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Ye Tianping calmed down his excitement, pointed at the things on the table in front of him and asked:
“Hello, can you look at this lamp?”
“OK! Look, but be careful, this is a fragile item”
The stall owner smiled and nodded in agreement.
“Don’t worry, I won’t get started, just put it on the table and enjoy it”
Then Ye Tian carefully moved the desk lamp in front of him and began to look carefully.
The main body of the table lamp is a sky blue porcelain vase, about 30 centimeters high, with a fresh and elegant glaze color, very beautiful; the lampshade is a British palace-style glass product, resplendent, gorgeous in shape, and exuding luxury.
If you look at the vase and lampshade individually, you will find that they are both beautiful and pleasing to the eye! But the combination of these two things gives people a nondescript feeling, even a bit unbearable to see!
Obviously, this is a DIY work of poor quality! The producer forcibly combined two things with fiercely conflicting styles.
This author may have a waste recycling mentality and combined unused vases and lampshades to save a fortune in buying table lamps.
The moment he saw this desk lamp, Ye Tian almost turned his head. It was so awkward!
But the color and shape of the vase, as well as the dazzling red and multi-layered halo of light, caught his eyes tightly and made him unwilling to look away for a moment.
There is no doubt that this is a valuable antique!
The lampshade does not have any light, but has a layer of halo. It is a modern handicraft with some artistic value.
If you are familiar with Chinese porcelain, you will definitely recognize the vase in front of you instantly.
This is a Ru kiln azure-glazed plum vase, about 30 centimeters high, with a small mouth, short neck, round shoulders, thin bottom, and round feet. It is tall and pretty in shape, with rich glaze, elegant and pure, and very beautiful.
After just two glances, two lines of poetry immediately flashed into Ye Tian’s mind.
“After the rain, the sky is clear and the clouds are clear *** this color is the future”
Song Huizong’s poem describing the azure glaze of Ru kiln is so appropriate and beautiful!
The azure-glazed plum vase in front of me, both in glaze color and shape, is extremely in line with Chinese aesthetics! The azure glaze of Ru kiln in the Song Dynasty is the pinnacle of Chinese porcelain!
Old beauties with thick lines may not like this kind of light, elegant and ethereal artwork.
After secretly sighing and praising it, Ye Tian began to analyze the plum vase in front of him.
The whole body emits red light, indicating that it is an antique less than 300 years old. It cannot be a Ru kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty. Judging from the intensity of the light, it should be an imitation of Ru kiln in the mid-Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
Based on the number of halo layers on the outside of the plum vase, it can definitely be from the Qianlong official kiln, which is similar to the number of halo layers in the Qianlong official kiln in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
But strangely, the halo of this plum vase is unstable and feels a bit floating.
Obviously its value is questionable!
Looking carefully at the appearance, there are no damages or cracks, only some marks left by improper wiping, and the rest is still well preserved. Could it be that there is something inside?
Thinking of this, Ye Tian immediately started to see through things.
The line of sight penetrates through the thin wall of the bottle, and the inside and outside of the plum vase can be seen at a glance.
The next second, he discovered the problem.
“These foreigners are so good at destroying things! What a waste of natural resources!”
Ye Tiantian cursed secretly in annoyance.
No wonder he was angry, there was an evil wire inside the plum vase! Put it on from the bottom, pass through the small bottle mouth, and connect it to the lamp holder outside.
The moment he saw the wires, his heart went cold!
Yes! Another piece of antique porcelain that was dug out by an ignorant foreigner to make a lamp.
With this worry and loss, he quickly looked at the bottom of the plum vase.
Sure enough, there was a round hole the size of a dollar coin in the middle of the bottom of the porcelain, and the wires were threaded through there.
Based on the antique knowledge he learned in the museum during this period, Ye Tian understood that the hole punching position was exactly where the inscriptions were written on the Qianlong official kiln porcelain, and there was absolutely no exception!
A Qianlong official kiln imitation Ru-glazed plum vase without a mark, or with a damaged mark or holes, is probably not even one-tenth of its original value!
If this plum vase was intact, it should be worth 60,000 to 70,000 US dollars, but now it is worth a few thousand dollars, and it was almost completely destroyed by a stupid dead foreigner!
Although he was very disappointed, Ye Tian still planned to win the plum bottle.
It only took less than a minute from the time he saw the lamp to the time he analyzed the situation and decided to take action.
Although the time is short, it is enough for the two tails behind him to catch up and prepare to fight for love!
When Ye Tianzheng was about to inquire about the price from the stall owner, someone interrupted him.
“Hello, this table lamp is very beautiful. I like it very much. How much does it cost?”
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately frowned and turned his head to look, and Jason beside him also looked at him.
Two people walked next to them, one black and one white, both about thirty years old, with big shoulders and round waists, and fleshy faces. They looked like black and white and impermanent!
The speaker was the white man whom I met at the Smithsonian Warehousing Company auction, but whose name I didn’t know. He was a professional treasure digger. The other black man was completely unknown to me.
Ye Tian scoffed at the statement that he liked this desk lamp, not believing it at all!
You already like this desk lamp even though it’s only two meters away? Do you see what it is?
I was targeted by these two professional treasure diggers! They want to take advantage of the situation.
Today’s treasure hunt won’t be smooth sailing!
