The Book of Appreciation

When Wu Di heard that Eskenac donated two pieces of precious pottery for no reason, which filled a large blank area in his collection, he happily shook his hand and shook it again and again. I wanted to say something thankful, but felt that his little things were really too small compared to the two of you, so I suddenly remembered Yan Ju's classics about dealing with Baron Augustus, and said hastily:

"Thank you very much, Mr. Eskenac, you can take this work away later, but I really have nothing else to thank you, so I have to take you with me when you go to Huaxia next time Let’s take a look at the places of interest over there!”

After all, he raised his eyebrows at Yan Ju who rolled his eyes at him, what's wrong?Lao Tzu has innovated on your basis!

I made an appointment with Augustus to wait for the things he wanted to arrive before going to the castle to pick them up. Wu Di set off with Eskenac. He wanted to see what the dozens of high-quality porcelains and the gifted ancient porcelains would be. what level.

"Mr. Wu Di, I think, this time I should take you to the family's largest Chinese antique collection warehouse. I have a feeling that you and my family should have a wider cooperation space in the future. It's just that I really think I don’t know how to express it, maybe you will have some new ideas after looking at our warehouse.”

Wu Di and Yan Ju looked at each other, Eskenazi's words seemed to contain some other meaning, but unfortunately they couldn't understand.After a little hesitation, Wu Di suddenly realized that this deal was too hasty, so hasty that they made a decision to close the deal without first investigating Eskenac's information!

The transaction catalog provided by Augustus included so many treasures and antiques, and he still made a lot of adjustments after looking at his inventory. Why did the deal go directly according to Eskenac's transaction list this time?Now go to the warehouse, and if you see some other treasures, will Eskenac, who is said to be the shrewdest businessman among collectors, be as easy to talk to as Augustus?

I understand, everything is caused by legends!Wu Di suddenly discovered that what he knew about Eskenac was limited to the fact that he paid a sky-high price for a blue and white piece of Yuan Dynasty, and the legend that he owned more than 2 precious Chinese ancient porcelains. It turned out to be ignorant!

He set his sights on Yan Ju. He has been in the industry for too short a time, and these circumstances are not understandable.But Yan Ju has spent his whole life collecting, so he should know something about Eskenac. Since he didn't remind him of the transaction just now, it seems that there should be no problem.

The place where Eskenacz took Wu Di was also an old castle, but compared with Augustus's, this old castle is not 01:30.

"This is where our family lives in England. We are a family-run company founded in Milan, Italy in 1925. The first overseas branch was opened in London in 1960. In 1970, it became a top international art collection and management institution. But personally, I prefer to be regarded as a collector."

After getting out of the car, Eskenacz was leading the way and talking to Wu Di with a smile.

After hearing this passage, Wu Di understood that he probably made a wrong deal.Of course, this mistake does not mean that he suffered a loss this time. In fact, judging from the comparison of the transaction values ​​of the two parties, he not only did not suffer a loss, but also took a great advantage.But as far as the selection of cultural relics is concerned, such a choice is definitely not in his interest.Because since the Eskenac family is a top international art collection and management organization, how could there be only Chinese ancient porcelain?

However, Yan Ju must know about this matter, why didn't he remind him?

The castle of the Eskenac family is not big, but this is only relative to the castle of Baron Augustus. The actual area here is definitely more than 4000 square meters, but because there are more houses, it feels bigger than Wu Di’s courtyard. Even smaller.

"This old castle is now a place for the elderly of the family to retire. Let's go in quietly later, and don't let them see it. Everyone is very nagging. I'm really afraid that they will pester you and you won't be able to get out."

The castle was quiet, but one or two uniformed servants could be seen passing by from time to time.The delicate flowers and plants also show that there are always people cleaning up here.

"This time should be afternoon tea time. They usually bask in the sun on the grass behind, so we came here just in time."

The secret warehouse that Eskenacz mentioned is also underground, covering an area of ​​about [-] square meters. Wu Di just stood at the door and took a look, and realized that he had made a mistake. Fuck, who said that Ace Kennatz only has china at home?This old man has a lot of porcelain, but his collection of Chinese antique jade, bronze, lacquer, and furniture is not much less than the amount of porcelain!

A gilt copper vessel with a hook from the Shang Dynasty, a copper square tripod with two snake-like dragon body patterns from the Shang Dynasty, a gilt copper plaque with an antelope and sheep pattern from the Qin Dynasty, and a bronze decorative box from the Han Dynasty... These are bronze wares.

