"Old Fang, what is this?"

He Xiaohe knows a thing or two about antiques, but it’s really just a thing or two.

Looking at the bronze goblet in front of him, he was a little confused.

But looking at Fangda's expression, he knew that this thing was definitely not simple.

Fangda raised his head at this time, looked at Chen Rui with a complicated expression and asked.

"Brother Chen, where did you get this thing from?"

Chen Rui laughed: "Hi! Isn't there an antique collection in Brimfield two days ago?"

"I bought it over there..."

"What? You went to Boston?"

When Fangda heard this, his voice suddenly rose an octave.

Obviously with his knowledge of antiques, he had naturally heard of the case of the Boston Museum being stolen.

Among the stolen cultural relics was a bronze goblet from the Dragon Kingdom, which he naturally knew about.

As soon as Chen Rui saw his expression, he knew that he must be thinking of something.

"Brother, who did you get this from?"

Fangda asked tentatively again, but He Xiaohe was no longer in a hurry to ask now.

Just by looking at Fangda's expression, he knew that this thing was certainly not simple.

Chen Rui laughed: "Hey! It's in the hands of a white father and daughter. They don't know this thing."

"You're even using this thing as a candlestick!"

"What?"

When Fangda heard this, he jumped up from the sofa.

Judging from his angry look, if the white father and daughter appeared in front of him, he would probably curse.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I lost my temper, I lost my temper."

Soon he realized something and quickly apologized to Chen Rui.

Chen Rui laughed: "It doesn't matter."

Fangda stopped talking at this moment, but began to inspect the bronze goblet.

But this time he had a very serious look on his face, and he even took out a pair of gloves from his coat pocket and put them on.

Then he took a magnifying glass and began to examine the bronze goblet.

He looked very carefully, from the diameter inside the mouth of the goblet to the depth.

As for the pattern on the handle below this goblet, it is like a Chinese teacher correcting a composition, picking out details word for word.

After looking at it for more than half an hour, I finally put down the bronze goblet.

Then he let out a long breath, and He Xiaohe asked quickly.

"How's it going, Lao Fang?"

Fangda nodded: "It's the real thing! A bronze goblet from the Shang Dynasty!"

"Ah? It's from the Shang Dynasty? How much is it worth?"

He Xiaohe quickly asked, and Chen Rui also looked at Fangda eagerly.

He was also very curious about this issue.

Fangda glanced at He Xiaohe and then at Chen Rui.

"How do you say this? It's very strictly controlled in China."

"Because bronzes are generally cultural relics from before the Han Dynasty, it can be said that any piece of them is a first-class or even special-grade cultural relic."

"So the bronzes 'unearthed' by the national team are strictly prohibited from trading, unless you are handed down from generation to generation..."

Fang Da explained to the two of them, and Chen Rui and He Xiaohe couldn't help but nod after listening.

"But our country is the first country to use bronze, so there are really many handed down."

"In addition, wars continued before liberation, and many bronzes were lost overseas during that period."

"So the overseas trade of bronzes is very active."

"But I used to trade all kinds of tripods, gui, and the like."

“There really aren’t any transaction records for a goblet like this.”

"And although our bronze trade in the Dragon Kingdom is very active, most of it happened twenty years ago."

"In the past two decades, our domestic economy has developed by leaps and bounds."

"These foreigners also know the principle of holding back on selling items, especially bronze ware."

"There is one piece of this thing. Counting it, it is a good thing that opens the door. It is more precious than porcelain."

"So foreigners don't trade it easily."

Fangda began to popularize the auction history of bronzes to Chen Rui and He Xiaohe.

"Ah? Is this thing more expensive than porcelain?"

He Xiaohe was also surprised when he heard this. In his impression.

The most popular thing among foreigners must be our porcelain? I didn’t expect bronzeware to be so popular.

Fangda smiled: "Porcelain is indeed very expensive, but the water in porcelain is too deep."

"And even if good porcelain comes out, the price is horribly expensive, so in terms of circulation, it's not as good as bronze."

"For example, the porcelain from the Kangxi and Qianlong periods, the top quality, can cost 50 to 60 million yuan, or even over 100 million yuan."

"But this kind of bronze ware from the Shang and Zhou dynasties can sometimes be purchased for 20 to 30 million yuan per piece."

"It's a very good deal for the rich. And it's not as expensive as porcelain."

"Whether it is transportation or storage, it is more convenient, so it is more popular among the rich."

Fangda explained to the two of them, and they nodded frequently after hearing it.

They really don't know that there are so many differences and differences between antiques and antiques.

"Then how do you calculate this goblet? How much is it worth?"

Chen Rui couldn't help but ask.

"Based on the recent transaction record of a bronze Duke at the 2005 New York spring auction."

"The final transaction price of that Bronze Jue was two hundred thousand dollars."

"Now that so many years have passed, and with the inflation factor in mind, I estimate that this bronze goblet is worth half a million dollars!"

Fangda gave his stock price, and Chen Rui was slightly disappointed after hearing this.

But after thinking about it, the price seems reasonable.

In fact, the antique circle is not like what everyone thinks, with transactions involving millions or tens of millions at every turn.

In fact, transactions worth hundreds of thousands like this are the most.

"Five hundred thousand!~"

He Xiaohe also had a slightly disappointed expression at this moment.

Fangda rolled her eyes on him, then laughed and said.

"This is just my preliminary estimate! After all, this small bronze ware is the most popular type of bronze ware."

"So when you bid, you are likely to get a high price!"

When He Xiaohe heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, but Chen Rui was a little puzzled.

"Oh? Why?"

"Ha, because it is small and easy to carry, it is easy to cash out!"

Fangda said to him with a smile, and Chen Rui suddenly understood.

In fact, the reason why rich people like to buy antiques is because antiques have such characteristics!

In addition to value preservation and appreciation, what the wealthy value most is that they are easy to store, portable, and can be quickly realized.

Because of this, what Fonda said is indeed correct.

Such things may really cause looting and fetch unexpectedly high prices.

"That's great. By the way, bro, are there any auctions on your platform recently?"

The preliminary preparations were in place, and Chen Rui immediately followed suit and asked.

He Xiaohe didn't hesitate at all.
Chapter completed!