Antiques with golden eyes

Thinking back to the Taoist temple scene described by Mr. Wang just now, what was built in the 1920s, and what cups and dishes are sold are from the official kilns of the Qing Dynasty.

The furniture is also made of extremely precious old mahogany.

Now that I think about it, every detail, every detail, everything is a trick used by this group of antique scammers to lure people in.

As for placing the copper furnace in the rubble, it is the most critical and subtle part of the scam.

The scammers cleverly used the disguise of their so-called "ignorance", just like an invisible net, to pull out the "greed" deep in Mr. Wang's heart, and tightly grasp Mr. Wang's thoughts in their hands.

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In this way, they easily sold the fake copper stove for a high price of 8,000 US dollars. Then, they used Mr. Wang's respect for Taoist culture and compassion for the Taoist priests in the temple to obtain another 5,000 US dollars in incense money.

You know, that was 1995, and the U.S. dollars at that time were real U.S. dollars.

The purchasing power of US$13,000 is extremely amazing, even enough to purchase a commercial house of 70 to 80 square meters in one of the first-tier cities in China.

Today, it would be worth several million.

It has to be said that these antique scammers are very powerful in setting up traps.

His deep thoughts and superb methods are astonishing.

Shen Yu slowly turned on the flashlight.

This time, he focused all his attention on the inner chamber and bottom of the copper furnace.

The light of the special strong-light flashlight is like a sharp scalpel, accurately analyzing every inch of the texture of the inner wall of the copper furnace.

Shen Yu's eyes observed intently, not missing any detail.

This viewing lasted for three minutes. Finally, Shen Yu made a major discovery.

It turns out that the gleaming precious light inside the Xuan Furnace is not emitted by the copper color itself, but someone has used extremely superb means to cleverly inlay some luminous materials.

Specifically, it is a luminous material that can only be seen after shining a flashlight.

It's just that Shen Yu can't figure out exactly whether these materials are metal particles, stone particles, or other materials.

After all, although Shen Yu has accumulated rich experience in the field of treasure appraisal that is unmatched by his peers, he is not omniscient or omnipotent.

In the collection world, many experts spend their whole lives, and at most they can only master one.

Or even just proficient in the antiques of a certain dynasty.

And Shen Yu's ability to reach his current level at such a young age is already considered extremely outstanding, even extraordinary.

With this important discovery, Shen Yu quickly discovered another doubt.

The casting at the bottom of the copper furnace is extremely smooth.

Even a little too smooth!

As smooth as a mirror.

You must know that the Xuan Furnace is made of copper. Although it is very famous in history, there were no modern machines and equipment when casting the furnace in ancient times.

This point is extremely important when appraising a xuan furnace, but it is often overlooked by experienced palm masters and collectors.

Many times, people often fall into a misunderstanding when appraising antiques.

That is to only think about the good aspects of what the ancients did, and think that the skills of the ancients were unparalleled, and even believed that their skills could surpass modern machines.

But in fact, this is not the case.

No matter how good the ancients were, they would never be able to compete with modern machines in terms of precision.

Shen Yu had seen several statues that were clearly authentic and Mingxuan, but he was not sure whether they were Xuande incense burners dating from the third year of Xuande's reign. They were by no means as flawless and flawless as the legends say. On the contrary, many artificial artifacts could be clearly seen. traces below.

If it is made by humans, it must have artificial traces.

Otherwise, the identification will be doubtful.

If it's too rough, it won't work, and if it's too fine, it's often not true.

The smooth area at the bottom of this Xuan furnace is really not something that can be done manually with just two hands.

The level of polishing is so fine that even if it is carefully polished with 320-grit sandpaper, it is probably difficult to achieve this effect.

All this gave Shen Yu a strong feeling that he had done it deliberately, as if the counterfeiter was deliberately leaving a flaw and silently telling some secret to the discerning person.

At this moment, Shen Yu's thoughts suddenly drifted back to the summer when he and Gu Qingqing went to the Chuzhou flea market to hunt for treasures.

At Yi Shengyou's stall, the two bought a silver mandarin duck wine flask, and finally sawed open the wine flask and got a top-quality luminous pearl.

Carrying the copper stove again, Shen Yu quietly felt the weight of the copper stove.

This copper stove looks very heavy, but it is actually heavier to carry.

It's four or five pounds heavier than expected.

"Is it possible that there is really a hidden compartment under this bottom that contains other treasures?"

He immediately felt that something was impossible.

After all, my treasure-detecting golden eyes can see the light of hidden treasures. If there are other treasures hidden in hidden compartments, it stands to reason that they cannot escape the golden eyes' insight.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yu no longer hesitated. He silently recited perspective in his heart.

In an instant, the entire internal structure of the Xuan Furnace appeared clearly in Shen Yu's eyes as if it had been scanned by X-rays.

At this moment, Shen Yu felt both surprised and happy.

Fortunately, his guess was correct!

The bottom of this copper stove is extremely thick, up to seven centimeters thick, and a hidden compartment is cleverly cut out in the middle.

In the secret compartment, a square-shaped thing that looked like a seal lay quietly inside.

But Shen Yu couldn't see clearly what it was. And because he couldn't see clearly, Shen Yu was even more surprised. You know, in the past, even if it was jade through a thick stone, he could clearly identify it with his golden eyes. Look clearly at the growing water of the jade meat.

Even cotton and cracks can be seen under the golden eyes.

But now, what was hidden in the secret room of the copper furnace seemed to be covered by a layer of material that he had never seen before, making it difficult for him to peek into its true appearance. How could he not be surprised?

Just when Shen Yu was thinking about how to open this secret compartment, Ximen Hou, who had been watching his every move silently, had a playful smile on his face.

He first saw Shen Yu looking at the copper furnace in a daze, then turning on the flashlight to observe carefully, then showing various strange expressions on his face, and finally groping at the bottom of the copper furnace as if he was looking for something.

At this moment, Marquis Ximen felt that Shen Yu was stumped by the copper furnace.

He stood up and walked to Shen Yu's side, pretending to be concerned and asked: "Xiao Shen, isn't this copper furnace difficult to appraise? Let me take a look, and don't force yourself. The appraisal of Xuan furnace is a major step in the antique world. The problem is, you are only in your twenties, so it’s nothing embarrassing if you can’t tell the truth from the lies, just tell Mr. Wang.”

Although the words seemed to be concerned, they actually hid a secret. Every word was like a soft knife trying to belittle Shen Yu.

Shen Yu raised his eyes and glanced at Marquis Ximen, but did not respond to his provocation. He just said calmly: "Senior Ximen, I have already made a conclusion in my mind about the authenticity of this copper furnace."