Although he understood that it was inappropriate, Ye Tian could not say anything about the behavior of the two people in front of him.
I have neither started nor inquired about trading, so there is no problem for them to intervene now.
This plum vase is of little value, so it doesn’t matter if you can’t get it, but it makes people feel very uncomfortable to have it exposed like this!
Since you guys are playing dirty tricks without following the rules, let me play with you guys and see who is unlucky in the end?
Ye Tian decided in an instant to fight the black and white Wuchang.
“Hey! Steven, hey! Jason, good morning, I didn’t expect to meet you here, what a coincidence!”
The white man smiled and said hello, which was very polite, but it was nonsense that no one believed!
Ye Tian smiled and nodded as a greeting.
“Robert, is this too much? Is this how you do business?”
Jason said angrily, and he also understood the situation before him.
“I saw it very clearly. Steven was just watching and not trading. What’s wrong with my approach?”
Robert shrugged his shoulders, with a blank expression on his face.
“Forget it, Jason, it’s really okay for him to do this”
Ye Tian persuaded, then turned back to prepare for the inquiry transaction.
The stall owner did not respond to Robert before, but looked at Ye Tian to see his reaction. After all, he was the first person to pay attention to the lamp.
At the same time, a hint of joy flashed in the stall owner’s eyes.
If someone comes out to compete, that would be great. Maybe this broken desk lamp can be sold for a high price!
As he spoke, Robert walked to the stall and immediately began to check the lamp.
As a professional treasure hunter, he naturally knows something about porcelain. He could tell at a glance that the vase in front of him came from China. It might be a valuable antique porcelain!
Although he doesn’t know how to authenticate, he knows very well the market price of Chinese antique porcelain.
So hot! That’s the only way to describe it! There are countless Chinese porcelain auctions in New York every year, and antique porcelains at sky-high prices are everywhere!
In addition, major museums in New York also display many Chinese porcelains, all of which are valuable.
So when he saw this piece of porcelain, Robert felt ecstatic.
“My decision to follow this Chinese guy is absolutely right. I might make a fortune today!”
In just half a minute, Robert had finished checking.
Then he raised his head and looked at the stall owner, excitedly waiting for the price, and then grabbed the antique porcelain.
Although he inspected this plum vase, he neglected the most important part of identifying Chinese porcelain, that is, identification!
Of course, Robert didn’t know Chinese characters at all and didn’t know which emperors there were in China, so he couldn’t understand it! Furthermore, in the eagerness to make a fortune, these things are ignored.
At the same time, he also trusts Ye Tian’s vision. This Chinese boy must be interested in something good, and he will definitely win it!
Finding that Robert did not check the bottom of the plum vase, Ye Tian immediately felt happy.
This is a trap! It will definitely trick you idiot into vomiting blood! I want to follow my buddies and pick up bargains, just dream!
After Robert finished checking, the stall owner immediately quoted the price with a smile.
“Gentlemen, the price of this desk lamp is 50 US dollars. There is no problem. The light is very beautiful! It is absolutely worth the money. Which gentleman is interested? You can sell it!”
After unconscionably raising the price from the predetermined 20 to 50, the stall owner immediately looked at Ye Tian and Robert, his eyes full of expectation.
Gentlemen, let’s start the competition. The more intense the better, I hope you can bring me more dollars!
“OK! I want $50!”
Robert responded excitedly, stretched out his hand and was about to take out the money.
“$100! I saw this first, it should be mine!”
Ye Tian said coldly, doubling the quotation, interrupting Robert’s actions.
“$150!”
Robert continued to follow up. After quoting the price, he immediately smiled and said to Ye Tian:
“Stephen, there’s no need to fight for a lamp, right? I really like it and I desperately want to have it”
Ye Tian replied with a bright smile, then his face quickly turned cold and he continued to double the price.
“$300! Sorry, Robert, I really like this lamp too, so you’d better quit, I saw it first after all!”
Hearing the two men doubling the price, the stall owner suddenly felt a little stupid!
What an unexpected surprise! At the same time, his eyes were full of confusion.
This is just my son’s DIY work. Is it worth so much money? Maybe the son is a talented artist?
But he immediately shook his head and drove this unrealistic thought out of his mind. If that little **** was an artist, then everyone in the world would be Picasso!
Then he thought that the two things that made up the desk lamp might be antiques? And it’s worth a lot of money, so there’s this fierce competition!
Although there are many idiots in the world, they certainly don’t live in Peter Cooper!
The stall owner is obviously a smart man, and he guessed almost immediately!
The stall owner immediately became excited at the thought of possibly owning two antiques. Maybe he could make a fortune today!
He did not interrupt the competition between Ye Tian and Robert, and took back the lamp without selling it. He was eager to find out what price the two people in front of him could offer!
As for whether to sell it or not, it all depends on the price and your mood!
These mental activities happened in the blink of an eye and did not affect Ye Tian and Robert’s bidding.
The next second, the stall owner heard Robert’s follow-up offer.
“$500”
After quoting this price, Robert was already a little frightened.
“Is this a trap? Are you planning to trick me?”
At this moment, he couldn’t help but think of Garcia and the others. Those people who were cheated by Ye Tian were synonymous with idiots! No one wants to make the same mistake again, and neither does he!
But what Ye Tian said next immediately completely dispelled his doubts and made him prepare to bid to the end!