Chapter 651 Porcelain maker
Not only are there in the Chinese collection industry, but also intrigues in foreign antique transactions are also uncommon. After all, any transaction is often used in units of tens of thousands.
However, this time, the two of them obviously wrongly accused the guy who changed the treasure map. But that was not right. Most of the guy had taken the treasure map to the island and walked around for a while without finding anything before he found out. But this was really a bit deceptive.
"Forget it, as you said, this is still an ancient chart..."
Thomas shook his head and stood up staggeringly. After purchasing the chart and going to the island, his spending will definitely not be less than 100,000 yuan. But now, all of the 100,000 euros have been wasted...
"Oh...Thomas, your map!"
"Save your place to help me sell it. Don't be less than 10,000 euros, don't buy it if you like..."
Although in Li Yi's opinion, 100,000 euros is nothing, he did not forget that if he had no spiritual appraisal card, just by his level and working step by step, 100,000 euros would definitely be a huge sum of money.
Obviously, Thomas is the same as him who has no spiritual cards, and perhaps it is not necessarily worse than that.
"Oh, Mr. Thomas, please wait a moment, I think, maybe you can transfer this chart to me?"
Of course, Li Yi was not overwhelmed with sympathy. He just thought that if nothing unexpected happened, he should be able to get the small island that the Holy See rewarded. Then, even if there is no treasure, it would be okay to take Lu Ningshuang to play an adventure game if he had time. And he also had a vague feeling that the treasure might not have been taken away, and at least it might not have been taken away. It was just because they were hidden in a particularly secret place on the island and they were not able to find it.
And these are not a problem for him who has a 60-meter perspective distance. What's more, this chart is a real treasure map of the Blackbeard, but its value itself is more than 100,000 euros, not to mention the 10,000 euros that Thomas later said.
When Thomas was stunned when he heard that Li Yi was actually going to buy a chart, he asked in surprise.
"You should have heard our conversation just now, so you still believe it is true?"
Li Yi shrugged his shoulders,
"Whether it is true or false, at least, this is a very old chart, right? Moreover, if you can bring your family with you and land on the island according to the above mark, it should be a good trip..."
"Uh...well, you're such a generous guy! By the way, do you need me to tell you some of the island's situation in advance?"
Li Yi smiled and shook his head. Since it is possible to play adventure games, it is not a good idea to spoil in advance.
"Then I wish you good luck, I have to say, you are such a good person."
After getting 10,000 euros, Thomas sent Li Yi a good person card and said goodbye. Li Yi stayed in the store and continued to look at the things he had not finished reading.
"Hey, this one..."
Soon, Li Yi found a dark black bronze ancient sword on the wall on one side, which was not rusted at all. Judging from the style, it was not much different from the light-sword he found in Dean's garbage dump sculpture. Could it be that it was a weapon of the same period?
"This sword comes from Egypt and has a history of more than 2,000 years. Judging from its sharpness, you can tell that it is definitely a weapon for pharaohs..."
Seeing Li Yi paying attention to the ancient bronze sword, the boss slowly walked up to him and introduced it. It is said that this sword was a good thing that Italy made from an abandoned pyramid when it attacked Egypt in World War II. However, because of the tenacious counterattack of the British garrison at that time, Italy quickly withdrew from the occupied area. Before leaving, they blew up the pyramid, so they still don’t know which pharaoh’s sword was.
"Egyptian bronze sword..."
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and took down the bronze sword. If you look closely, the sword is indeed slightly different from the bronze swords of the Shang Dynasty. Although the handle parts are similar, the sword body is slightly wider, and in shape it is more like the short sword used in ancient Europe for chopping.
"How much does this sword cost?"
While asking questions, Li Yi turned on the spirit-recognizing card. If this sword is really a weapon of the pharaoh, there should be a prompt for the spirit-recognizing card.
Sure enough, before his voice was finished, the discerning card gave the answer. The history of this sword is not the more than 2,000 years that the boss said, but more than 3,400 years, because it is the sword of Ramses II, the greatest pharaoh in the nineteenth dynasty in ancient Egypt and even in Egyptian history!
