Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 359: National treasure (please vote for me, please recommend)
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The roundup caused very little disturbance, and it quickly subsided completely, as if nothing had happened.
Most people didn't notice this little episode at all and still enjoyed the fun of Taobao. The few children selling water at the stall seemed to be shouting more enthusiastically!
The treasure hunt continued, and Ye Tian's attention returned to the market, looking for valuable treasures among the dazzling array of goods.
After half an hour of shopping, more than half of the stalls in the market had been cleared out.
During this period, Ye Tian still found no antique artwork that made him excited and worthy of his own hands, but he only added some more tasks to Bowie! It’s quite rewarding!
It was a new stall. Ye Tian walked closer and started to check the goods here.
There are a few fairly good antiques in the stall, but they are all kept by the stall owner and are very cherished.
Next to two pieces of 19th-century porcelain that glow red, there are several pairs of white gloves, reminding people to be careful when appreciating them and to wear the gloves provided by the stall owner.
The rest of the goods are arranged from the inside out according to their value, with the cheapest ones on the outside. The order is very clear, without any omissions or errors.
Obviously, the stall owner has a very thorough understanding of his goods, and there is nothing missing!
Ye Tian stood in front of the stall and glanced at the goods. He immediately realized this, so he didn't even bother to ask about the price. He just admired it and was about to leave.
But the moment he raised his head, he saw a strange scene.
"Hey!"
Ye Tian sighed lightly, with a bit of curiosity.
His voice was so low that no one except Betty beside him heard him at all.
"Honey, what did you see?"
Betty asked in a low voice, a little surprised.
"Nothing, just two pieces of furniture!"
Ye Tian replied with a smile, his expression instantly returned to normal.
His eyes under his sunglasses were staring at the grass not far behind the stall, where there was a set of American country-style office desks and chairs.
The first thing that catches the eye is a brown-red desk, about two meters long, one meter wide, and about 80 centimeters high. It is wide and heavy, and looks very strong.
There is also a Duke office chair, which is also brown and red. It is about 60 cm long, 65 cm wide and about 1 meter high. It is also very strong.
This should be a set of furniture, with a unified style, all American country style; the wood is the same, and the more precious cherry wood is used.
The production process is also highly consistent, with the painting process retaining the original texture of the wood, rich distressing effects, and simple and crisp lines, which illustrates their identity from the same place.
Both pieces of furniture exude a dazzling white light, showing the age of their production. These are two pieces of antique furniture from the mid-1920s.
Unfortunately, they are not the work of a famous artist. They only have three layers of halo and have limited artistic value.
Visual inspection from Ye Tian's position showed that the two pieces of furniture were relatively well preserved, with no damage, and the appearance was relatively clean.
Taking into account its century-old history, relatively precious wood, not-so-outstanding production techniques, and America’s favorite country style, these two pieces of furniture are still worth a bit of money.
Still with the current antique furniture market, this set of furniture should be worth twenty to thirty thousand dollars.
But antiques at this price are not enough to attract Ye Tian's attention.
What really surprised and curious him was the color radiating from the desk.
In Ye Tian's eyes, most of the desk was radiating a dazzling white light, but a beautiful red was revealed at the front right leg of the desk! Very eye-catching!
Obviously, there is something else going on inside the table leg, a nineteenth-century antique hidden inside.
Judging from the intensity of the red light emitted by this hidden antique, it dates from the early 1860s, during the American Civil War.
Although this is a nineteenth-century antique with a beautiful and charming red glow, there is no halo on its appearance, not even a layer!
In other words, this antique has no artistic value!
Who would hide an antique with no artistic value? And isn’t it unnecessary to try so hard to hide it in the table legs?
It doesn’t make sense at all! Ye Tian was puzzled!
Although he was full of doubts, he did not choose to see through it immediately. Instead, he suppressed his curiosity, pointed at the two pieces of furniture and asked the stall owner:
"Good afternoon, buddy, do those two pieces of furniture belong to you? Can I go over and have a look? They seem to be cherry wood furniture, and they look pretty good!"
