“The auction of Lot No. 33 begins, a rare early oil painting “Galaxy – 09.11.1956″ by the well-known French-Chinese art master Zao Wou-Ki.”

“Galaxy – 09.11.1956” is one of the rare large-scale oil paintings of Zao Wou-Ki’s “Oracle period”. This period was of groundbreaking importance in Zao Wou-Ki’s career.

The artist’s use of gentle and melodious tones expresses the splendor and glory of the universe and civilization, revealing his unremitting exploration of the universe and natural forces, time and space in his subsequent creative career.

The work also represents an important transition from pure abstraction to the artist, which has been in a private collection in Asia for fifteen years before reappearing at this auction. ”

“The starting price of “Galaxy – 09.11.1956″ is 4 million summer national yuan, and each price increase must not be less than 400,000 summer national yuan.” The auctioneer finished his introduction.

Someone in the audience immediately held up a sign, “5 million.” ”

“The 24th bid is five million Xia Guoyuan, is there a higher one?”

…..

“Congratulations to buyer No. 60 for successfully auctioning “Galaxy-09.11.1956″ at a price of 8 million Xia Guoyuan, congratulations, please collect it backstage after the auction.” The auctioneer shouted excitedly.

“The auction of Lot No. 34 will begin below…”

“The auction of the 36th item begins…”

“Let’s start auctioning the 40th item…..”

“Dear guests, all the regular auction items have been auctioned, and the next auction is three finale auction items, all of which are rare items.” The auctioneer introduced.

When everyone heard this, they all cheered up and showed their attention, many people came for the three finale items, and Su Yu was too.

Among the previous forty auction items, the highest auction price was only more than 40 million, but the next three were all worth hundreds of millions.

“Friends, now start the auction of the penultimate finale item, a large gem weighing one kilogram.” The auctioneer said passionately.

“Unearthed in Zanzia last October, this oversized 5,555-carat emerald gemstone weighs more than 1 kilogram and has an extraordinary clarity and perfect golden-green hue, making it an absolute rarity.”

“According to the owner’s requirements, the starting price of this big gemstone is 50 million Xia Guoyuan, and each price increase must not be less than 5 million, and the bidding starts now.” The auctioneer shouted loudly.

“60 million.” A certain collector shouted.

“80 million.” A young prince of Southeast Asia shouted.

“100 million Xia Guoyuan.” The head of a large jewelry company bid.

“The 37th bid is 100 million Xia Guoyuan, is there a higher price? Now you have to pay a higher price to get a chance to photograph this rare gem. The auctioneer shouted.

“One hundred and eleven million Xia Guoyuan.”

“One hundred and twenty million Xia Guoyuan.”

“……”

“No. 50 bid 150 million Xia Guoyuan, is there a higher price?”

“No. 50 bid 150 million Xia Guoyuan, is there a higher price?”

“One hundred and ninety million Xia Guoyuan.” At this moment, the head of a large jewelry company shouted again.

“No. 8 bid 190 million Xia Guoyuan, is there a higher price?”

“Congratulations to buyer No. 8 for buying this oversized gemstone for 190 million, please come to the backstage after the auction to collect it.” The auctioneer shouted excitedly.

“Now start the auction of the penultimate pressed item, a 3,000-year-old work of art. Unearthed in Iraq in the 19th century, this sculpture represents the ancient art of the Assyrian civilization and has a history of three thousand years. ”

“The starting price of this artwork is 50 million Xia Guoyuan, and each increase must not be less than 5 million Xia Guoyuan, and the auction will start now.” The auctioneer shouted.

In the end, this 3,000-year-old artwork fetched a sky-high price of 220 million.

“Next is the last finale item, presumably everyone knows what it is, I believe that many people present are here for it.” The auctioneer said.

Everyone present concentrated and paid attention to the auctioneer’s words, their eyes flickering, waiting for the appearance of this legendary black diamond.

“That’s right, this grand finale item is the legendary 88-carat black diamond ‘Korloff Noir’, the world’s largest brilliant round-cut black diamond, it has 57 facets (VS grade), the best light transmittance of all black diamonds, and the diameter is equivalent to 1 dollar coin.” The auctioneer introduced.

“The starting price of this legendary black diamond is 100 million Xia Guoyuan, and each price increase must not be less than 10 million Xia Guoyuan, and friends who want to auction can bid.” The auctioneer shouted enthusiastically.

“One hundred and twenty million.”

“One hundred and thirty million.”

“One hundred and fifty million.” Su Yu raised the bid card in his hand.

“No. 76 bid 150 million Xia Guoyuan, is there a higher price?” The auctioneer shouted.

“One hundred and sixty million.”

“One hundred and seventy million.”

……

Su Yu thought about it and wrote down the price again, it was 230 million Xia Guoyuan, which was the highest price he could offer, and he couldn’t take it at a high level.

“No. 76 bid 230 million Xia Guoyuan, is there a higher price?” The auctioneer shouted passionately.

The audience was silent, this person bid too fiercely, directly increased the price by 60 million, who can withstand this?

“Two hundred and sixty million.” A voice popped out.

“No. 6 bid 260 million Xia Guoyuan, is there any higher?”

Su Yu couldn’t help but shake his head and didn’t continue to bid anymore.

“Congratulations to buyer No. 6 for successfully auctioning the legendary black diamond at a price of 260 million Xia Guoyuan, this auction has ended successfully, welcome everyone, we will see you next time.”

……………….


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