At present, the most famous pharaoh in Egypt is the young pharaoh Tutankhamun of the Eighteenth Dynasty. But in fact, Tutankhamun was not the most outstanding pharaoh in ancient Egyptian history. He is famous because the discovery of his tomb represents the pinnacle of Egypt's archaeological work. The 11 kilogram gold mask that would inevitably be mentioned as long as the Egyptian cultural relics were described was discovered in his tomb.
Ramses II was different. His life was full of legends. Not only did he create the last glory of the new kingdom of Egypt, he was invincible and invincible, but he also signed a peace treaty with the Hittites, and it was also the first recorded international peace treaty in world history.
The most amazing thing is that as a king, when the average life expectancy of only less than 35 years old at that time, he lived to his 90s and reigned for 67 years, which is a legend!
"The price of this sword is 2 million euros, but if you want it, I can get at least 1.68 million..."
The boss hesitated for a moment and gave a price that surprised Li Yi. Even if he didn't know that this was the sword of Ramses II, even if it was the sword of other unknown pharaohs, the price was too low.
The boss smiled bitterly. If you want to judge the origin of this kind of cultural relics without inscriptions, you can probably only determine them based on the age and tomb of the unearthed. But now, even the location of the pyramid that was obtained from it was not sure, how can you prove that it must be the Pharaoh's sword? Even the history of more than 2,000 years is a baseless guess. How can you make him stand up and ask for a price everywhere?
Although the boss didn't say a word, Li Yi quickly figured out the key. Even if this sword came to his hands, he could not prove that it was Ramses II's sword!
"Okay, if this is really an ancient bronze sword of unknown origin, the price of 1.68 million is really high enough..."
"No, no, this price is really not high. Because even if it is impossible to determine its inheritance, the sword itself is definitely worth the price... Please wait."
The boss said hurriedly, then ran back to the counter. In a minute, he walked over with another bronze coin and wooden blocks.
"This copper coin should be the currency of your Emperor Qianlong period, but it is not valuable, so I can use it to do a small experiment..."
He said as he placed the wooden block on the chair and placed the copper coin on the edge of the block.
Li Yi immediately understood what he wanted to do and couldn't help but hesitate. In theory, for an unknown ancient sword, the price of 1.68 million euros is indeed a bit outrageous, but the current situation is that he knew very clearly that this was the sword of Ramses II.
If this can be proved, the value of this sword may not be represented by adding a zero to the current price! If we start from this point of view, it seems that he should not have let this sword take such a big risk for this mere 1.68 million...
"Boss, have you done this before?"
"Yes, I've done it twice in total, and each time it's very successful, but those stupid guys don't know what this means at all..."
The boss raised the sword and then slashed it hard. With a sound of deception, a semicircular copper coins were slapped out, while the other half was honestly left on the wooden block!
He pulled the sword out of the wooden block under the copper coin with force, and the boss lifted the sword in front of Li Yi.
"Look, even the tiny gap as thin as hair is left, this is really a magical ancient sword!"
Li Yi took the ancient sword and carefully checked the sharp blade on the side that he had just used to chop. Indeed, let alone the gap, there was no difference between it and before chopping.
"I'm not harshly suppressing the price anymore. In this way, I'll swipe my card to pay the bill immediately!"
"Oh, I'll lose one quarter of it at once and I'm not going to be harsh in price..."
The boss made an exaggerated expression and then began to bargain with Li Yi. Three minutes later, Li Yi added more than 1.45 million yuan in accounts on his credit card, and this bronze sword became his collection.
"Emerald bracelets, treasure maps, bronze swords... It seems that my luck this time is a bit strange. Why are they all seemingly valuable, but in fact it is difficult to prove that they can only keep things for themselves? Also, are the things remembered on the note in that bag valuable? Or is it just a prank?"
