Treasure Hunt all over the World

"Please stay, Mr. Ye Tian, ​​can you take a look at the family heirloom we brought and help us identify it? It would be great if you can give an accurate valuation!"

There were four or five people who made this request in unison. They were sitting at a few adjacent tables, and everyone looked at Ye Tian expectantly.

Obviously, in order to cooperate with the performance of "I have a family heirloom", these few brought their family heirlooms to the Spring Festival Gala, and they were going to show them publicly.

But who would have imagined that Ye Tian, ​​the world's top expert in antique art appraisal, would meet Ye Tian at the Spring Festival Gala, and he was willing to appraise it for free. No one would want to miss this kind of god-given opportunity.

Ye Tian didn't respond immediately, he first raised his hand to check the time, and then said loudly with a smile:

"Thank you for your kindness. It is not impossible to help you identify the heirlooms you brought, but now it is not long before the Spring Festival Gala. I can only quickly identify it, so I won't explain it anymore.

I can identify your family heirlooms and give a valuation based on the current market conditions for antique art, but I will not explain in detail. Whether you believe my appraisal conclusion is up to you! "

"No problem, Ye Tian, ​​we believe in your vision, no matter what the result is, we can accept it"

An entrepreneur in his fifties responded first, and the others nodded in agreement.

Ye Tian smiled lightly and nodded, then said loudly:

"Okay, since everyone has no objection, please take out your family heirlooms and put them on your respective tables. I will appraise them one by one and appreciate them. This will save time."

Following his words, those few immediately took action, took out their family heirlooms and put them on the table, waiting for Ye Tian to come to appraise them.

In the blink of an eye, there were several antique works of art on those tables, which also attracted the attention of everyone present.

The audience who were closer to the round tables all stood up, stretched their necks, stood on tiptoes, and looked at the antique works of art, everyone's eyes were full of curiosity.

Many CCTV staff members on the scene, as well as members of the director team of the Spring Festival Gala backstage, all rolled their eyes angrily and complained crazily inwardly.

"Okay! The Spring Festival Gala has completely become the stage for this guy, Ye Tian. If I had known this, I shouldn't have invited this guy to the Spring Festival Gala at all! Let alone causing trouble,

And stole the show! "

While complaining crazily, many staff members of the Spring Festival Gala were also very curious. Among the many heirlooms that appeared at the Spring Festival Gala today, some of them are priceless top-level antique works of art!

Seeing that everyone had taken out their family treasures and placed them on the table, Ye Tian stepped forward and began to appraise these things.

He first came to the round table where the family of entrepreneurs in their fifties was sitting, picked up a gold-sprinkled copper stove from the table, and admired it.

This is a Xuande stove, the exact name should be called a gold-sprinkling copper elephant ear gui-style stove.

Its shape is open, with round lips, fine texture, regular shape, thick patina, bright color, and restrained Baoguang.

Ye Tian picked up this Xuande stove, looked at it over and over again, then put it back on the table, and then smiled and said his appraisal conclusion.

"This is a very good 'Xuande Furnace', but it is not the real Xuande Furnace, but a copper furnace imitated in the early Qianlong period.

The Xuande Furnace, which was cast in the same period and also from the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office, has been auctioned several times in recent years, and the transaction price is quite good. In comparison, this Xuande Furnace is a little better.

Based on the quality of this Xuande Furnace, based on the current market conditions of antique art, and combined with relevant auction records, I value it at about 2 million RMB, which is not too high! "

After finishing speaking, Ye Tian nodded slightly to the entrepreneur, and then walked towards the next round table.

Looking at the entrepreneur again, his expression was slightly disappointed, but he quickly returned to normal. He thanked Ye Tian, ​​and then put away the Xuande furnace.

No need to ask, the price he charged for this Xuande furnace should be higher than 2 million RMB, or he originally thought that this was a copper furnace cast in Xuande for three years, and his expectations were too high, so he was naturally a little disappointed!

But fortunately, this Xuande stove imitated by Qianlong in the early days is not bad, and it is very valuable. Even if it is a little disappointed, it is still acceptable.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had come to the next round table, picked up a painting from the table, and started admiring it.

The size of this painting is very small, less than forty centimeters long and about fifty centimeters high. It is an Impressionist-style Western artwork, and it depicts a rural landscape.

After taking a few glances at the painting, Ye Tian put it back on the table, and then smiled and stated his appraisal conclusion.

"This is an impressionist painting, to be precise, it should be an early impressionist painting, the title of this painting should be called "Landscape of the Seine at Bougival", and it is one of a series of paintings.

