pappabearbooks Chapter 1714: Lin Ran’s plan
Chapter 1714: Lin Ran’s plan
Boss Meng pointed to the root carvings in the yard and said, "Those wood carvings are all handed down from our ancestors. Maybe there are valuable things in them."
"Just those rags?" After listening to his words, Wu Ning looked at the root carvings in the yard. In his opinion, they were just a bunch of rags.
At least in the auction house, no one would pay attention to him at all.
Lin Ran felt happy in his heart, but on the surface he still pretended to be angry and said: "Well, we can't suffer in vain. Wu Ning, come with me to take a look. Maybe there is a chance to find a buyer for those wood carvings."
"Yes." Wu Ning looked down on Gen Diao from the bottom of his heart.
Because after he entered the yard, he came across the root carvings. Although they looked strange, the wood used should be very ordinary wood.
As the saying goes, when buying wood carvings, the most important thing is to look at the material.
Such precious woods as huanghuali and rosewood can be carved into a piece of shit, and people rush to take pictures of them.
As for ordinary wood, no matter how well it is carved, only artists will buy it, and it will not attract the discernment of collectors at all.
They run an auction house, not an art gallery.
Boss Meng was really happy now. He didn't expect that he could solve his debt crisis by just donating some of the wood carvings that took up space at home.
He had previously thought about selling the root carvings, but just like Wu Ning thought, many people were not interested at all after seeing the root carvings, thinking that they were using ordinary wood and there was no room for value-added.
Boss Meng wanted to go with Lin Ran for appraisal to see how this talented appraiser from the capital would evaluate these wood carvings.
But Lin Ran directly rejected it: "You just wait in the house, we have to conduct an asset appraisal, and it is not convenient for outsiders to be present."
"Hey, you're still playing mystery with me." Boss Meng was dismissive in his heart, but on the surface he still pretended to be polite: "Mr. Lin, you can do whatever you want."
Arriving in the yard, Wu Ning said a little discouraged: "Mr. Lin, do we really want to buy these junk things?"
You must know that 15 yuan is enough for him to go to other antique stores to collect a batch of goods for auction.
"Don't underestimate these root carvings."
Hearing this, Wu Ning seemed a little surprised.
"Mr. Lin, do you mean these are root carvings?"
"Exactly."
From the outside, these root carvings have some signs of corrosion over time, so they look strange.
Wu Ning didn't even notice it at first.
As for root carving, some big bosses like it.
It's just that the things the big boss likes are usually quite strange, and it takes a professional to see them: "Mr. Lin, do you know about root carving?"
"I know a little bit about it," Lin Ran said. "Meng Lin thought he was getting a big deal. Even if we can't take down his shop, we still have to get the money back from these root carvings."
"Yes." Wu Ning believed in Lin Ran's vision and stayed behind obediently.
The two of them walked around the yard with their hands behind their backs.
Boss Meng is indeed an ignorant person. It is summer now. Although the yard is cool at night, it is extremely hot during the day.
In addition, there are often heavy rains in the summer. This hot and humid environment is not suitable for preserving root carvings.
It can be seen from this detail that Boss Meng does not pay attention to these root carvings at all.
Scattered on the ground.
However, the root carvings placed outside are indeed very poor. They are all made of extremely ordinary wood.
However, among the root carvings, I saw a wooden box.
Open the wooden box inside, and you will see all the root carvings inside.
And they vary in size. After a quick count, there are at least thirty pieces.
Lin Ran randomly picked up a piece of root carving art from inside. Just dragging it in his hand, he could clearly feel that it was very heavy and heavier than expected.
It should be fine wood!
Looking at the appearance again, this sculpture is carved into the shape of a galloping horse.
It sounds quite lifelike.
It is indeed not easy to find a tree root that looks similar to a running horse. It seems that the level of this root carving master is not average, and I don’t know what the relationship is with Boss Meng?
Could it be that his yard was actually used by someone else to pay off gambling debts?
Then he checked out several root carving artworks. Lin Ran was best at identifying antiques, but he also had his own aesthetic system for artworks.
Judging from the appearance, this batch of root carving artworks is very fine in workmanship and has a very high level of craftsmanship. In theory, it is very valuable.
"What kind of wood is this made of?" Wu Ning asked.
"It's a walnut tree root." Lin Ran replied.
"Really?" He checked for a long time but couldn't tell the details. Unexpectedly, Lin Ran could feel it just by weighing it in his hand.
At this level, has he ever appraised wood carvings before?
In fact, wood carvings do not have a high status among antiques, because wood is particularly easy to corrode, and the wood that can be preserved is extremely expensive precious wood. As for ordinary wood works, they have basically been completely corroded.
The general shape can be left, but basically it cannot be seen.
This has also led to the scarcity of wood carving appraisal masters in the industry, while there are a large number of porcelain appraisal masters.Lin Ran really has no shortcomings, and he can even give a rough outline of the wood carving.
"Then what period should this sculpture be from?" Wu Ning is more concerned about the issue of age. If it is very old, he can also try to sell it in the auction house. Maybe this box of things can be sold for a thousand yuan, which can save the money. Their little loss.
Lin Ran said: "It wasn't that long ago, probably the early years of the Republic of China."
"So close?" Wu Ning felt a little frustrated. There was no way such a thing would be valuable unless it was made by a famous artist.
And if it was made by a famous artist, it would not be placed in Meng Lin's ancestral home.
With the current situation that he was in debt, it was strange that the things at home were not taken out and ordered. The valuable carvings must have been sold by him long ago, and the rest were some inconspicuous things.
Although it looks fine in workmanship, it is not worth the money at all due to the material.
"Tug all these root carvings away." Lin Ran said.
This proposal was immediately opposed by Wu Ning: "Mr. Lin, it's not that we can't afford to lose money. If the 15 yuan is gone, it will be gone. If all this junk is dragged back, our auction house will have no place to put it."
"I didn't say drag them to the auction house." Lin Ran smiled, "These root carvings are not valuable at all, but my yard lacks some decorations, so I want to drag them all back to my house."