Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1264: Recovering losses
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Ye Tian chuckled and nodded, and then began to explain the reason.
“This is indeed a high imitation Yongle blue and white plum vase. There is no doubt about it. I am very confident in my vision and there is absolutely no way I can see it wrong, otherwise it will be a wasted reputation.
The object it imitates is the Ming Yongle blue and white plum vase with lotus pattern in the collection of the National Museum. It is a very famous Ming Yongle blue and white porcelain and is priceless.
Based on the Ming Yongle blue and white plum vase with entwining lotus pattern at the National Museum of China, this high imitation blue and white plum vase has made some slight changes, changing the small mouth into an open mouth, which is very confusing!
When I returned to Beijing for the Chinese New Year, I carefully admired the national treasure collected by the National Museum of China, and had the opportunity to personally appraise it. It can be said that I was very familiar with it and it is still fresh in my memory.
Brother Zhang, since you love collecting antique art, you must have seen the national treasure porcelain in the National Museum. Take a closer look, what are the similarities and differences between these two blue and white plum vases? "
Before he finished speaking, Brother Zhang leaned down impatiently, his eyes widened, and he began to carefully examine the high imitation blue and white plum vase that was placed on the table and almost bankrupted him.
With Ye Tian's reminder, when he looked at this high imitation blue and white porcelain, Brother Zhang could see something was wrong in the blink of an eye. There were flaws everywhere.
"Go ahead! The lotus pattern on this blue and white plum vase is exactly the same as the Yongle blue and white plum vase in the National Museum. It's almost like a copy!
Another point is that the mouth of this bottle is also rather stiff, and the ratio between the mouth and the body of the bottle is not coordinated. I am really a stick! Such a big flaw was not discovered! "
Brother Zhang said with sudden realization, almost going crazy with regret.
Of course, his expression was also very embarrassed, his face turned red, and he was a little embarrassed to look at Ye Tian.
It’s really embarrassing for me to have the nerve to say that I am a collector of antiques and art, even though my appraisal skills are so bad!
Ye Tian seemed to have never seen Brother Zhang's extremely embarrassing performance.
He has seen too many confident antique art collectors like this who are actually great collectors, and they are everywhere in the antique art market, both at home and abroad.
When Brother Zhang calmed down a little, Ye Tian immediately continued with a smile:
"In addition to the proportion of the blue and white lotus pattern pattern and the bottle mouth, look at the blurring of the blue and white on this piece of porcelain. Is it a bit unnatural? Is the degree of blurring slightly insufficient?
The Ming Yongle blue and white porcelain uses imported 'Suma Liqing'. This kind of green material is similar to Yuan blue and white. The color is easy to smudge, and the smearing is very natural, just like traditional ink painting!
Due to the high iron content of 'Suma Liqing', there are often rust spots and tin shine in the blue and white patterns. Although there are rust spots on this porcelain, they are bitten by acid and float on the surface.
In addition to its high iron content, 'Suma Li Qing' also contains extremely high cobalt oxide content. It is blue to purple in color and has marks that look like ink scum. This has caused the special phenomenon of Yongle blue and white that can eat the fetus.
Gently touch the body of this porcelain bottle with your hand, especially the decorative parts, and see if there is an obvious concave feeling. This is also a prominent feature of Ming Yongle blue and white..."
While Ye Tian was telling the story, Brother Zhang was verifying the porcelain item by item, very seriously.
As time went by, his face became more and more ugly and embarrassing. His eyes were filled with despair and he felt a little ashamed.
When Ye Tian finished explaining his appraisal basis, Brother Zhang also ended the appraisal and gave up completely.
After taking two deep breaths, the Tianjin elder brother raised his head and looked at Ye Tian with red eyes.
"I'm convinced! I'm really convinced, brother. Ye Tian, you are worthy of being the top antique art appraisal expert. Your appraisal skills are really amazing. Brother, I am a stick!"
As he spoke, Brother Zhang cupped his hands and cupped his hands with admiration in his eyes.
Ye Tian also cupped his fists and cupped his hands, and said with a polite smile:
"You are so flattering, Brother Zhang. I have seen a lot of good things, handled a lot of things, and I have some understanding, so I have slowly practiced it.
‘See more and buy less’. If you have the skills, you’d better go to top museums such as the Forbidden City and the National Museum of China to see more of the exquisite collections. I believe you can practice it too! "
Brother Zhang shook his head slightly and said in frustration:
“If you want to become an expert in appraising antique art, you must have extraordinary talent. Obviously, my brother, I don’t have this talent, so I won’t be wishful thinking!
By the way, Ye Tian, you just said that this matter has been slowed down. Is there any way you can change the current result? If there is really a way, I must give my brother clear instructions.
