!" DelRoosevelt patted Liu Dong on the shoulder and consoled him.
"I know, thank you, Del!"
"Haha, it doesn't matter. Who told you to save the life of an old guy like me?"
Hearing this, Liu Dong smiled and said nothing.
"...the heads of the twelve zodiac animals in the Old Summer Palace of China, the tiger head and the pig head, the two pieces together have a base price of 1.8 million US dollars, and each increase in price must not be less than 50,000 US dollars!"
"Action of two items together?" Liu Dong frowned, this was somewhat unexpected.
But what surprised Liu Dong more than this was that after the auctioneer announced the start of the auction, more than half a minute passed without a single rich Chinese bidder!
"What's going on?" Liu Dong was a little confused.
But looking at the indifferent look of other wealthy Chinese people, Liu Dong still couldn't figure out the reason. However, since everyone was silent, it was not easy for him to participate in the bidding at this time.
"Let's wait and see for a while before talking!" Liu Dong thought.
Silence, silence, silence!
Not only Liu Dong, a Chinese, was surprised, but even many super-rich people from other countries in the world who participated in the auction discovered something unusual.
While everyone was whispering and discussing with each other, the people in charge of the Christie's auction were also a little anxious!
If the rich Chinese do not participate in the bidding, then the prices of the two animal heads will not be raised, and they will not be able to make money from them!