Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1695: Nordic porcelain
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The porcelain that Ye Tian refers to is a Kangxi multicolored hammer vase.
The piece of porcelain has a farewell picture of Chang Pavilion painted on it. It looks very beautiful. It is placed in the middle of the stall, giving people a feeling of standing out from the crowd.
Following the direction of Ye Tian's finger, the stall owner looked at the colorful mallet bottle, then nodded and said:
"Good morning, Mr. Steven, welcome to my stall, nice to meet you, of course you can get started, just be careful"
"Okay, man, I'll be more careful"
As he spoke, Ye Tian reached out to pick up the Kangxi colorful mallet vase, placed it on the table in front of him, and leaned over to study it.
Betty and the others also came over to admire this beautiful piece of porcelain.
"Kangxi Wucai has introduced it to you before, so I won't repeat it again. You may not be very familiar with the shape of the porcelain in front of you. This is called a mallet vase, which is one of the traditional Chinese porcelain shapes.
The pattern painted on this Kangxi colorful mallet vase is a farewell picture of Changting. It is derived from the story in the four classic Chinese classics "Journey to the West" and is a common theme on traditional Chinese porcelain
The story tells that when Tang Xuanzang was ordered to leave Chang'an and set off for the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, Tang Taizong Li Shimin led all the civil and military officials to Changting to bid farewell. There were many characters on it..."
As before, Ye Tian was admiring and appraising the Kangxi colorful porcelain while explaining it to Betty and the others, without deliberately avoiding the nearby stall owner.
Of course, he already knew the authenticity of this Kangxi colorful hammer vase the moment he arrived at this stall. It was just an act now.
Hearing Ye Tian's words, the stall owner's eyes immediately flashed with a look of surprise, even a bit greedy.
The eyes of the other people at the scene also lit up, and their gazes suddenly became much hotter when they looked at the piece of porcelain.
After looking over the piece of porcelain carefully, Ye Tian raised his head and looked at the stall owner, and said with a smile:
"Man, what's the price of this Kangxi colorful mallet vase? Let me know"
The stall owner looked at the piece of porcelain again, and then fell silent, as if thinking.
After a while, this guy gritted his teeth and said:
"Mr. Steven, this beautiful piece of Chinese porcelain costs 85,000 euros. If you can accept the price, you can take away this piece of antique Chinese porcelain"
While quoting, the stall owner also stared at Ye Tian closely, expecting to hear the most beautiful answer.
Everyone else at the scene was also staring at Ye Tian to see how he would respond, whether to accept the price or reject it.
"Wow! Eighty-five thousand euros, this price is much higher than my estimate. It seems that I have no chance of this Kangxi colorful mallet vase, so I have to miss it!"
Ye Tian chuckled and shook his head, then turned to look at the other porcelain on the stall.
As for the Kangxi colorful mallet vase, he never looked at it again.
The stall owner was completely dumbfounded and looked at Ye Tian with his mouth open.
You should pay back the price. What if it works out? If you don’t even pay back the price, what do you mean? Could it be that you are playing with me?
Before waiting for the stall owner to respond, Ye Tian pointed to another piece of porcelain on the stall and began to inquire again.
"Man, what's the price of this vase? It looks beautiful, like French GIEN porcelain"
Following the direction of his finger, the stall owner looked at the European vase on the stall, and then gave a price.
"You read that right, Mr. Steven, this is indeed a piece of French GIEN ceramics, and it is a fine piece of porcelain, in perfect condition, very beautiful, and the price is 6,200 euros"
Obviously, this guy has a long memory and doesn’t dare to ask for extravagant prices again.
Although the price of 6,200 euros is slightly higher, it is not too outrageous and is within a reasonable range!
In fact, it is difficult to charge high prices for most European ceramics. These porcelains are basically marked with the production date and factory label. The market price is clear and there is little room for human manipulation.
This is not the case with Chinese porcelain. From ancient times to the present, all porcelains are only marked with the emperor's reign name, indicating which dynasty and generation it was made in. Some of them do not even have the emperor's reign name, such as the porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
And there have been countless imitations and fakes throughout the dynasties, such as the Ming Dynasty imitating the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty imitating the Yuan Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty imitating the Song Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty imitating the Ming Dynasty, etc.
In modern times, with the rise of collecting craze, there are so many fakes of varying quality that it is impossible to tell the authenticity of porcelain without experts in the industry.
After hearing the quotation, Ye Tian did not immediately nod, accepting the price and taking the European-style vase.
