Lu Feng's five items are all treasures, and four of them were bought at prices higher than half of the market price.
He just wanted to use these four pieces to set off the last solitary piece, and to use the five pieces as the finale to get a lucky draw.
This is the same as a beauty pageant. When a beauty stands alone in front of you, you will feel that she is very beautiful and a great beauty. But if all the beauty stands together, you will immediately find the one who stands out from the crowd.
Lu Feng also had another reason for doing this, and that was to hunt rabbits. Although the four items were purchased at half the market price, once they were put on the auction table, it would not be a problem to earn 1.8 million for each item.
What is market price?
In fact, that is just a relative price. After all, antiques can be worth whatever you want.
The reason why the price of antiques will skyrocket when they hit the auction table of Xinglong Jewelry Company is actually very simple, that is, the authenticity of the items.
In fact, this is not absolute. After all, the items in Baihai's consigned auction are A-grade products. However, the items have not yet been handed over to the buyers, so Xinglong Jewelry has time to replace them with genuine items. After all, they cannot destroy their own sign.
Do you think Xinglong Jewelry suffered a big loss by doing this?
That would be a huge mistake.
In fact, they made a lot of money.
Bai Hai owes Xinglong Jewelry a favor. If he casually stands up for Xinglong Jewelry in the future or says a few nice words online, the rewards he will get will be ten times a hundred times.
"In order not to waste everyone's time, let everyone have a comparison..." Lu Tao waved to the backstage. "Xiaowen, bring up the three ancient inkstones and two brush washers."
Xiaowen was very careful, brought up the ancient inkstone and the brush washer tray, and gently placed them on the blanket on the auction table.
Lu Tao picked up two brush washers at the same time. "Everyone, this is a three-legged brush wash from Ru kiln of Song Dynasty. At the request of the owner, two pieces are auctioned at the same time. The starting price is two million. Each bid must not be less than one hundred thousand."
Although these two brush washers are from the Song Dynasty, they are not rare treasures. Although they are official kilns, there are not many that have been passed down to later generations. Therefore, a million is already a high price.
"This is good!" Xiao Yang became interested. "This thing is half deep but not shallow. It is just right for a pet drinking bowl. I will pay three million!"
No one was interested in these two things, and no one dared to snatch them from Xiao Yang even if he raised the price.
"make a deal!"
Lu Feng bought a brush washer for 750,000 and resold it for 3 million, making a net profit of 1.5 million.
Everyone focused their attention on the three remaining inkstones.
"Everyone, please take a close look." Lu Tao picked up the first ancient inkstone. "This is an inkstone from the Song Dynasty. It is made of Duan stone and has been carefully selected. Although it has been baptized by thousands of years, it still feels delicate and smooth and is well preserved.
It is in good condition, and although its user is no longer traceable, its practical and collection value is very high."
"It's indeed a good thing."
"Yeah, it's a pity that I don't like painting. Otherwise, if I buy it and use it, I might be able to appreciate a bit of the elegance of the ancients."
"Such a good thing is definitely not cheap, so it's not easy to take pictures of it."
Everyone looked at the dozen or so people standing in the front row.
These people had the foresight to know that the five final items would fall into the hands of the distinguished guests.
"Ancient inkstone?" Xiao Yang showed little interest. "You said it could be used as a drinking bowl for dogs. It's obviously too shallow. It's a bit light when used as a brick to hit people. Forget it, I won't take pictures."
It seems that Xiao Yang is a pragmatist. To be precise, he is a pragmatist who likes to waste everything he has.
Again, not many people understand the world of rich people.
Lu Tao picked up the second ancient inkstone. "Everyone, continue to look at it." He turned the front of the inkstone to everyone. "This is a very interesting and very rare foot-shaped inkstone. It uses a woman's jade foot as the body of the inkstone, with a clear middle
It can be seen that they are the footprints of a woman."
Everyone looked at it carefully, right?
The jade feet are full of beauty, and the five toes are pretty and cute.
Even though it was just a model of a woman's jade feet, a jade foot as white as jade appeared in everyone's mind.
"Is this really something from the Song Dynasty?"
"Was the Song Dynasty really so open?"
In fact, women in the Song Dynasty had almost the same status as men, such as the right to inherit property, and women could remarry if they were widowed or divorced. This actually stems from the political status of women in the Song Dynasty. Taking imperial power as an example, in the Song Dynasty, the Queen Mother only listened to politics behind the curtain.
There are several.
Lu Tao put down the inkstone and smiled helplessly. "To be honest, this is the first time I have seen an ancient inkstone like this. I originally thought it was a fake, but after careful study, I found that it is really from the Song Dynasty." He
Then he showed the back to everyone. "On the back is the word Mengmeng written in running script. This is the authentic work of Shenzong Zhao Xu!"
"Wow..."
The auction site erupted with exclamations for the first time.
If it was really written by Zhao Xu, these two words alone are worth at least more than four million. If you are good or bad, you are the emperor, right?
"Mr. Lu, are you kidding me? As a king, how can I write such a boring word? And it's written on an inkstone shaped like a woman's shoe. Isn't this a joke?"
"Yeah yeah."
"Cute? She's really cute."
No one believed it.
It's no wonder, after all, it's a bit unbelievable.
Lu Tao raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. "The word Mengmeng on the inkstone just proves that this is what Zhao Xu asked." Before anyone could ask questions, he added: "Mengmeng is the nickname of Empress Xiang, and she is good at it.
calligraphy, painting, writing
It is reasonable for her husband Shenzong to give her a special inkstone. According to historical records, the couple wrote many poems and songs together, and the deep love between the couple is evident between the lines. This is the best evidence."
Seeing that everyone still looked unbelieving, Lu Tao smiled slightly. "Of course, this is a matter of benevolence and wisdom." He said and sighed. "To be honest, if it were not bound by the rules, this inkstone would have been destroyed by now.
At a sky-high price, it was included in my treasure house of Xinglong Jewelry."
Is this really true?
Xinglong Jewelry wouldn’t destroy its own brand just for one thing, right?
Everyone immediately believed it.
"Everyone!" Lu Tao's face was full of excitement, and his shouting voice changed.
When everyone saw him picking up the third inkstone, they couldn't help but stare.
It seems that this third inkstone has a lot of background, otherwise it would not be possible for the well-informed Lu Tao to be so excited.
Lu Tao picked up the inkstone with excitement on his face. "Everyone, please pay attention, this is the Dragon Tail Seven Star Inkstone!"
Everyone stared with wide eyes.
But I saw that the inkstone was like a dragon's tail, covered with seven stars, and there was an inscription next to it: The moon follows the stars, but it is actually wind and rain. **Han Mo, this is what it looks like. Black clouds are floating in the sky, and the stars and the moon are awe-inspiring.
"Dongpo Inkstone!"
"Who is this idiot who stole this unique treasure from others?"
"Priceless treasure!"
"Is this... is this true?"
"It's very debatable."
It's no wonder, after all, there are only a few Dongpo inkstones still in the world, most of which are hidden in national museums, and some have been damaged. But this Dongpo inkstone is very well preserved, even the dragon scales are
See the edges and corners.
In fact, this is the only place where everyone is confused.
Su Dongpo lived more than 900 years ago. How could an ancient inkstone that was nearly a thousand years old be so well-preserved? Not to mention that it was made of stone, even bronze would probably rust.