While carrying his hands on his back, Li Yi slowly browsed the collections on the shelves, thinking about the gains in these two stores. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared from the corner of his eyes and saw the pair of men and women he had met in the previous store and walked into the store holding hands.
"ah……"
It was obvious that the girl didn't expect to meet Li Yi again. She suddenly remembered the strange words she said after Li Yi bought the ugly bag, and she couldn't help feeling guilty.
Li Yi didn't know this. He nodded at the two of them and focused his attention on a piece of porcelain in front of him.
This is a cowpea red glaze rattle, shaped like an old-fashioned wooden grenade. The bottle neck is long and thin, the shoulders are slightly protruding, and the abdomen is slightly retracted. The whole instrument has a bright and bright color, and the green moss is dotted in the red glow, which looks very beautiful.
This rattle lord is about 30 cm high, but the diameter at the mouth of the bottle is only four or five cm, and the diameter at the bottom of the bottle reaches 11 cm. The body is solid and the body is dense, fine and white. The bottom of the instrument is "made in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty" double row six-character blue and white regular script style is evident, and it has its own charm. It should be an authentic product.
After verifying with the spirit card, Li Yi waved his hand and called the boss to his side.
“How to sell this one?”
"980,000 euros!"
"980,000? Too expensive, 480,000!"
"Oh sir, you can't bargain like this. Your price is not the price you really want..."
"Haha, I want me to tell you that this friend's 480,000 yuan is more than enough. If I were to pay, it would be as high as 250,000 yuan!"
The boss was complaining, but unexpectedly, a voice suddenly penetrated. When Li Yi saw that it was the man who had just entered.
"Oh, man, what do you say?"
The man spoke Chinese, so the boss was a little confused, but Li Yi could hear it clearly and couldn't help asking.
"Look at the bottom of this rattle, here..."
Li Yi looked at his fingers and then frowned. Is there any problem here?
"Haha, the problem is big. Please help me ask the boss for a piece of white paper and another pen, and I'll draw it for you."
Li Yi communicated with the boss in English. The boss shrugged his shoulders, took paper and pen from the counter with a confused look on his face, and placed it on the table.
The man nodded to Li Yi and signaled him to put the rattle zombie on the white paper. Then he pressed the porcelain with one hand and the signature pen with the other. He skillfully drew around the bottom of the bottle for a week, then picked up the rattle zombie and asked:
"Did you see it?"
Li Yi frowned and stared at the circle just drawn on the white paper. He pondered for a while, and said with some uncertainty:
"You mean, not round?"
"Yes, it's just not round!"
The man nodded vigorously and continued:
"Cowpea red was created during the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty. Because of the complex firing process and extremely low yield, it can only be produced in small quantities in official kilns for the emperor's inner court. But this friend, do you know what this means?"
Li Yi thought for a while and replied:
“Zero defects?”
"Yes, this kind of inner court appreciation will undergo multiple inspections after being successfully fired. If it is perfect, it will be sent to the palace and the defective scene will be destroyed. Just like this, it is difficult for ordinary people to see that the bottom of the bottle is not round with the naked eye. However, as a porcelain maker and inspectors, because they have been dealing with porcelain for a long time, they will never be unable to see it. Therefore, this piece should be a defective product secretly hidden by the porcelain worker."
"Of course, even if this is a defective product, it is very precious to this day. However, if you lose the halo of the palace, it will not be that valuable, so you, you are bargaining for 480,000 yuan, which is actually a loss."
"So strict?"
Li Yi remembered the porcelain he had obtained before, and had never paid attention to it. As long as the quality is complete and the glaze color is not a problem, they will be left behind. If he said so, wouldn’t it be possible that he had suffered a great loss?
"That's not to be true. If you want to preserve such defective products, you have to take a lot of risks and the chances are very small. In this case, it can be said that there is no one in a thousand, so if you buy them, if you are sure to be produced in the official kiln, there should not be too big problems."
"Oh, thank you, man, I understand after you said this. May I ask, are you also an appraiser?"
The man shook his head and smiled:
Chapter completed!