Treasure Hunt America

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"Boss, why do those three vases look so weird?"

Jin Muchen pointed to the three vases at the top of the shelf and asked tentatively. (Baidu search network updates the fastest and most stable)

"You can call me Wells. Shen, or Shen Willie."

The middle-aged boss said to Jin Muchen with a smile, the price was more than 10,000 yuan, and he didn't bargain at all, not to mention that this was a raw guest. Of course, this Xiangjiang boss wanted to get closer to him and develop him into a repeat customer.

Like many people from Xiangjiang, although he has been in the mainland for many years, this boss still retains his English name, which looks very foreign and unique in Panjiayuan.

Jin Muchen smiled and nodded: "Willie, can you take down those three vases and have a look."

"No problem, you wait."

This shelf is very high. In the middle and the bottom, there are British Victorian-style china. It seems that some of them are genuine and some are modern imitations. But the three vases, together with these china, look like Some are out of place.

It should be the boss who casually put them on it for decoration. If not, if he really understood the origin of these three vases, he would definitely not have placed these three vases on the top of the shelf at will.

Even when they were taken down, the three vases were covered with dust because they had not been cleaned for a long time. The boss even picked up a rag and wiped them.

Then this is the three porcelain vases. It was placed in front of Jin Muchen.

The porcelain vase is about 30 centimeters high, and the overall shape is the streamlined shape of an easter egg. The lines are very smooth at that time. If you have to give it a style, it should be said to belong to the Rococo style.

such style. Reflected in these three vases, it seems very strange. You must know that the Rococo style, the most common expression carrier, is the carving pattern of architecture and furniture. Or silverware, as well as some exquisite ornaments, are really rare in porcelain.

The three vases are egg-shaped and divided into two sections. The top is an egg-shaped porcelain bottle, and the bottom is a funnel-shaped bracket. These brackets also seem to be a long time ago. Looking at the light shining on them, they should be the original ones. network

The gilt-bronze base color, plus the purple color of the thief, may seem nondescript in the eyes of others. It is mellow and dignified, but in Jin Muchen's view. Such color matching is the essence of these three vases.

Although he couldn't figure out the origin of these three vases for a while, Jin Muchen felt that he should buy these three vases back. Good research, research says.

"Boss. What about these three vases..."

Although he liked these three vases very much, he also knew that he couldn't be too eager. You must know that this is Panjiayuan. Although this boss came to Xiangjiang, this place is notorious for killing people without blood.

Therefore, his questions were mainly based on temptation, and the boss also smiled wryly when he saw the strange question on his face.

"It's weird, isn't it? To be honest, I don't even know why I brought these three bottles from Xiangjiang in the first place. Some people have asked me about the origin of these three bottles before, but I can't tell the truth. There are even some Friends, they also advised me to throw them away, saying that their presence here is really unsightly, but I still can't bear it!"

With a wry smile on his face, Shen Weili seemed to be telling the truth, not like telling a story.

"These three vases were handed down by my grandfather. It was still in the 1960s, when he happened to travel to the UK. It happened that a lot of shabby houses were selling their properties. At that time, it was only 20 years after the end of World War II. In order to revive the economy, the government imposes heavy taxes on families above the middle class. Many wealthy families cannot afford it, so they have to start selling their properties. You know this is for us who are in the antique business, but It was a good opportunity. My grandfather took this opportunity to buy several old houses in London. These three vases should have been bought by him when he was digging out an old house. After buying them back, he could not After researching it, I kept it at home all the time. In this way, these three bottles were kept in our house for decades. Later, when I went to Beijing to the north, I was too hot-headed, so I brought them here together. But as you can see, this The bottle is now in my house for decades, and it has not been sold, and few people even recognize it."

Shen Weili introduced the origin of the three bottles, and Jin Muchen also nodded. When Shen Weili spoke, he was quietly paying attention to the change of expression on his face, it really didn't look like he was lying.

"Hey! So you don't know the origin of this bottle!"

He sighed and said deliberately, Shen Weili nodded cooperatively.

"Okay, can you make a price?"

Jin Muchen suddenly said these words, causing Shen Weili to be stunned for a moment, and Jin Muchen continued with a smile.

