Treasure Hunt all over the World

"Ye Tian, ​​it's too dark to start with you, but who made me like this Xuande blue and white plum vase with twining branches and lotus patterns? I offer 15.5 million yuan, and I hope I can get this treasure as I wish."

A top collector in the audience said with a helpless smile, and gave his own quotation.

As soon as his words fell, there was a sound of exclamation at the scene.

"Wow! Fifteen million and a half million yuan, just to buy a broken Xuande blue and white plum vase? Did I hear correctly?"

"It's an eye-opener today. This is a top collector. Tens of millions of yuan are not a big deal in the eyes of others. Unlike us, tens of thousands of yuan have to be carefully considered."

These people who exclaimed are basically non-professionals, and this has happened more than once.

At this time, the auction of this Xuande blue and white plum vase has reached the fifth round, which is the free bidding stage.

After the previous four rounds of bidding, Ye Tian had raised the price of this Xuande blue and white plum vase to 10 million RMB, and the fifth round of free bidding was launched on the basis of 10 million RMB.

Before this top collector, seven or eight buyers had already given their quotations, and every time they made a quotation, it would cause a lot of commotion in the scene.

And 15.5 million yuan was the highest quotation so far, and it also attracted the most exclamations.

Amidst the exclamation, Ye Tian nodded to the top collector in the audience with a smile on his face and said:

"Thank you for your support, Mr. Wang, and I also hope that you can get what you want, take this Xuande blue and white plum vase with twining branches and lotus patterns, and add another heavyweight collection to your collection.

Although this Xuande blue-and-white plum vase is a broken vessel, the damage is at the bottom. From the surface, no flaws can be seen at all, and it does not affect daily appreciation and display.

No matter who wins this competition today and successfully won this Xuande blue and white plum vase, I can say with great certainty that he definitely picked up a big bargain and took a treasure! "

Listening to his words, Mr. Wang and all other professionals sitting in the audience nodded in agreement and had no disagreement.

They just saw the value of this Xuande blue and white plum vase, so they participated in the bidding. Every competitor wanted to win this rare antique porcelain.

During the conversation, the picture on the big screen at the scene changed again, and an entrepreneur sitting at another table made a new quotation.

"16.48 million RMB, this is my offer"

With the announcement of this quotation, there was a sound of exclamation on the scene again.

Next, several professionals gave their quotations and joined the ranks of competing for this Xuande blue and white plum vase with twining branches and lotus patterns.

And the quotations they gave were high and low, and caused waves of commotion at the scene.

It didn't take long for professionals who were interested in competing for this Xuande blue and white plum vase with intertwined branches and lotus patterns to offer their own offers.

Next, the on-site camera lens was aimed at Ye Tian, ​​and everyone on the scene looked at him, expecting him to announce the final result of the auction.

Especially those professionals who participated in the bidding, everyone's eyes were extremely hot, and they were also a little nervous. Everyone was looking forward to hearing the best answer.

Ye Tian, ​​who was standing behind the auction stage, quickly scanned the scene,

Then he smiled and raised the auction mallet in his hand, and let it fall down again.

"boom!"

While the hammer was falling, he also loudly announced the bidding result of this auction.

"15.76 million RMB, sold. The winning bidder is Mr. Qian, a famous collector. Congratulations to Mr. Qian, you have successfully won this Ming Xuande blue and white plum vase with twining branches and lotus patterns."

As soon as the words fell, Mr. Qian who was sitting under the stage immediately waved his arms excitedly to show his celebration.

Immediately afterwards, the top collector in the country stood up, cupped his fists at Ye Tian, ​​and at the other colleagues at the scene, and said a few polite words.

Those buyers who failed to bid sighed with regret, then quickly adjusted their emotions, and gestured to Mr. Qian with their hands to express their congratulations.

The professionals who participated in this wedding banquet are all well-known figures in the field of antique art collection. They have seen countless big scenes, and naturally they will not show their emotions on their faces just because of the success or failure of an auction.

Emotions and anger are invisible, for them, it is only the most basic accomplishment.

Before Mr. Qian could sit down, a notary sitting behind the notary stand got up and announced the upper limit of the transaction price of this Xuande blue and white plum vase with twining branches and lotus patterns.

The upper limit of the transaction price that Ye Tian set for this Xuande blue and white plum vase was 15.78 million RMB, which was only 20,000 higher than Mr. Qian's quotation, and the difference was very small!

Hearing the upper limit of the transaction price, Mr. Qian, who was standing in the audience, broke out in a cold sweat, and secretly rejoiced.

The other contenders who failed to return shook their heads regretfully and sighed, but they could only accept the result and set their sights on the next antique artwork to appear on the stage.

The first antique artwork in the third round was successfully auctioned, and Ye Tian was naturally very satisfied with the result.

