Chapter 289 National Treasure - Moon Shadow Lantern
"Brother Tang, what good things do you want from me?" Lin Zixuan asked when he invited Tang Feng inside to sit down and drink tea together.
Tang Feng said: "I want to ask you for a favor."
Chen Zixuan said without hesitation: "No problem, as long as I can help, I will do my best."
Tang Feng said: "You are an expert in this field, so you will definitely be able to help. I just want to ask you to appraise a batch of antiques."
"Ask me to appraise antiques?" Chen Zixuan said with a bitter smile, "Brother Tang, you are joking. You are a master at appraisal, you can even appraise imitations. If you ask me to appraise antiques for you, isn't this embarrassing me?
Tang Feng said solemnly: "I'm not joking, I'm telling the truth. Although I can identify some porcelain, I'm really not as good as you think. No one is omnipotent. There are always areas where I'm not good at. Besides, I'm not as good as you think."
, I am not a professional collector or appraiser, and I have no idea about the current market situation in the antiques industry.
I don't know much about it. You have been working in this industry and you must know more than me. What I mainly want to ask you is to set a price for my batch of antiques to see how much they are worth together."
Chen Zixuan nodded and agreed: "Okay. Have you brought the things? Let me take a look first."
Tang Feng replied: "Bring it, I'll move in."
After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the door, and Chen Zixuan naturally followed him out.
When he opened the trunk of the car parked by the door, Chen Zixuan couldn't help being surprised and said, "Why are there so many boxes? Are all antiques inside?"
Tang Feng nodded and said: "Yes."
Chen Zixuan asked: "Where did it come from? Did you already collect it or did you just receive it?"
Tang Feng said vaguely: "I just found them. Move them in. Show me them one by one."
"Okay." Chen Zixuan agreed. Without asking any further questions, he immediately helped Tang Feng unload the heavy wooden boxes from the car and then moved them all in.
After the things were moved in, Tang Feng opened all the boxes and asked Chen Zixuan to help appraise them to see how much they were worth.
Although he didn't know much about antiques, he could basically tell the beauty and ugliness of an object. He believed that the treasures that Mr. Lin buried in the basement of his ancestral home were of great value and were not ordinary things.
"Fuck, baby, these are all treasures! Brother Tang, where did you get them from? How did you get so many genuine antiques at once?" Upon seeing it, Chen Zixuan couldn't help but widen his eyes and excitedly
asked.
Tang Feng said: "You take a look first, and I will tell you their origins later." Chen Zixuan said: "You can tell without appraisal. These are genuine antiques. With your eyesight, if they are not good things,
I won't bring them back. These cups, plates, and bowls are thickly battered, but they are all second-hand goods. In my opinion, they should all be from the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. I'm afraid there are a few of them.
It’s a fine piece of official kiln, amazing!”
"Really? What's the value?" Tang Feng asked.
Chen Zixuan replied: "It's not easy to draw a conclusion yet. Let me take a closer look first."
Now he squatted down and inspected and appraised each piece one by one. "Although the collection value of folk kiln porcelain like this is not very high, some of the old imitations can be regarded as the best among ancient porcelains. After all, the official kiln fine products are
It's limited, not that much." Chen Zixuan said, "These folk kiln porcelains you brought are considered high-quality old imitations. The value of small pieces is about
Two to three thousand, the value of large and medium-sized items is at least five thousand, or even tens of thousands."
Tang Feng said happily: "That's good. Didn't you say that there are fine products from the official kiln in it? What's the value of those pieces of official kiln porcelain?" Chen Zixuan said: "There is a large pastel piece in this box, and it is signed from the Qianlong period. Qianlong
The pastel porcelain of the period is a masterpiece and an absolute masterpiece. As for the exact value, I can't say and can't make a conclusion. Important items like this usually have to be sent to an auction company, and the auctioneer will
Experts from the selling company set the price and then conduct an auction. The highest price obtained at the auction is the specific price of the porcelain."
Tang Feng nodded and said, "Well, there's no rush."
When Chen Zixuan appraised him, he secretly took notes. The other person regarded him as a master appraiser. In fact, he knew nothing about antique appraisal. He was not a master, and he was not even a layman like an antique enthusiast.
"Holy shit, Brother Tang, there is a national treasure-level antique here!" Chen Zixuan suddenly exclaimed.
"A national treasure-level antique? Which one?" Tang Feng asked in surprise.
Chen Zixuan said: "This is the treasure in this box."
Tang Feng took a closer look and found that what was hidden in the box was not porcelain, nor gold, silver, copper, jade and other utensils, but a pair of round objects, like two lanterns.
Look carefully, there are various wonderful images on the patches on the surface of the lantern shade, which are very delicate and beautiful.
Tang Feng said casually: "That seems to be a lantern." Chen Zixuan nodded and said: "Yes, it is a lantern, but it is not an ordinary lantern like in ancient times, but a magical lantern that can perform tricks for viewing. A moon shadow lantern like this
It can be said to be rare, with a very small number in the world, and it is so completely preserved that I have only seen this one, the National Palace Museum
None of the pairs in my collection are so complete.”
"Really?" Tang Feng said with a smile. This was naturally a huge surprise for him. He did not expect to find a national treasure-level treasure among these treasures.
"It should be worth a lot of money, right?" He asked immediately. Chen Zixuan nodded solemnly and said: "Of course, worth a lot of money is not enough to describe its value. A treasure like this can be said to have a price but no market.
The value is inestimable. What? Brother Tang, are you going to sell this pair of moon shadow lamps? Once this kind of thing is sent to the auction house, it will definitely be very delicious.
It’s fragrant and can fetch a good price.”
Tang Feng said without hesitation: "Yes, I am going to sell them. I will sell all these antiques."
He has no intention of collecting them, not even a single one.
Of course, it’s not that he is not interested in collecting antiques at all, nor is it that he is eager to spend money, so he can’t wait to make a move.
But he wanted to do good deeds and sell the treasures left to him by Mr. Lin, and use the money in exchange for doing good deeds.
Except for the old house that he plans to use to open a medical clinic, he will donate all the property given to him by the old man to help those in need, such as patients who are sick but have no money to see a doctor because of poverty.
He felt that this was the most meaningful way, and that the legacy left by Mr. Lin would be used in the right place.
As for himself, although he is not very rich yet, he has the ability to earn it and will always earn enough money in the future.
It's just a matter of time. "Sell them all together?" Chen Zixuan said in surprise, "Brother Tang, you are going to make a fortune!"