"Haha, I'm not the same as the collectors you've met before. How can I say that? I prefer unpopular things, especially Western-style antiques. Now domestic Chinese-style things are too hot. I can’t afford it even if I want to, so I might as well buy some Western antiques to change my appetite.”

As soon as he explained it casually, Shen Willi understood it instantly.

In recent years, the domestic antique market has become very hot, and many things that were very ordinary have been hyped up to sky-high prices. This has made many Tibetan friends who really like to collect, but are shy in their pockets, seem to be at a loss.

It is precisely because of this trend that in recent years, Western antiques have gradually become popular in China.

The starting price is low, and the retention rate is not bad. This is the main reason why he has been able to gain a firm foothold in Panjiayuan and become famous in the hometown of Guangdong in recent years.

"Well... that's good... It's rare for these three bottles to meet people who really like them. Let's see, these three bottles cost 10,000 yuan each, for a total of 30,000 yuan. What do you think, boss?"

These three bottles were brought back by his grandfather who went to London to dig out the old house in the 1960s. At that time, his grandfather packed and digged out other people's old house, and he took out dozens of items, and the total cost was Hundreds of pounds.

Now that several decades have passed, he has asked for 30,000 yuan for these three unnamed bottles, which is not too low.

Jin Muchen didn't hesitate at all: "Deal!"

Shen Weili's face was full of joy. Today, he really met a big businessman, and he spent more than 40,000 yuan in his store as soon as he changed hands.

How great would it be to meet such a big spender every day?

He helped Jin Muchen pack these treasures carefully, packed them well, and sent them all the way to the door. Only then did he go back contentedly.

Carrying a few things in his hand, Jin Muchen didn't have the heart to go on shopping, turned around and left Panjiayuan, then called a taxi and went directly back to the hotel.

When I got to the hotel, I didn't even bother to eat, so I took out the three egg-shaped bottles.

Under the western sunlight, the colors of the three egg-shaped vases and the color of the vases are constantly changing with the change of the sunlight and the angle, and suddenly they have a more magnificent taste.

Jin Muchen stared at these vases, and it was only at this time that he felt the beauty of these vases for the first time.

Although the glaze color on them is not as regular as the color on Chinese porcelain bottles, it has another unique feature of its own.

When the brightness and angle of the light are different, the reflected light on them has a different flavor, which is quite fascinating.

How to say this feeling? It's like looking at the paintings of those Impressionist masters. In the eyes of ordinary people, their paintings are no different from ghosts and footcloths.

But if you really know what to do, if you can really look into them, and understand their composition and the use of colors, you will have a lot of reverie about those paintings, and those paintings can remind you of a lot of things.

This is called creativity, and imagination!

Even when everyone sees such a painting, they will have their own different feelings and reverie, which is exactly where the b-frame of Impressionism lies!

And the three gilt bronze egg vases in front of him can give him the same feeling as the paintings of Impressionist masters!

Jin Muchen's heart skipped a beat when combined with the Rococo-style curves used in this bottle.

Then I started to search online. . .

That Shen Willy and his grandparents have not been able to understand the origin of this vase for generations, that is because they are mainly engaged in the British antique business, and France may not know so much about another art country in Europe.

To know the Rococo style, it originated in France~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and he suddenly remembered a book he had read before about the history of the development of Western European porcelain. It seemed to have said that he liked to use metallic glaze on porcelain. It is the French who come to make art ceramics.

Moreover, French art ceramic makers also like it very much, reflecting the Impressionist style they pursue on their porcelain.

If you think about it this way, these three porcelain vases are all in line with the characteristics of French art ceramics.

Could it be that these three gilt-bronze egg vases come from French porcelain?

Because there is a wall in China, there is a lot of information. Jin Muchen had to go over the wall to find it. The Internet speed is very slow, but soon Jin Muchen found some useful information, which made him more and more excited.

"...the style of French art ceramics...the use of bold colors...metallic glaze, rust, cream, brown, purple are the first to use on ceramic decoration, and have a strong self-style... ."

When he saw these comments, Jin Muchen slapped his thigh sharply, and it was right. Next, it was time to find the origin of this bottle. (To be continued)