This bronze ware is indeed an iron. Its short and thick hollow handle is like a muzzle. It can be stuffed into wooden handles of varying lengths as needed. The front end seems to be half a cup is used to place red charcoal fire. In order to prevent scalding, the edges of the cup near the handle are made into flame-shaped, more than an inch higher than other places.

Irons were first invented in the Shang Dynasty, but at that time, it was not an ironing tool. Its original function was invented as a torture instrument, specifically used to impose branding on prisoners. It was not until the Han Dynasty that it was used to iron clothes.

The irons at the beginning were all long-handled spoon-shaped, with the front end like a wide-edged pan. The ones that Li Yi saw were not only much more refined in shape, but also had exquisite patterns imprinted, which should be a product after the Song Dynasty.

However, those who can use such exquisite bronze irons are generally wealthy families at that time, so they can be passed down and preserved so well. They are quite rare, and they are also considered a rare collection. Unfortunately, Mark labeled it as a non-sale product, so it did not appear in the information provided to Li Yi. This is indeed a pity.

"These items are not non-sale items, but someone has reserved them in advance, so there is no way to sell them again. Mr. Li, you can take a look at other things. The catalog is relatively simple and many things have not been registered."

Li Yi nodded with a smile. The catalog was not simple, but the items registered above were all valuable. However, no one knew about them. Although he wanted those things, those that were considered ineligible to enter the information were the focus of his attention.

Mark went on to negotiate with Luo Guofu, while Li Yi, the real buyer, stayed in the room. There were almost hundreds of Chinese and foreign antiques waiting for him to identify them one by one.

“This one…”

The first thing that caught Li Yi's attention was a purple-black wood-carved Guanyin statue. According to the introduction of the label, the material should be ordinary small-leaf red sandalwood, which is not too old. It is roughly the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and it is not very precious.

However, Li Yi gained a lot of benefits from wood carvings. Therefore, although this wood carving is average and has a relatively small size, the widest part is only the thickness of an adult's forearm, and it doesn't look like it can hide anything. He picked it up and looked it carefully.

When you buy wood carving, the weight is indeed the same as that of red sandalwood, and there is also a faint sandalwood fragrance, but from the perspective of the wood grain, it is obviously not the red sandalwood pattern, so Li Yi became interested in it immediately.

After carefully studying the wood carving and comparing the texture characteristics of the wood in my memory, Li Yi was surprised to find that the material used in this wood carving was actually a kind of cypress root!

Logically speaking, even if the wood carvings made of cypress roots should not be precious in the material, but this piece is a bit different because the material of this piece is a completely mellow cypress root.

Honey cypress is a variant of alpine cypress and has many alias, such as honey agarwood, jade cypress, honey cypress, honey cypress, cypress, etc.

Although there is an alias of honey agarwood, honey agarwood and agarwood are not the same. However, the branches, leaves and cones of honey agarwood can also be used as medicine. The naturally agarwood agarwood agarwood is also a high-end spice, and its fragrance is more complex and changeable than agarwood. There are more than a dozen kinds of herbs, flowers and fruits, plants and trees, honey candy, aged wine, ancient books, sandalwood, etc. The best among them is no less precious than the top agarwood!

Similar to agarwood, the grade of honey cedar is basically determined by the oil grid and oil lines. The oil grid refers to the darker part of the wood. These places are often more acrylic and have a heavy oiliness. Therefore, the amount of oil grid is a very important indicator to determine the quality of the spice.

The oil line is because the oil distribution of the spice itself is uneven, and the color of the oil is generally dark, black or brown, and there is a significant color difference with the lighter wood part, which promotes the generation of oil line.

For friends who like to collect agarwood bracelets or Buddhist beads, oil threads are not only an important part of their quality, but also an important indicator for identifying authenticity.

For honey cedar, golden honey cedar, flower oil cedar, and black oil cedar are all treasures, especially the black oil cedar. This honey cedar is often only found in the root material. After removing the soil, the surface is mostly gray or earth-gray. The cross-sectional surface is almost oily, and the color is purple-black and shiny. Its value is no less than the top agarwood.

The material used in this wood carving is this black oil-grid cedar, and its fragrance is similar to sandalwood, so Mark labeled it as small-leafed red sandalwood. But this way, he suffered a bit of a loss. Judging from the unit price of the same weight, the price difference between the two is more than a hundred times?!