The artist who created this painting was Sisley, a famous British painter in France in the 19th century, a master of art, and one of the important painters of Impressionism. The creation period of this painting should be around 1873.

That is to say, this is an early work of Sisley. At that time, Sisley had become a member of the Impressionists who had just emerged, and the painting style was influenced by Monet to a certain extent.

In this painting, we can see a bit of Monet's shadow. After Sisley gradually matured, especially after his trip to London, he gradually got rid of Monet's influence and formed his own unique artistic style.

In the history of Western art, Sisley, together with Monet, is known as the true representative of pure Impressionism. Among the Impressionist painters, Sisley is the only one who only paints landscapes, and is known as the most beautiful landscape painting of Impressionism.

Hearing this, the scene immediately burst into exclamation.

"It's actually a Western artwork, and it's a famous impressionist painting. It's really rare, and it appeared on the Spring Festival Gala. It's interesting!"

"I'm completely convinced by this guy Ye Tian. The previous Bada Shanren's flower and bird freehand brushwork, Xuande stove, plus this impressionist painting, are there any antique works of art that this guy doesn't understand and can't identify?"

You may not know much about Sisley, the Impressionist general, but you have heard of the famous Impressionist and the Impressionist master Monet.

Such an Impressionist painter who can be compared with the master of art Monet must have a lot of value in his works, and it is very likely to be a top-level artwork with a huge value.

Moreover, this is China and the site of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and everyone here is very curious that a piece of work by a top western art master can appear!

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued to say:

"Around 1870, when the Franco-Prussian War broke out and Paris was besieged, Sisley fled to the rural areas outside Paris. In the following years, he stayed in the suburbs of Paris and created many impressionist paintings.

Among them, in the series "Landscape of the Seine at Bougival", he has created about ten works in total, and the ten paintings are in the same strain, but the viewing angles are different, and the painting time is basically in 1873.

Most of this series of paintings are now collected in museums around the world, including the Yale University Gallery, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Stockholm National Museum of Art, and Orsay Museum.

I was somewhat surprised to see this early impressionist painting of Sisley here, which also shows that our domestic collectors have already set their sights on the international market.

Let’s talk about the valuation of this Impressionist painting. Based on the current market conditions in the antique art market and the auction records of Sisley’s early Impressionist paintings, I estimate its value at around US$3.5 million.

Converted into RMB, it should be about 24 million. Since the works of Western art masters rarely appear in China, if this painting is auctioned in China, the transaction price should go up a little bit.”

Before the words fell, the scene was boiling again.

"Wow! It's another top-notch artwork worth more than 20 million yuan. It seems that today's Spring Festival Gala is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. There are many priceless antique artworks!"

"Why don't you say it's a family heirloom! This is the real family heirloom, and their value is really amazing!"

Just when people were discussing, Ye Tian had already walked to the next round table, picked up a piece of porcelain that looked quite delicate from the table, and began to admire it.

It is a pity that this is a high-quality imitation porcelain made in the early years of the Republic of China. The imitation is Yongle blue and white, so it is naturally not worth a lot of money.

After seeing that this piece of porcelain was a high imitation, Ye Tian could only whisper that he did not understand this piece of porcelain, and he did not disclose the conclusion of the appraisal, so as not to embarrass the owner of the porcelain!

It’s Chinese New Year and it’s at the Spring Festival Gala, so why spoil other people’s moods!

Of course, anyone who knows a little bit understands what Ye Tian's words mean, but no one can tell.

Next, Ye Tian quickly appraised two antique works of art, and then returned to his seat and sat down.

In fact, if he doesn't go back, the CCTV staff at the scene will come and chase him away.

As Ye Tian finished the appraisal, after feeling a lot of emotion, everyone at the scene quickly cleared up their emotions and refocused their attention on the colorful, festive and peaceful Spring Festival Gala stage.

It was getting closer and closer to 8 o'clock in the evening, and the atmosphere at the Spring Festival Gala became more and more lively. Everyone looked at the stage of the Spring Festival Gala beaming with anticipation.

With only five seconds left, the countdown begins.

All the audience at the Spring Festival Gala, as well as every Chinese and every Chinese family watching in front of countless TVs, are now staring at the electronic clock and starting to count down in unison.

"five four three two one"

Amidst the excited countdown, the time has come to eight o'clock in the evening.

The cheerful music sounded immediately, and the Spring Festival Gala officially kicked off, presenting another sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner to all the Chinese people in the world!