pappabearbooks Chapter 1448: The same mandarin duck pot?
Chapter 1448: The same mandarin duck pot?
"Ghost markets all over the country are similar." Hongda smiled awkwardly.
Speaking of Wanqing's ghost market, Beijing is the master of this field. Guan Yun, who comes from Beijing, is naturally not surprised.
Ghost markets in various places are also the predecessors of local cultural markets.
Walking into Confucius Temple Antique Street, this time I came for a stroll, and it felt really big.
I originally planned to come here to pick up the leak last time, but I went straight to Tianxia Pavilion and later met Wan Zhen.
However, now that everything is settled, I have nothing to worry about and can just hang out.
They came to a stall.
The stall has only been set up a short time ago, but it looks like it has a lot of background. It covers an area of about twenty square meters. Combined with the antique building behind it, the stall's goods are placed on square stone slabs, which gives it a unique flavor.
The stalls mainly display tea utensils.
Because the antiques they collected before were fake tea sets, they decided to start from this aspect.
The whole street smelled faintly of sandalwood. It turned out that outside the shop on the corner, a merchant was burning incense in a large bucket, creating an antique atmosphere.
The boss was taking out the goods from the suitcase and placing them on the table. When he saw a customer coming, he immediately stopped what he was doing, greeted him with a smile, and asked Lin Ran what they wanted to see.
"I just took a look." Lin Ran didn't want to accept other people's promotions.
"Okay, just take a look." The boss had an easy-going personality, and his eyes narrowed into a thin line.
They were the first customers today, and in industry terms, it was a good start.
If you can satisfy them, it means that today's business will be smooth sailing.
"You can read as you like, and if you have anything you don't understand, just ask me." The boss was very attentive.
The tea sets on the stalls are mainly purple clay teapots, the workmanship is also very rough, and the prices are average.
Just from the perspective of picking up leaks, at first glance, there is nothing valuable.
However, he still scanned through the artifacts one by one. After all, the main purpose was to find fakes.
So I wandered around the stalls.
The boss is also constantly putting new goods on the shelves.
There was nothing worth seeing, and Lin Ran and the others were about to leave.
At this time, Lin Ran noticed that the boss was taking out a black pot and placing it on the table.
Lin Ran suddenly stopped moving, which also attracted Hongda's attention: "What's going on?"
"Look." Lin Ran pointed at the black pot that was still glowing with treasure.
It's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.
Suddenly the target appeared, and it was exactly the same black pot.
Hong Da looked around and saw that what the boss was holding was none other than the Yuanyang Pot!
Moreover, the carvings three inches above it vaguely reflected dazzling light, which really stunned Hongda.
Because it is exactly the same as the Yuanyang Lake he acquired earlier.
Unexpectedly, they found their target at the first stall.
Just as he was about to step forward to ask his boss about his origins, Lin Ran stretched out his hand to stop him.
Lin Ran remained calm on the surface and slowly walked to the boss.
The boss originally thought that these customers were ready to leave, and he felt a little helpless. However, in the antique market, "flying customers" are common and he has long been accustomed to it.
Unexpectedly, they turned back just as they were about to leave.
And with his eyes, he guessed that the various reasons why they stayed should be related to the goods he just took out!
Observing words and emotions is the basis of this business.
In the few seconds that Hongda paid close attention to the Yuanyang Pot, this point was completely caught in the eyes of his boss.
Although the quality of this mandarin duck pot is not good-looking, it is a real noble product.
You should be able to get a good price!
Both parties have already made plans in their hearts.
The boss picked up the holding pot from the stall. He didn't know the origin of the Yuanyang Pot. It was sold to him by an anxious seller last night.
The seller said that his father was seriously ill and he urgently needed to exchange his belongings for money.
The pot in his hand is a treasure passed down from his ancestors. He wants to know how much money the boss can give him.
At first glance, this pot is really embarrassing. It is dark and autumnal, but its shape is simple and unique.
The boss was originally going to buy it at a cheap price, but he inadvertently touched the surface of the pot.
As a professional antique vendor, he just touched it and felt something strange.
Because of this greasy feel, coupled with this quality.
It’s exactly the same as the broken silver from the Qing Dynasty!
The seller seemed very anxious at the time and said he would sell it at the price the boss offered.
The boss looked hesitant, and after analyzing the shape and decoration, he concluded that the pot was worthless.
Finally, I bought it for 100 yuan.
After the seller left, the boss showed a look of surprise on his face.
Based on my many years of experience in setting up a stall, this pot must be from the Qing Dynasty, and it should be from the Jiaqing period. It feels oily to the touch, and the inside should be made of silver.
Even if it is mixed silver, it can be sold for at least 300 yuan!
Therefore, the boss generously spent money to acquire it.
He was putting it out there to try and get some luck. After all, he knew the quality of the goods in his stall, so he had to come up with something valuable to convince customers.
The boss looked at the three of them with a smile.
"You guys have a good eye. This silver teapot is the legendary Yuanyang teapot! Look at the appearance and the texture. I'm not bragging. In an antique shop, this is worth thousands of dollars! "
The boss thought he had met a collector who likes old objects.
Not many people know Yuanyang Pot, and most laymen tend to show disgust when they see its dark appearance.
If they come towards me, it means they are interested in the Yuanyang Pot.
I was thinking about how much money I would make from them.
500 yuan?Not only that, but at least six hundred.
The maximum price in his mind was 800 yuan. After all, he was just setting up a stall outside. In any case, it was impossible for the price to exceed the goods in the antique shop.
Lin Ran ignored him and came to the Yuanyang Pot.
"Let me take a look first." Lin Ran reached out to the boss and asked for the Yuanyang Pot.
Requesting to see the goods must mean that the customer is interested in the goods.
The boss felt happy that he had received 800 yuan.
"Here, but please don't leave your fingerprints on it."
After taking the mandarin duck pot, Hongda felt like vomiting blood. This was the guy he had spent 1000 yuan to get. It was exactly the same.
But Lin Ran was observing the Yuanyang Pot attentively.
What made it difficult for him to understand was that the decorations on the inside of the Yuanyang Pot were not carved on at a later stage like the decorations he had seen before. Instead, they looked extremely natural.
Judging purely from the appearance, the surface of this Yuanyang teapot has some flaws compared to the previous one. It looks a bit uneven, and the texture is not as fine as the previous one.