Li Yi estimated that if this wood carving is priced according to honey cedar, regardless of the age and carving, its material value is more than 20 million soft sister coins. If calculated based on small-leaf red sandalwood, it is still a question whether it can reach 100,000!

Li Yi used the Spirit Card to verify it, and then looked through the inside of the wood. He found that it was indeed a top-notch piece of oily black oil-gloss cedar. He couldn't help but breathe out a long breath of turbid air. This kind of leak often breaks in by accident. This feeling is really repeated many times and I don't feel tired of it!

Picking out the wood carving and putting it aside, Li Yi continued to search downwards, and after a while, he discovered something interesting.

This is a set of four seals made of Tianhuangshi. The material used is the best chicken oil yellow, with a warm color and fine texture. But the most important thing is not this, but the characters carved by these four seals. It is actually a four-person Journey to the West with a modern cartoon concept!

These four stone sculptures are the same size, the height is about 5 cm, and the width is 3 cm, so they all look short and fat, and their cute expressions are very cute.

However, in Li Yi's concept, this cartoon style should have been an image that has only been available in the past 10 or 20 years. In other words, although this set of seals is of the best quality material and carving, it is a modern product, which is a bit of a drawback.

Of course, modern carving may not be inferior to ancient carvings, especially in terms of material and carving. These four pieces of Tianhuang stone carvings should still be of great collection value, so Li Yi also picked it out with the base and placed it aside.

After walking around the room for a while, he had almost finished reading the things, but he didn't find another item worth collecting. Li Yi was about to call Mark over to check out, but suddenly, footsteps sounded, and then a greeting sound came from the next door. After a few words, Mark led an old man in.

"Oh, Mr. Zhu is also from China. He booked that iron. If you are interested, you can talk."

The Mr. Zhu mentioned by Mark is an old man over fifty years old. Although his temples are gray, his cheeks are rosy and his eyes are deep and bright, and he looks very energetic.

Li Yi smiled and greeted the two of them, and shook the two things in his hand at Mark. Someone came, and he was also an old Chinese man who seemed to be a little knowledgeable. It would be safe to get the things first.

"Huh? You actually like these two things?"

In the next room, Luo Guofu was sitting on the sofa drinking coffee leisurely. When he saw Li Yi bringing in two items, he quickly took them over and looked them carefully for a while, then shook his head in disappointment. A red sandalwood carving and a yellow stone carving were all pretty good, but unfortunately he was too small and should not be worth much money. In other words, even if there was a commission, he could not withdraw much money.

He originally estimated that the two things just now would be able to get them for about 1.4 million, but because of Li Yi's trouble, he had an additional $100,000. Li Yi asked him to use Picasso's work to exchange for the things selected in the catalog, which was actually a kind of free contract, and the extra profits he should have obtained.

However, Li Yi is the boss, and the boss is willful and he has no choice but to see Li Yi buy two more things, thinking that he can make up for it, but these two...

He wanted Mark to give these two items to Li Yi directly, but when he said that, he suddenly realized that he did not tell Mark that Li Yi was actually the real buyer behind the two items before, so naturally he could not use the excuse of buying two items as an excuse to suppress the price of these two items. On the contrary, when the price was really bargaining, he should still stand on Mark's side, because even though Li Yi was really the appraisal expert he invited, he and Mark should be partners who share the same hatred of the enemy...

"This red sandalwood carving costs 12,000 euros normally. If Mr. Li wants to buy it, just give me 10,000 euros. This set of Tianhuang stone carving, what about you 60,000 euros?"

Li Yi silently calculated that the price of these two things was similar to what he estimated, but the price of Tianhuang stone carvings was much less than that he estimated. The price of such chicken oil Tianhuang stone should be between 8,000 and 10,000 yuan per gram in China, and the weight of these four stone carvings is obviously more than 100 grams. In other words, if it is not counted as carving, it is only material, and these four stone carvings are worth 100,000 euros.

Although bad carvings will in turn affect the value of the material, this set of stone sculptures should not be within this category. In fact, if the carving image is not too biased towards cartoonish, the carving should have added a lot of scores!

Since that's the case, there is no need to talk about the price anymore. If there are outsiders, it will be bad if there are troubles.

Li Yi was about to nod, but suddenly remembered that he didn't use the spiritual card to verify it just now, so he couldn't help but smile and open the spiritual card. Although he would never read this wrongly, but...
Chapter completed!