Reborn Jewelry

Chapter 114 Songhua Inkstone

The starting price of this pottery vase from the Qing Dynasty is [-] yuan, and the price increase should not be less than [-] yuan each time.

However, Chu Ning felt that it was not even worth the starting price at all, and that it was lucky to be able to sell for half of the starting price.

Anyone who is willing to spend [-] yuan to photograph it will definitely be out of his mind!

But to Chu Ning's surprise, this pottery vase, which was full of flaws in her eyes, not only failed to be sold in the end, but was sold at a high price of 16 yuan, fully double the starting price!
This reversal made Chu Ning unable to react for a while.

Seeing her expression, Meng Dongyue smiled and said in a low voice: "Little Junior Sister, how many discerning people do you think will come to this auction?"

Chu Ning said in a daze: "Since they are all here to buy antiques, they must have some eyesight, right? Otherwise, aren't they afraid of buying fakes?"

Meng Dongyue guessed that Chu Ning would say that, and couldn't help laughing: "Then you are really wrong!"

People who come to the auction, the first thing is to have money, and the second is to have eyesight.

Therefore, many of the people who came to the antique auction were wealthy businessmen.

And most wealthy businessmen simply don't have the patience to study antiques.

They buy antiques, some to show off their wealth, some to raise their own worth and taste, and some even to launder money.

Among these people, some believe in the appraiser's eyesight, and some don't.

But whether they believe in appraisers or not, they all believe in something else.

Testimonial.

Especially the appraisal certificate issued by the national professional institution.

As for the items auctioned by Weipu Auction House, among other things, there must be a certificate of authenticity.

This is enough!

For these wealthy businessmen, it doesn't matter if they don't have eyesight, it's enough for those who sell things to have eyesight.

It doesn't matter if you don't know the market price, anyway, things are not expensive, and you can't lose much.

The most important thing is that only spending hundreds of thousands or even 10,000+ can buy an antique with a certificate of authenticity, and they will have a new thing that they can brag to outsiders, or reach their own. Purpose!
"You see, after the auction of the pottery vase started, there were not many people who actually asked for the price, and there were only a few people who had the word local tyrant written all over their faces." Meng Dongyue said, "They may not know that this pottery vase is not expensive." It's worth the price, but they bought not only a pottery vase, but also a certificate of authenticity and the words "Made in the Qing Dynasty." This is the real reason why they made a move."

Chu Ning was speechless for a while.

These people are all full, right?
That's 16 million!
If you take it to the Antique Street, you can buy at least five such plates!

Of course, the things on the Antique Street basically don't have any authentication certificates.

But because of this, these people would rather spend several times more money to go out than buy the one without the certificate of authenticity!

I really don't know if they are stupid or smart.

Does an antique with a certificate of authenticity have to be authentic?

Not necessarily.

Now there are many so-called professional antique appraisal institutions at home and abroad. As long as you are willing to pay, they will appraise you and issue you an appraisal certificate.

If you pay more, people don’t even need to look at what you brought, they will just give you a blank stamped certificate and let you fill it out yourself!

If you just blindly believe in the so-called appraisal certificate, you won't even know how you got scammed to death!
Chu Ning sighed in her heart, and continued to pay attention to the auction of the next item.

The third lot and the fourth lot are both of the same value as the previous Qing Dynasty folk kiln porcelain vases. People with real eyesight and financial resources don't pay attention to these things at all, and just wait slowly. On the stage, while watching a few stunned-looking guys in the arena trying their best to take pictures of things they didn't like at all, it was like watching a show.

These things are so common in the antique world, so common that even Chu Ning doesn't bother to look at them.

"Next, what we are about to auction is an inkstone." The host has obviously practiced it, and his tone has not changed after talking for so long, and he is still full of motivation, "Everyone knows that pen, ink, paper and inkstone are my country's traditional four treasures of the study. Although the inkstone is ranked last, it is actually a vital part and indispensable."

Chu Ning was too lazy to listen to the host's bragging, so she simply opened the brochure sent by the auction house and read it by herself.

The main reason is that she has a Duan inkstone in her hand, so it is inevitable that she pays more attention to the other inkstones that appear around her.

According to Weipu Auction House, although the inkstone they auctioned this time is not one of the four famous inkstones, it is a Songhua stone inkstone that is not much worse than the four famous inkstones.

Songhua stone inkstone, also directly called Songhua inkstone, originated in the Ming Dynasty and was produced in Jiangyuan District, Jilin Province.

In the Qing Dynasty, the craftsmanship of Songhua stone inkstone had reached its peak, and because of its origin, it was designated as a royal product.

However, it is also because Songhua Inkstone was favored by the royal family alone that it failed to develop into a popular stationery tool among the people, and naturally the number of handed down is not much, which is really a great pity.

Songhua inkstone, as the name suggests, is naturally made of Songhua stone.Songhua stone, also known as Songhua jade, shows that its texture is rare.

Songhua inkstone has many advantages, and its rich color system and variety make it difficult for other inkstones to match.It is mainly green, delicate and warm, neither solid nor astringent, and the ink is smooth and shiny, which is really the top grade among stone inkstones.

If this pine flower inkstone is an authentic product from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, its value will not be inferior to the gold-encrusted jade Buddha auctioned before, and it can be collected in the VIP room of Weipu Auction House!

But it couldn't get in!
Could it be that there is something weird about this inkstone?
The doubts in Chu Ning's heart were finally answered when she saw the last sentence of the pamphlet explaining Songhua Inkstone.

"This pine flower inkstone, after identification, was produced during the Republic of China."

Was it the Republic of China? !
What a pity!

When looking at the picture, the inkstone was very pleasantly photographed, no corners were left behind, it looked beautiful and exquisite with profound artistic conception, Chu Ning thought it should be an ancient inkstone with a history!

Chu Ning frowned.

On the stage, the host has already started calling for beats.

The starting price for this pine flower inkstone is [-].

Originally, the general pine flower stone inkstone in the Republic of China could not be called at this price.However, the carving workmanship of this inkstone is obviously good, and whether it is stone quality, stone color or stone meaning, it is obviously top-grade, so the auction house set a high price.

It is precisely because this pine flower inkstone performed really well that Chu Ning was very puzzled that it was actually produced in the Republic of China.

If the masters of inkstone making in the Republic of China could have such craftsmanship, they should be famous no matter what. How could such an exquisite inkstone have no history at all?

(End of this chapter)