The antique shop of Luo Guofu's friend is quite large, with an area of ​​about 100 square meters, and the location is surprisingly good. It is in the eighth district of Paris, and is in the same area as the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Elysees.

The Eighth District of Paris is located in the old central city in northwest of Paris, on the right bank of the Seine River. It has been a central city from ancient times to the present. Not only the Champs-Elysées, but also the famous Swiss village of Paris Antique Street is also in this city. There are also art centers such as the Chinese Art Center, the Museum of Modern Art, the Tokyo Palace Museum, and other art centers that often hold various art exhibitions. The cultural atmosphere is very strong.

There are many people who are particularly interested in art and antiques here all year round. Because of the convening of the Antique Biennale, the traffic in the past few days has reached the peak of the year.

Luo Guofu’s friend’s store is at the intersection of the Swiss Village, and not far from the Huaxia Art Center, so there are many antiques from China in the store itself.

When Li Yi came over, Luo Guofu was led into the office in the attic, so when he walked around the store and noticed these, he was a little surprised. Could it be that this store also contains a large number of Chinese antiques?

"No, I mainly use Western antiques here. However, because it is close to the Huaxia Art Center, many friends like to put the Chinese antiques they collect here for sale. However, the space in the store is really limited, so Luo Guofu's things only have time to put them on the shelves. However, now, I guess the remaining Chinese antiques he has no need to be put on the shelves."

The owner is Pat. He is about 40 years old and has a very elegant appearance and manners. According to him, this store has a history of nearly a hundred years and is already the fourth generation in his hand. So now many antiques are sent to others for sale. The ones that really belong to him have already sold them.

Nodded, Li Yi signaled Pat to greet other guests quickly. He walked to an area that was isolated from two antique shelves on the left and right, specifically used to display Chinese antiques.

There are not many things, with a total of less than 200 pieces, but they are all very exquisite and the arrangement is very particular. They are not displayed according to the type, but are arranged in the form of a study room.

The two ancient shelves, which are regarded as the left and right partitions, are imitated in the style of Qing Dynasty furniture, and are filled with various porcelain, carvings and exquisite gold and silverware. According to Luo Guofu, even these two ancient shelves were originally old mahogany furniture passed down from the Qing Dynasty, but they were later bought at a high price.

"Look at this desk and this Grand Master chair, they should be all furniture from your Ming Dynasty in China, right? Oh, what do you call this kind of wood rosewood?"

Luo Guofu pointed to the desk beside him and enthusiastically introduced him to Li Yi. Li Yi nodded with a smile. This desk is indeed in the style of the Ming Dynasty, and it is indeed a rosewood, but it is a modern imitation. It is just that these antiques in the study on the desk seem to be not simple.

Speaking of which, the display style of this store is indeed impressive. Not only is the antiques placed on the antique shelf like ordinary people, and there are all kinds of types. Even this desk has been carefully arranged. Not only is there a complete set of stationery utensils on it, but it is also deliberately arranged to look like it has just been written. The calligraphy that was pressed by a paperweight should be for protection, and a glass frame was added outside.

"The white horse in Longtouchun is in full swing. The generals of the team are hunting frequently. The ape's arms are flying thunder, and the plains are competing for the envy of the Legend of the Condor Heroes... Is this Tiebao's calligraphy?"

Inside the glass frame is a manuscript with a seven-character quatrain called "The Book of the Side" written on it. The signature is the two characters Tiebao in cursive script, and the seal next to it is the Mei'an in official script. Judging from the handwriting, it is indeed the original works of Tiebao, a calligrapher in Qing Dynasty.

Tiebao's original surname was Jueluo family and his nickname was Mei'an. He was from the Zhenghuang Banner of Manchu. He was the most famous calligrapher among the Manchus. Together with Prince Cheng Yongyan, Liu Yong and Weng Fanggang, he was known as the "Four Great Calligraphers of the Qing Dynasty".

Tiebao went through the Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang dynasties throughout his life. He served as the governor of Liangjiang. He not only achieved great success in calligraphy, but also a very typical northern ethnic poet. This song "The Song of the Frontier" is one of his representative works.