"That's right! Steven, you have a very sharp eye, those are two pieces of cherry wood furniture from the 1920s! Of course you can take a look, please do as you please!"
The stall owner nodded and said with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.
This **** is truly a famous professional treasure hunter. He can tell the material of furniture at a glance from five or six meters away. He really deserves his reputation!
"Okay!"
Ye Tian responded, and then led Betty around the stall towards two pieces of furniture.
Jason and Sophie also followed, both of them were curious.
This is typical American country-style furniture. You can see it everywhere. Can’t you see anything special about it? Why is Steven interested in them?
Walking to the two pieces of furniture, Ye Tian did not immediately look through the table legs to see the hidden antiques, but instead studied the huge desk in front of him.
As seen before, this is a calm, noble and elegant American desk, suitable for large living rooms or relatively spacious offices.
It can be seen from this that the original owners of these two pieces of furniture were at least middle-class families, with a spacious house and a relatively wealthy family.
After studying the tabletop, Ye Tian began to study the drawers, the bottom of the table and the legs.
Opening the middle drawer, he immediately saw a line of small words engraved on the side of the drawer, which read, "1925, Chattanooga"
It was then that he suddenly realized, no wonder the stall owner knew these two pieces of furniture so well, the roots were here!
The five drawers are all in good condition, with no damage, except for a slight delay in opening and closing, which is a common problem with antique furniture.
After all, I haven’t used it for a long time! As long as you use it for a period of time, this situation will disappear!
After looking at a few drawers, he looked at the bottom and legs of the table. There were a few graffiti works and a few scratches by children on the bottom of the table, but there were no other marks on the rest.
During this process, he carefully observed the table legs where the antiques were hidden, trying to find some clues! This will provide an excuse for your own discovery.
Of course, the premise is that the hidden antiques are worth selling and you are willing to buy these two pieces of furniture.
Soon, he discovered a small gap at the connection between the table leg and the table body. Most of it was covered with paint, leaving only a finger-width gap.
In the eyes of others, this is a normal interface gap.
But in Ye Tian's eyes, this is a good excuse, just right to cover up how he discovered the hidden antique!
Now you can see through it and see what the antiques inside are? Is it really worthless and just the furniture owner’s bad taste in hiding treasures?
Perspective is on! His eyes instantly penetrated the dense cherry wood and saw clearly the secrets hidden inside.
The space taken out from the table legs is not large, about 25 cm deep and 10 cm in diameter. The upper part is connected to the table body with special metal screws, and it fits perfectly!
The lower part is connected to the table leg at the back. If you want to twist the table leg, you must first remove the bottom crossbar, and only then can you discover the hidden secret.
This is like double insurance, ensuring that the secrets in the table legs will not be easily discovered.
There is a metal cylinder hidden in the table leg, about 20 cm high and about 8 cm in diameter, which is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the table leg.
The space between the two is filled with cork, leaving no gaps. This ensures that the metal cylinder will not sway inside the table legs and be noticed.
The metal cylinder is sealed with a screw-top lid, which can effectively resist termites and protect what is hidden inside.
This is so thoughtful! What kind of treasure is inside? It’s worth the trouble! Is it another valuable treasure?
Ye Tian sighed secretly in his heart, becoming more and more excited!
His gaze did not stop for a moment, he looked directly through the metal cylinder and saw the antique hidden inside.
Another two layers of moisture-proof oil paper, followed by an antique that radiates red light.
This is a very ordinary notebook. The paper is a little yellowed. There are only a few dozen thin pages. They are tightly rolled together. The red light emitted proves its age.
No wonder there is no halo, it turns out to be just a notebook, not a work of art!
But why hide it so carefully? What is recorded? Whose notes are they?
After a sudden realization, Ye Tian continued to explore this antique with many questions.
Then, a few lines of words written on the cover of the notebook came into his eyes very clearly!
The moment he saw these contents clearly, Ye Tian immediately felt that his heart suddenly began to beat wildly, almost bursting!
National treasure! This is a national treasure of the United States!