To be honest, in order to buy this rag, my brother spent most of his family’s savings on it. If this is irreversible, he will lose a lot of money.”
After saying that, he looked at Ye Tian eagerly, his eyes extremely hot and full of expectation.
The same goes for his wife and children not far away. They all looked at Ye Tian expectantly and were still full of tears.
Ye Tian chuckled and nodded, then said:
"Brother Zhang, you just said that when the foreign antique shop owner introduced this high-imitation blue and white plum vase to you, he said that it was a very good piece of Chinese antique porcelain and was worth collecting. Is that correct?"
"Yes, that's how the dead foreigner introduced him at the time. I remember it very clearly. There is no doubt that my wife and daughter were at the scene and heard it.
Our French translator, as well as other tourists in the antique shop at the time, all heard our conversation, including both Chinese and foreigners! "
Brother Zhang gritted his teeth and nodded, giving an affirmative answer.
Hearing his answer, Ye Tian immediately said decisively:
"It's over! What I just said was delayed for this reason. As long as you can confirm this and obtain consistent testimony from all witnesses, you will have a high degree of confidence in recovering the losses.
Fortunately, the antique swindler is the owner of an antique shop and not a street vendor at a flea market. His shop can be found, and the identity of the antique swindler can also be determined.
The trading rules of the European and American antique art markets are slightly different from those of the domestic market. In the domestic market, if you are blind, it is basically impossible to recover the losses and you can only admit defeat!
The European and American markets are different. Since he clearly told you that this was an antique porcelain, but sold you a high-imitation porcelain, there is no doubt that he has committed a crime of commercial fraud."
Hearing this, the eyes of Brother Zhang and his family immediately lit up, like searchlights.
The despair and frustration in their eyes began to dissipate quickly, and soon disappeared, replaced by eyes full of hope and high morale.
Although they were extremely excited and had renewed hope, they did not interrupt Ye Tian's words, but listened patiently.
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
"Brother Zhang, there are a few things you have to do next. Hire a professional lawyer immediately, and then go with the lawyer to collect testimony and ask the witnesses to testify for you.
Take this piece of high-imitation porcelain to an authoritative testing agency for a scientific test, such as carbon 14 testing, to determine the age of its firing. Next, you can sue the antique liar!
According to my estimation, it is very likely that this matter will eventually be settled out of court. If the antique swindler still wants to make a living in this industry, he will never want this matter to be made public.
In this way, you can recover your losses, but of course, you may have to bear a legal fee, the cost of relevant scientific testing, and may also delay your trip.
If you can be tougher when confronting the other party, you may be able to pass on the attorney fees and testing fees to the antique scammer. This is undoubtedly the best result.
Since you don’t often deal with lawyers and don’t know much about European and American laws, I can ask my lawyer to come forward and introduce you to a professional lawyer who specializes in commercial fraud.
As for the cost of hiring a lawyer, you don’t have to worry about the lawyer’s extortionate price. It is definitely the most reasonable price in the EU market. I can assure you about this."
Before he finished speaking, Brother Zhang cheered excitedly.
"Great! Ye Tian, thank you for your advice, and thank you for your help. I will sue that grandson right away. There is no way to cheat me!"
Ye Tian smiled softly and then continued:
"To ensure nothing goes wrong, you'd better contact the cultural counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Brussels first and ask them to help you stand up. The compatriots in the embassy will definitely not refuse.
After contacting the cultural counselor of the embassy, meeting with the lawyer, and making preparations, don’t forget to contact the media and police in Brussels, as well as the Chinese media in Brussels.
China's relations with the EU and Belgium are not bad, and European countries want to attract more Chinese tourists. In order to maintain the tourism image, Belgium will not sit idly by.
It is important to remember that you must create momentum. Only in this way can you attract more attention, put tremendous pressure on the antique liar, and promote a smooth resolution of the matter.
If you need me to issue an appraisal conclusion, you can contact me directly. Although this is Europe, I am very convinced that no one can ignore or overturn the appraisal conclusion I gave! "
"Hiss——!"
There was a gasp of air in the Swan Restaurant again.
Including Brother Zhang and his family, everyone was shocked by Ye Tian's generosity. They all looked at him dumbfounded, with eyes full of disbelief.
This guy is so cruel. He is ready to kill people as soon as he strikes. Looking at his posture, he has no intention of leaving a way for that antique swindler to survive!
Just when everyone was frightened, a waiter from the Swan Restaurant came over to Ye Tian's table with a bottle of sobered Bordeaux wine.
The antique appraisal episode is over, now it’s time to enjoy fine wine and delicious food!