He reached out and picked up the vase from the stall, held it in his hand and looked at it carefully, then shook his head slightly and put the vase back in its place.
Obviously, he was not satisfied with this European vase and did not intend to buy this piece of porcelain.
Next, he pointed out several pieces of porcelain one after another and asked the boss for prices one by one.
These included traditional porcelain from China that looked like antiques, as well as porcelain from Europe. He showed great interest in every piece of porcelain he listed.
However, when the stall owner reported the price, Ye Tian would shake his head and refuse, then move to the next target and repeat the previous process.
Just like this, after three or five times, the stall owner had already suppressed his anger and was about to explode.
The quotations he gave for related porcelain were getting closer and closer to reality, and were even a little lower than the normal market price.
And this is exactly what Ye Tian wants to see.
The time is ripe to take action.
Ye Tian pointed to a set of porcelain again and said with a smile:
“If I read correctly, the set of coffee pots and coffee cups should be Flower of Denmark from Royal Copenhagen Ceramics. I wonder what the price of that set of ceramics is?”
The stall owner turned his head and looked at the set of coffee pots and coffee cups placed in the corner of the stall, then gritted his molars and gave the price.
"Yes, that is indeed the Flower of Denmark from Royal Copenhagen Ceramics. The price is 2,200 euros. If you can accept the price, that set of porcelain is yours!"
When he said this, the stall owner thought that Ye Tian was just casually asking about the price and had no intention of actually buying the set of porcelain, just like the previous times.
However, what happened next was completely beyond his expectation.
"Okay, man, the deal is 2,200 euros, I want that set of Flowers of Denmark"
Ye Tian nodded with a smile and extended his right hand to the stall owner.
"Ah! Do you really want this set of Royal Copenhagen porcelain?"
The stall owner exclaimed in surprise, even a little bit unable to believe his ears.
"Of course it's true, man, unless you want to break your promise and get fat, I don't want to see that happen, and I believe you do too!"
Ye Tian responded with a smile, and there was a hint of threat in his tone.
Even a fool has understood at this time that Ye Tian has been acting before, and his real target is the Flower of Denmark in this set of Royal Copenhagen ceramics.
As an antique dealer working for a living at the Canal Antique Market, the stall owner didn't know that he was being led into the ditch step by step by the cunning **** in front of him.
Although he still didn't understand how much the Flower of Denmark coffee pots were worth, he was very sure that he had definitely been deceived and suffered a lot of losses.
However, overflowing water is hard to recover!
He has no room for regret now. If he breaks his promise and gets rich, he will no longer be able to work in this industry, and he will have to face a lawsuit. There is no way he can keep the set of porcelain.
After a moment of silence, this guy reluctantly extended his right hand, shook hands with Ye Tian, and concluded the deal.
“Deal, Steven, you are such a cunning guy, I’m convinced!”
"Man, you are actually not at a loss. I bet that the price you paid for this set of Flowers of Denmark will definitely not exceed 500 euros. You have already made a lot of money!"
Ye Tian said with a smile, with a sense of pride in his words.
Then he took out his wallet, took out 2,200 euros and handed it to the stall owner, and took over the set of Flower of Denmark coffee pots.
After taking the payment and putting the 2,200 euros into his pocket, the stall owner immediately asked suspiciously:
"Steven, the transaction is completed. This set of porcelain already belongs to you. Now can you explain why you bought this set of Flowers of Denmark? I don't quite understand!"
Not only the stall owner, but everyone present wanted to know the answer to this question and how much the Flower of Denmark porcelain was worth!
Without exception, everyone looked at Ye Tian, expecting him to give an answer.
Ye Tian looked at the stall owner, then glanced at everyone present, then smiled and shook his head and said:
"Man, now that the things have been successfully sold, don't worry about it anymore. You should put them behind you, forget them completely, and continue to do your business.
Today is still very long, and the antique market held once a month is also rare. If I tell you the answer to this question, it will definitely make you feel bad, so why bother!
That's it. Nice to meet you. I wish you a nice day and a prosperous business. We are leaving. There are still many stalls to visit ahead. Goodbye! "
After saying that, Ye Tian picked up the bag containing the set of Flower of Denmark porcelain, walked forward with Betty, and left the stall.
“Hey!”
There was a sigh of regret from many onlookers.
Looking at the stall owner again, his eyes were always staring at the bag in Ye Tian's hand, full of doubts and reluctance.
Of course, his eyes were filled with regret.