Limestone statues of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the Tang Dynasty, discs with red watermelon and vanilla patterns in the Yuan Dynasty, jade figures and jade pig dragons from the Neolithic Hongshan Culture, and three-legged cups from the Dawenkou Culture are rare. The boutique ah!

Yan Ju was not moved at all when he saw these things. He had seen pictures of most of these collections from the "Catalogue of Exhibition and Sales of Chinese Cultural Relics and Artworks" published by the Eskenac family.There are a total of 53 volumes in the set of catalogs, including various art categories, ceramics, porcelain, jade, bronze, lacquer, sculpture, calligraphy and painting, etc.The catalog is very beautifully printed, and the explanations are also detailed and detailed. The ins and outs of each item are very clearly explained.The new version of the catalog is also bilingual in Chinese and English for the convenience of Chinese readers. It can be said to be a treasure trove of knowledge for collectors and researchers, and an essential reference material for private libraries of collectors.

Since this book has been around for a long time, and it has been widely circulated, and Wu Di has also planned to trade with Eskenac beforehand, how could he know that this kid's understanding of Eskenac is still so superficial? a level?

At first, he wondered why Wu Di was so easy to talk this time, but after seeing Eskenacz's transaction list and thinking about his preference for porcelain, he took it for granted that he made such a choice.After all, Augustus has already selected a lot of these other kinds of things, so it is understandable to choose all porcelain this time.

The more Wu Di looked at it, the more shocked he was. The bronze wares here are more complete than Augustus's collection, and there are many high-quality goods!

In the late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there seems to be no single piece of bronze mirror with a triangular thunder pattern and a dragon, phoenix and bird pattern that is so perfect in appearance in China.The bronze goblet with animal face and dragon pattern of Leiwen in Shang Dynasty is definitely a fine product in the palace of Shang Dynasty. Maybe the old boy of King Zhou used it.If this copper square tripod with two snake-shaped dragon body patterns was twice or twice as large, its value would not be inferior to that of Simuwu's large square tripod!

Wu Di regretted that he gave Cézanne's "Still Life with a Basket of Apples" to Augustus so easily. Now he has nothing but "Flowers of Death" in his hand... No, why did he give that painting to Augustus? Forgot "The Death of Marat"?He clapped his hands excitedly. Although the true value of the painting cannot be determined, it is still okay to take it here to test the waters. If you can't exchange it for something precious, at worst, you can hold it in your hand again.

Regarding these oil paintings, except for the two realistic "Evening Bells" and "Summer Evening" because he really likes them, he didn't plan to exchange them at all, and he didn't even pay much attention to "Flowers of Death" .If it wasn't for that special experience and the fact that it was Van Gogh's last writing, maybe he would have thrown it out this time.

As for Giotto's "Madonna", it was because he remembered that Zhong Qing seemed to believe in Jesus, and it was a gift for her. After picking and picking, it seems that only this "Death of Marat" can be used deal.As for the antique gambling competition in half a year, isn't there still half a year left?

"What? You still have "The Death of Marat" co-created by Davitt and Gero? Where is it? Can you let me see it?"

Eskenac's surprised and eager expression let Wu Di know that he underestimated the oil painting.However, now that you know the value of this work, there is no need to worry about the rest.There is just one more thing, the painting has not been signed, I hope this guy can find a qualified appraiser, otherwise it will be troublesome if the appraisal fails.

"The painting is now in Huaxia, but I can ask them to send the photo over first. After Mr. Eskenacz is interested, we can talk about it."

Eskenac realized his gaffe, nodded a little embarrassedly, and said:

"I personally appreciate Gero's works very much. There are two pieces in my collection. If that piece was really co-created by Davitt and him, I think its appearance will probably shock the entire world of painting. Mr. Wu Di , I really envy your vision and luck!"

"Hehe, that's right, it's luck! When I saw this work in that gallery, I also thought it was a weird imitation, but I didn't expect to find out that it was such a shocking work after careful identification. , this can’t but be called luck!”

"Oh my god, is that painting Mr. Wu Di also picked up by you? According to what you mean, you personally identified it, so can you tell me which master is it that can teach such a young and talented disciple like you?" Woolen cloth?"

Wu Di replied without blushing:

"You know that person too, Chang Youxue, Master Chang!"

A trace of suspicion flashed in Eskenac's eyes. Of course, Chang Youxue knew who it was, and he admired his achievements in the identification of Chinese antiques. It was as worthy as his position in the Chinese political arena. status!But in the appraisal of Western artworks, especially oil paintings, does he really have such a high skill?

He shook his head. Next time he goes to Huaxia, he must visit and ask for advice. Maybe a casual sentence from the master can raise his appraisal level to a higher level! (To be continued.)