There are still some controversies in history about Tiebao's calligraphy achievements, believing that his ability to be selected into the Four Qing dynasties was full of people, so the market price of his works was not very high, usually around 200,000 yuan per square foot, but the manuscript in front of him was different.

This relatively casual manuscript written on small pieces of rice paper that are generally used to record things is not a formal calligraphy work. It is likely that the author wrote casually when he was conceiving a poem. If it can be proved to be the first book, its value will definitely be higher than that of a large-scale calligraphy work, but similarly, if it cannot be proved, its value will be greatly reduced.

Li Yi had encountered this situation before, which was Wang Shizhen's manuscript of "Climbing Taibai Tower". Because there were clear traces of modification on it, it could basically be concluded that it was the first one. So Hu Jinquan only offered a price of 320,000 yuan at that time. Otherwise, if it was just an ordinary manuscript, tens of thousands of yuan would be considered a relatively high price.

This manuscript is neatly written and the page is very clean. If there is no relevant record proof, it is almost impossible to be recognized as the first book, so the value should not be too high.

However, from this manuscript, we can also see that Tiebao's calligraphy level is indeed very high. He was selected into the Four Qing dynasties, probably not because he was Manchu. On the contrary, it is possible that it was because he was Manchu that gave those people the excuse to attack him.

Because judging from this poem, Tie Bao's level in regular script is definitely not inferior to Liu Yong, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he wins a little.

However, since ancient times, there has been no first in literature and martial arts. Except for those recognized masters, it is normal for other calligraphy and painters to have controversy. If you are a pure collector, whether to collect it or not and at what price you need to decide based on your own preferences. However, if you just want to make money by making money, it is best to be careful about such works that you cannot determine.

After careful inspection, Li Yi confirmed that the manuscript of the poem was indeed the original work of Tie Bao, but even if he used the spiritual card, he could not identify whether it was the first one. So he took a look at the price of up to 100,000 euros, shook his head disdainfully, and gently put the work aside.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes turned to a green rectangular inkstone placed beside him.

This inkstone is about 11 cm long and about 7 cm wide. At first glance, the color looks a bit similar to the Songhua Stone Inkstone, but in fact it is the green Duan in Duan inkstone. In terms of material alone, it is even more expensive than the Songhua Stone Inkstone.

However, green dots are not a good material in Duan inkstones. Generally speaking, in Duan inkstones, purple dots with blue are the best, followed by purple dots with blue and purple dots with red, followed by white, green, green and other colors. In particular, green dots are mostly produced in Xiaoxiangxia area, Laokeng, Mazikeng, Meihuakeng, Songkeng and other famous pits, so from the perspective of material alone, this inkstone may not be too precious.

However, the materials that determine the collection value of inkstones are only one aspect, and what is more important is the inheritance of inkstones, especially those clearly stated in the inscriptions that are owned by celebrities, and their prices are often sky-high.

It’s like the square pine flower stone inkstone sold by Li Yi to Hu Zhiyuan. Although the material is not as good as the four famous inkstones, because in the Qing Dynasty, the pine flower stone inkstones were basically used for royal purposes, Hu Zhiyuan spent 800,000 yuan and still felt that he was taking a considerable advantage. But if it was replaced with Duan inkstone and there was no inscription indicating its source, its value would probably be only tens of thousands of yuan.

The inkstone in front of me is different. Not only does it have inscriptions, but it also has as many as three, so it is likely to be a very expensive inkstone.

"In the sixth year of Jiaqing, Xinyou Huachao was awarded the Huaian Festival Bureau, Iron Protection!"

With a "puff", Li Yi was so worried about how precious this inkstone would be. He almost sprayed it on the spot. It was actually the inkstone that Tie Bao had used!

Shaking his head, his eyes swept over the lake pen on the pen holder, and a thought suddenly jumped out. This thing cannot be used by Tiebao, right?

However, the answer is so coincidental. When he saw the word Tiebao engraved on the Hub pen and used a clarion card to identify that this was indeed not added later, he couldn't help but feel confused. Does this store have anything to do with Tiebao? Even the things sold are in complete sets? (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!