Treasure Hunt all over the World

This antique shop is not big, with an area of ​​less than 100 square meters, but although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.

As far as the eye can see, you can see a lot of antique works of art, or rather so-called antique works of art.

From ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, painted pottery, weapons and armor; medieval knight equipment, Renaissance paintings and sculptures, to works of various modern art genres, etc., you can see them here.

Perhaps in order to cater to more and more Chinese tourists and to earn money from Chinese tourists, there are also some so-called Chinese antique artworks here, such as porcelain, landscape paintings and so on.

Of course, as an antique shop opened in a tourist city, there are inevitably many tourist souvenirs here.

In fact, in Ye Tian's eyes, most of the goods in this antique shop are out-and-out modern handicrafts, but some of them have been treated with old-fashioned techniques to look like antique works of art.

The remaining genuine antique works of art have relatively average artistic value and market value, and few of them can make Ye Tian's heart flutter.

Moreover, it can be seen from the placement of those antique artworks and the corresponding protection measures that Petro also understands their value, and there is basically nothing to miss.

There is only one exception here, and that is the knight's sword displayed in the window.

Ye Tian took a quick look at the goods in this antique shop, then came to the glass window, pointed to the knight sword and said curiously:

"Petro, can you introduce this knight's sword? Where did it come from? Whose weapon is it? What's the story behind it? Where did the gems originally inlaid on the hilt go?

If I'm not mistaken, this should be a Crusader knight's sword from the Middle Ages. Although it is rusty, it is an authentic product, which is quite different from other so-called antique works of art."

Hearing this, Petro's old face blushed immediately, somewhat embarrassed, but he returned to normal in a blink of an eye, automatically ignoring the irony in Ye Tian's words.

As an old fritter who has been working in the antique art market for decades, if he doesn't have the ability to do what he wants, he shouldn't be working in this industry.

Petro did not respond immediately, but looked carefully at the knight sword displayed in the window, feeling a little puzzled.

It's a pity that he didn't see any more content on the rusty Crusader knight's sword, and everything was the same as what he originally understood.

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Petro said with a smile:

"Steven, you really are just like the legends, your eyes are very sharp, you can tell at a glance that this is a real antique relic, yes, this is indeed a Crusader knight sword from the Middle Ages.

This knight sword was discovered in the mid-1930s by a farmer on the outskirts of Tomar, who inadvertently dug up the knight sword while he was farming in his family's vineyard.

At the same time, several knight swords and two knight helmets were found. This knight sword is the best preserved. After discovering these knight equipment, the farmer kept them at home.

When this knight sword was just unearthed, it is said that there were several red and sapphires inlaid on the hilt. During World War II, because of the poor life, the farmer pried off the gems one by one and sold them off.

The remaining knight swords and knight helmets were also sold off by the farmer one after another to make ends meet, and in the end only this crusader knight sword was left, which has been kept in the farmer’s house.”

"That's such a pity. If those red and sapphires are still there, this Crusader knight sword must be more beautiful and worth more."

Ye Tian continued, with a bit of regret in his tone.

Petro nodded slightly, and continued:

"When these knight equipments were first discovered, several experts and scholars in Lisbon came to Tomar after hearing the news, conducted some identification, and made it clear that they were Crusader knight equipment in the Middle Ages.

At the same time, those experts and scholars also gave an appraisal conclusion that these crusader knights' equipment was not owned by the Templars with Tomar as their base camp, and there was no relevant mark of the Templars on it.

As for who used these Crusader knight equipment, why did it appear in Tomar, the base camp of the Knights Templar? Those experts and scholars from Lisbon did not give an answer.

Because it is not the weapons and equipment of the Knights Templar, and a lot of crusader knight equipment like this has been unearthed near Lisbon and Tomar, so those Lisbon experts did not buy them”

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately nodded slightly, and interjected:

"That's right, this is indeed not the knight sword used by the Templar knights. In the previous exploration operations, I have found many sabers used by the Templar knights. Those knight swords have special marks on them!"

"Since the end of World War II, this crusader knight's sword has been kept in the home of the farmer in the suburbs of Tomar, until the late 1990s, when it was resold by the farmer's grandson to an antique dealer.

After several transfers, this crusader knight sword fell into my hands the year before last, and it has been displayed in this glass window since then. Over the past few years, it has become the signboard of my antique shop.

After I got this Crusader knight sword, I also did some identification and research, and spent money to do a carbon fourteen test, and the identification conclusion I got was the same as that given by those experts in Lisbon.

Steven, you are the world's top expert in antique art appraisal. You have a sharp eye and you must have seen more content than us. What do you think of this Crusader knight sword? "

After finishing speaking, Petro stared closely at Ye Tian to see what kind of reaction he would give, so that he could make his own decision and re-evaluate the value of this Crusader knight sword.

Ye Tian looked at the Portuguese antique dealer, then smiled and said:

"Petro, now I can see that this is a real antique relic, from the Middle Ages, the person who used this knight sword, although not a Templar, must be a nobleman.

Apart from these, I haven't seen any more content, let me study this Crusader knight sword carefully first, and see if I can find more information, maybe there will be surprising gains."

"Okay, Steven, please go ahead, I hope you can find something"

Petro nodded and made a gesture of please.

Next, Ye Tian took out a pair of gloves from his pocket, put them on his hands, then gently picked up the Crusader knight sword displayed in the glass window, and began to appreciate and appraise it.

In fact, he already knew the true value and origin of this crusader knight sword.

The reason why he entered this antique shop was because of this crusader knight sword. After entering the shop, all his subsequent actions were not enough to be acting.

After picking up the knight sword, Ye Tian first pretended to check the condition of the hilt carefully, looking at the bases that were used to inlay gems before, and the long-decayed handguard of the hilt.

Then, he began to check the condition of the sword body again, and stretched out two fingers, pressed the pads of the fingers against the sword body, and gently slid across the sword body until it reached the tip of the sword.

As he made these movements, Petro kept staring at him, trying to make out something.

Unfortunately, the Portuguese antique dealer did not find anything unusual!

David and Jason who were standing next to him looked curiously at Ye Tian and the rusty Crusader knight's sword in his hand.

David and the others naturally couldn't see the value of this knight's sword, but each of them knew very well in their hearts that this crusader's knight's sword must have a great background and be very valuable!

Otherwise, Steven would never have taken the time to appreciate and appraise it, even if it was a genuine antique.

After admiring it for a while, Ye Tiantian took his eyes away from the knight sword in his hand, and looked up at Petro who was close at hand.

"Tell me, Petro, what is the price of this medieval crusader knight sword? I intend to accept this sword and take it back to study it carefully."