Brother Wenwan, this is the plaque hanging on Lao Wu's shop, with gold-plated cursive script. Just looking at the characters with flying dragons and phoenixes, it gives people a sense of elegance in the atmosphere. It is a good name. My first impression is that it is open on the street.
Brother’s restaurant, Brother’s food stall, and Brother’s auto repair shop are just as tacky as rust.
As we are in the antique business, we pay attention to literature, art and connotation, so generally the store names will be more elegant, such as Xunzhenge, Zangyaju, etc. The name of the store chosen by my aunt at that time was Boguzhai.
I once asked Lao Wu how he came up with such a low-end store name. At that time, Lao Wu arrogantly told me that it was because he and his younger brother bought this store, and they are all brothers from all over the world, which has a profound meaning. Although it seems that
It sounds vulgar, but vulgarity means elegance. People without culture and advanced cultivation will not be able to taste it.
He spoke so eloquently that I felt a lot of contempt in my heart, but I still praised him for getting a good name for his store. It was both elegant and vulgar, and it was completely in line with the current mass line, so as not to make him think I was vulgar.
When I walked into Lao Wu's store, I was already half wet. I wanted Shale to shelter from the wind and rain in front of me, but as soon as he started running away, he left me half a street away. I couldn't even look at his butt.
arrive.
Lao Wu was sitting next to a root-carved tea tray, drinking tea and chatting with a guest. There was a box covered with brocade on the tea tray, and a bronze goblet was placed flat in the box. The guest was sitting next to him. He looked like he was in his early thirties, and there was no need to think about it.
, he must be the rightful owner today.
This man looked a little anxious and restless, and one look at it showed that he should be in a hurry to get rid of this object.
Such people are not uncommon in antique cities. Most of the reasons are because they are in a hurry for money and want to sell the items in their hands as quickly as possible. They may also secretly sell some old items handed down from their ancestors without telling their families.
, and even more exaggeratedly, I have also seen people from debt collection companies pressure debtors to come over and sell things.
Regardless of the reason and purpose for selling something, as merchants, we basically only care about the authenticity and value of your item. As for its origin, we are not particularly concerned about it, even if the item is stolen or stolen.
If you dare to sell the underworld artifacts dug out, I will accept them. Of course, I will never accept them so blatantly, and the price will be lowered a lot.
Lao Wu didn't say anything more and pointed to the bronze jue on the tea tray. The man quickly picked up the brocade box and handed it to me.
I wiped the rain off my forehead and pointed at the tea tray, "You'd better put it down and I'll take it myself. No one can tell if it's broken or broken."
Objects can only be held in two hands. This is a rule that everyone with a little knowledge of antiques knows. It is to prevent the object from being dropped to the ground and broken during the handover process. One person will say that the other party did not hand it over well, and the other will say
If the other party fails to receive the item well, no one will be able to figure out whose responsibility it is. Therefore, during the handover, one party will place the object in a safe place before the other party picks it up. Even if something goes wrong, at least the responsibilities will be clear.
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After the man put the brocade box back on the tea tray, I took it back and walked to Lao Wu's counter alone. I chose a relatively open place and started to look at it. The man stared in my direction from time to time, as if
He seemed very anxious as he was afraid that I would take something and run away.
Wear white gloves. The cup is a little heavy when you hold it.
, from the appearance point of view, the mouth is leaf-shaped, with a pair of short columns along the edge, the belly is thicker, the lower three legs are outturned, the edges are sharp, and the body is decorated with cloud and thunder patterns, which is a typical style of the Western Zhou Dynasty bronze jue
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It's just that the Western Zhou Dynasty was about three thousand years ago, but this bronze jue looks relatively new, and it obviously hasn't accumulated over so many years.
I turned on a small flashlight, put the light into the inner belly of the cup, and began to examine its details. Every small crack and every small oxidation point could not be missed. In some places, I had to use a magnifying glass to observe it.
Twenty minutes later, I put the magnifying glass and flashlight back into my shoulder bag and glanced at Old Wu. Old Wu nodded slightly. He helped the man refill his tea and walked next to me.
I pointed at the jue cup and whispered to Old Wu: "This thing is obviously not old enough, and the copper is relatively pure. It is definitely not an object from the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. I judge that it is an old imitation of the Ming Dynasty, but it has not been stained with soil. It has been preserved
It's in good condition and in good condition. It should be an object passed down from generation to generation, and it can still be sold for a few bucks."
Old imitation is actually an imitation, but it does not mean it is fake. There are two types of imitations. One is new imitation, which uses modern craftsmanship to make an ordinary handicraft old. This kind of object has almost nothing
Another type of value is old imitation, that is, items from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are imitated from older historical items.
For example, the bronze cup, this kind of drinking cup, was popular from the Xia Dynasty to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and was almost no longer used in subsequent dynasties. The cup in my hand, both in terms of shape and pattern, is
, all belong to the obvious Western Zhou style, but judging from the craftsmanship and oxidation degree of the copper, it is from the Ming Dynasty. In other words, this cup is an object imitated by the Western Zhou Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty.