Next, it's time for the second antique artwork to debut.

At this time, everyone in the banquet hall had guessed that the next thing to appear on the stage must be an antique artwork from the west, and it was very valuable.

Its value is likely to be comparable to or even higher than the Xuande blue and white plum vase with twining branches and lotus pattern that was just auctioned.

But what exactly is this Western antique artwork, which artist it came from, which era it came from, what artistic style it is, and how much is it worth? Everyone knows nothing.

While everyone was guessing and discussing enthusiastically, Ye Tian, ​​who was standing behind the auction stage, nodded slightly to his two company employees, motioning them to show the next antique artwork to be auctioned.

The two company employees nodded in response, and then took action.

They picked up a painting bag from the unauctioned items, opened it, carefully took out a painting from it, and put it on the display shelf in front of the auction table.

As everyone guessed, this is a Western work of art.

Presented in front of everyone was an oil painting on canvas, not too big in size, no more than 40 centimeters wide and over 50 centimeters high, and it was installed in a delicate cherry wood frame.

This is a still life sketch. In the painting, a pot of gladiolus in full bloom, colorful and colorful, is placed on the table in front of the window. The sunlight shines through the window and sprinkles on the pot of gladiolus and the table.

The painting looks like an impressionist work, but it is specious, and it also has a bit of post-impressionism and color separation.

To be precise, the painter's painting techniques were deeply influenced by Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Color Separationism, and thus formed his own very unique style of painting.

The potted gladiolus bathed in the sun in this painting, although delicately blooming and full of strong colors, gives people a subtle and romantic feeling. Although it is a still life sketch, the whole painting is full of poetry.

Just as the painting was put on the display shelf, a series of close-up shots of the painting were also shown on the large-screen TV at the scene, and the pictures were very clear.

The scene became quiet again, and everyone was admiring the painting and the poetic flavor expressed by the painter with his brush.

After only admiring it for a moment, there was a sound of admiration and discussion at the scene.

"This still life painting is really beautiful. Whose painting is it?"

"To be honest, still life sketches of this style are really rare. This painter should be a well-known art master. As for this painting, it must be worth a lot!"

While there was a lot of discussion, everyone was guessing who the artist who created this painting was, and the professionals on the scene were also whispering or secretly guessing.

As domestic top collectors and experts in the appraisal of antique works of art, they don't know much about the knowledge and appraisal of Western art works, so they are inevitably confused.

Even several top collectors who are well-known in the international auction market, such as Mr. Liu from Shanghai, saw this painting and couldn't figure out which artist it was.

Just when everyone was puzzled, Ye Tianqing's clear voice came again and reached everyone's ears clearly.

"Strictly speaking, the still life painting you see is a work of art that combines color separation and impressionism. It was created by the famous Italian painter Caesar Monti in the 20th century.

You may not know about the famous Italian painter Caesar Monti in the 20th century, but here I think it is necessary to give a brief introduction so that everyone can better appreciate this painting.”

Speaking of which, the non-professionals at the scene did not behave abnormally, only a few guests who knew Caesarmonti had a look of surprise on their faces.

Contrary to them, the eyes of many professionals at the scene instantly lit up with excitement.

Especially Mr. Liu from Shanghai, his eyes flashed with ecstasy, Ye Tian saw it clearly and clearly.

Ye Tian just smiled softly and continued with his performance.

"Caesar Monti is a legendary Italian painter and a leading figure in the Italian art movement in the 20th century, and has an extremely important position in the history of Western art.

At the Venice Biennale, one of the three world-renowned art exhibitions, Cesar Monti is the only artist who has been invited to participate in the Venice Biennale for 14 consecutive times.

The Venice Biennale even set up a special exhibition hall to display 28 of his paintings, which was an unprecedented special courtesy and caused a huge sensation.

Caesarmonti was also named one of the twenty-five greatest painters in the history of the Venice Biennale, and he was also the artist with the highest value of works at the 22nd Venice Biennale.

You may have heard that Mr. Liu, a top collector in Shanghai, spent nearly 1.1 billion yuan in the past two years to buy a work by the famous painter Modigliani in New York.

In the Italian art world, Caesarmonti and Modigliani are known as the pride of Italy and the twin stars of the Italian art world. They are also best friends!

At the same time, Modigliani is also the idol of Caesar Monti, and the shadow of Modigliani can be seen in many paintings of Caesar Monti, and this painting is one of them.”

Speaking of this, Ye Tian raised his hand to Mr. Liu who was under the stage.

Mr. Liu, who was sitting under the stage, immediately stood up and nodded to him, then nodded to the people around him, and then sat down again.

Not surprisingly, the scene was boiling again, and exclamations sounded one after another.

Everyone was shocked by Mr. Liu's big handwriting, and also marveled at Caesar Monti's status in the history of Western art!