Shenhao Starts With Antique Treasure Appraisal

The rules and procedures of underground auctions are not much different from ordinary auctions.

Someone will place the auction items on the table on the stage in turn, and then the auctioneer will preside over the bidding.

Most of the guests here are regular visitors to underground auctions and know the rules here.

So the auctioneer didn't waste any time and just put the first auction item on the auction table.

It was an engraved plum vase.

The auctioneer said: "This engraved plum vase is well preserved and the glaze color has not obviously fallen off. If you are interested, you can come to the stage to take a look.

Before the auctioneer finished speaking, there was a burst of noise in the audience, as if someone wanted to come on stage to watch.

Tian Huacai said: "Oh, I really want to get off to a good start this time. This is a top-notch product."

As he said this, Tian Hua looked like he was gearing up, and it seemed that he was bound to win.

Although Li Tianming is not very interested in this plum bottle, since he is here, he will go up and have a look.

Li Tianming followed Tian Huacai.

Tian Huacai also brought a strong flashlight and looked at the plum vase, saying "tsk, tsk," and praised it.

At this time, Tian Hua noticed Li Tianming behind him and asked: "Brother Li, which dynasty do you think this plum vase is from?"

Unlike formal auctions, catalogs are not distributed in advance at underground auctions.

The auctioneer will not give a very detailed description of the auction items in advance.

So although you can find good things here, how good they are, whether you can resell them and make money, and how much you can make, still depends on your personal vision.

When Tian Hua asked this question, Li Tianming concluded that he was also the owner of half a bottle of water, referred to as half tone, two knives.

But seeing that Tian Huacai was still kind, Li Tianming decided to tell him in detail.

"Boss Tian, ​​please lend me the flashlight."

Tian Hua was startled. He just asked casually, but he didn't expect this guy to be serious.

Li Tianming took the flashlight and shined it through the mouth of the bottle. He understood in his mind and said calmly: "Boss Tian, ​​look, this porcelain body is very white and very thin. It can even be seen through the light. What do you think it could be?" "

Tian Huacai was well-informed, and he immediately reacted: "Is it Ying Celadon?"

Li Tianming nodded: "Look at the opening on this bottle."

Tian Hua took a closer look and found that there were many tiny flakes on the bottle, like fish scales. You couldn't really see it unless you looked carefully.

As someone who is in the antique business, I am no stranger to opening films.

"I know that this kind of opening is very common in ancient porcelain."

"To be clear, you can often see these openings on porcelain before the Qing Dynasty." Li Tianming said with a smile.

"Look, the openings are very regular, detailed and neat, and the same size, indicating that this is probably an old object from the Southern Song Dynasty."

"Southern Song Dynasty?"

"First look at the curly grass pattern on the body of the bottle, which is carved casually and smoothly, and then look at the mouth of the bottle, which has double lips. These two features are the most typical porcelain designs of the Southern Song Dynasty."

Tian Hua's eyes lit up, and then he became a little doubtful. He felt that although this young man's words were clear and logical, he couldn't be too accurate.

Porcelain identification is a purely technical job. Unless you have seen thousands of pieces of porcelain, it is impossible to accurately determine the age and characteristics.

This Li Tianming is a bit too awesome.

Li Tianming didn't care what the other person was thinking, and said directly: "Boss Tian, ​​I won't talk to you anymore. This is a Hutian Jiaoying celadon carved plum vase. The specific age should be in the Southern Song Dynasty."

Tian Huacai looked at Li Tianming in surprise: "Are you so sure? Then tell me, how much is it worth?"

Li Tianming was about to speak, but was interrupted by the person behind him.

"Hey, have you finished reading? Don't sit here and take a shit!"

It was the fat man Xu Xingda who spoke, and next to him was the great expert Ma Junyuan.

Li Tianming ignored them and returned to his seat with Tian Huacai.

"Brother Li, continue."

"Boss Tian, ​​I want to ask you, how much money do you want to make from this piece of shadow celadon?"

Tian Huacai was startled, then stretched out a finger and said: "If it is porcelain, it will have at least double the premium.

Li Tianming nodded: "This Yingqingmei vase costs more than 700,000 yuan, so it's best not to take it."

Tian Hua frowned: "So low?"

"There were five famous cellars in the Song Dynasty, Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun, and Ding. The other folk cellars were all low-grade. The highest market price of this shadow celadon would not exceed 1.8 million.

Tian Hua showed hesitation.

Li Tianming said this and said no more.

At this time, everyone who was interested in this plum vase had finished reading.

...Please give me flowers...

The auctioneer returned to the stage and began the auction.

The starting price stated by the auctioneer was 250,000 yuan.

Someone immediately raised their hand: "Three hundred thousand."

"Three hundred and eighty thousand."

Tian Huacai raised his hand: "Four hundred thousand.

Someone shouted again: "Four hundred and fifty thousand."

At this time, Xu Xingda, who had not participated in the bidding, suddenly raised his hand: "550,000

When Tian Huacai heard this, he immediately raised his hand: "Six hundred thousand!"

Xu Xingda raised his hand: "Seven hundred thousand!"

The whole place was in an uproar. Boss Xu was really rich. He immediately added 100,000 soft RMB.

This is not uncommon if it is a regular auction house, and there are even more powerful ones than this, but the bidders in this underground auction house are all traders.

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Stinginess and caution are the mottos of these people.

Seven hundred thousand has reached the upper limit set by Li Tianming.

Tian Huacai looked at Li Tianming, opened his mouth, and finally held back.

The auctioneer shouted twice, and when the hammer was about to fall, he heard someone calling out the price again.

I saw Xu Xingda's fierce expression, and finally he bought this Hutian Waikage celadon carved plum vase for 1.3 million.

Li Tianming laughed secretly, Xu Xingda was really confused, and he couldn't make much money even after paying such a high price.

In fact, Li Tianming's valuation of 1.8 million yuan just now is still too much. If someone buys it normally, it will be reduced by 200,000 yuan to 300,000 yuan.

Not to mention, it’s hard to say whether anyone would be interested in such an ordinary plum vase.

Maybe this plum vase will stay in Boss Xu's Xiangyun Zhai for a long time.

But now Xu Xingda only had the pleasure of victory for the time being, and he looked back at Tian Huacai provocatively.

When Li Tianming saw this, he wondered if there was something going on between the two. They seemed to be sworn enemies.

In fact, Tian Huacai and Xu Xingda did not like each other. The two shops were not far apart, and they were not in conflict with each other.

However, Xu Xingda was not very honest in his business. Sometimes he would find a waiter to stand near the entrance of Tian Huacai's "Yuwu Zhai" to grab customers.

Once, Tian Hua couldn't bear it anymore and slapped Xu Xingda twice.

Although after mediation by the market management office, the two had no further trouble, the relationship was still settled. .