You want to say that it is genuine, but it is a fake. You want to say that it is not an antique, but it has a history of hundreds of years, and it is from the Ming Dynasty. In the final analysis, this cup must have its historical value and collection.
It's meaningful, but its price is far different from the real Jue Cup from the Western Zhou Dynasty.
"Can you tell where it comes from?" Old Wu asked.
I shook my head and said, "There are no inscriptions or seals for reference. Judging from the workmanship, it is not like the objects from the official kilns. It should be ordinary scholars or petty officials in the Ming Dynasty. In order to get good luck, they made a bronze
"Jue" means to be promoted to a higher position."
The so-called provenance actually means asking about the cultural value of this thing, such as the age. If two porcelain vases with the same appearance are placed in the palace and the other is placed in the homes of ordinary people, then their historical and cultural values will be very different. In ancient times, one
The exquisite vases from the rich man's family cannot compare in cultural value to the broken royal barrel used by the emperor.
"Then how much is such an object worth now?" Lao Wu asked the key point directly.
I quietly stretched out my finger, made a sign of three, and then made a sign of four, and then put my thumb against the second knuckle of my index finger, which means between three and forty thousand. If it is really a bronze knight from the Western Zhou Dynasty, and it is in good condition.
If it is in good condition and placed in a regular auction house, the price will increase at least ten to twenty times. If it is a complete set, it will be an astronomical figure.
Lao Wu nodded and patted my shoulder.
I had finished what I wanted to do, so I took an umbrella from his shop and left.
return to self
I walked into my shop, took off my wet T-shirt, turned off the electric fan, and turned on the air conditioner. It was really hot inside. I lay on the chair and continued to maintain a paralyzed posture, but my head was thinking. Lao Wu
I had good luck today and caught a dead rat. The man selling the Bronze Jue was obviously in urgent need of money. If Lao Wu operates well and swindles it out at a relatively low price, it shouldn't be a big problem. If this deal is made,
If you make a few thousand or more than ten thousand, there should be no problem.
This is the advantage of the large store on the main street of the Antique City. It has two floors, each with an area of more than 80 square meters. It gives people passing by a sense of grandeur. People who buy antiques must go to this kind of store first, because they will think it is
There must be a lot of items in this kind of shop. If you can choose what you like, antique sellers will also go to this kind of shop because they think that the owner who can open such a big shop must be generous and bold and have the capital to collect his own items.
Time passed slowly, the heavy rain outside the window gradually became more and more drizzle, and the sky began to clear up. It seemed that it would stop raining soon. It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon. I only hoped that the rain would stop completely during the rush hour, otherwise today
Young Master, I don’t have to do business anymore.
The shop door was pushed open again, and Shale's head poked in again. With a silly smile, he rushed to the couch and handed over the money in his hand.
I took it and looked at it casually. Three hundred and thirty yuan. This three hundred and thirty yuan has a special value. It is commonly known as the master's money. However, there are differences in different places due to different regional cultures. In some places, the apprentice gives the master money, and in other places, the apprentice pays the master's money.
It's a master giving to his apprentice. Most of them mainly give money to two threes, ranging from three yuan to thirty-three yuan. No matter how much or how little the money is, it's basically just the same intention.
In the antique city, helping others as an eye-catcher is a favor, but it cannot be done completely in vain. There is always a fee for hard work. If the item is finally sold, three hundred and three will be sent over, which means that you, a master master, are invited to help.
Once the deal is done, if there is no deal, a package of good and bad cigarettes will be sent to you, which means the deal is gone and gone.
At this point, the merchants in the Antique City are pretty good. At least until now, I have never heard of anyone pretending to be a prostitute after receiving the goods and not paying the master, because no one would pay for three hundred yuan.
, destroying the credibility and character he has accumulated over the years.
What Sha Le gave was three hundred and three, which meant that Boss Wu successfully received the Bronze Lord. "How much did Old Wu pay for that item?"
"Twenty-six thousand."
Shale said: "Boss Wu wants me to tell you that if you ship to another company and the price is right, you will get a finger share of the profit."
"Um!"
I nodded and said perfunctorily: "I understand. If there is any, I will let you know when the time comes."
Nowadays, what you do in business is channels. No matter how good your items are, it is useless if no one likes them. But if you have items, you can’t sell them in a store. And I have customers who happen to like this type of thing, so I can help you move the bricks.
To put it bluntly, he is just a middleman, making some money. Lao Wu's Bronze Lord charges 26,000 yuan. The general market price is around 35,000 yuan, and if it breaks the sky, it will only be 40,000 yuan.
Even if we calculate according to the best situation, Lao Wu can earn 14,000, and one finger of mine is only 1,400. For this little money, I really don’t have much interest in it, so I just perfunctory it.