America’s Treasure King - Chapter 108
Opening the big copper lock and pulling up the rolling shutter door, Li Xiaoshuai and his two assistants started sorting. Houllier came again, and he didn’t count. Several other idlers who didn’t take pictures of the warehouse also came over and said It is to see how Boss Li’s luck is today.
The broken-mouthed Frank said, come on, the great Boss Li has never let you down, and this time too.
Houllier was dissatisfied and said, “Boy, what are you talking about in front of me, Houllier?”
“Lee said yes, then there must be. He has this special ability. If you don’t believe me, just wait and see.” Frank replied without looking back.
Li Xiaoshuai and Bo Yang regarded Houllier as air, and they both worked without saying a word.
Old clothes and old trousers were thrown out in bundles, and old sofas were dragged out, and soon a small pile of useless debris was piled up in front of the warehouse door.
Houllier watched Li Xiaoshuai sorting with a very expert eye. Before the good things appeared, he said again, saying that the warehouse has been cleaned halfway. Where are the good things?
Li Xiaoshuai pointed to the four stacked black plates placed next to the wall and said, “That’s right. Could it be that you don’t know them?”
“Boss Li, what are you talking about?” The idlers, who have eyes but don’t know gold and jade, are still confused.
Li Xiaoshuai laughs, you guys, even if you have eyes but don’t know treasures, you will return empty-handed when you arrive at Baoshan. He picked up four black plates and showed them to the idlers: “This is it, the lacquerware of ancient Europe.”
There are also lacquerware in Europe, which were learned from the ancient rabbit country. After the middle of the 17th century, European lacquerware began to flourish. In order to meet the needs of the increasing number of customers, European lacquerware masters began to copy the lacquerware handed down from the Rabbit Country.
The scale is also growing, and from mere imitation, it begins to develop its own style.
The four lacquer dishes in Li Xiaoshuai’s hands are the products of this era. In the notes that Gardner gave him at the beginning, he focused on the characteristics of these things, and today he can be regarded as applying what he has learned.
The four pieces of lacquerware are all plates, but their shapes vary from round to square, hexagonal, and octagonal.
Others asked, these gray dishes are also called antiques, are they very eye-catching?
Li Xiaoshuai pushed the plate in front of Houllier and said, “I don’t care what I said, you give them some popular science, lest they say I’m bragging.
Houllier didn’t understand European lacquerware either. He didn’t like these dusty, dull black plates. “Don’t read it wrong, the pattern on the plate can’t be seen clearly. No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look like an antique.”
Li Xiaoshuai smiled, only took the top hexagonal plate, and asked someone for a bottle of water, so that the guy slowly rinsed the plate with bottled water.
After rinsing a bottle of water, Li Xiaoshuai shook the water gently. He looked at it first, and said, “This time it looks much better.”
When he showed the plate to the idlers standing at the door, everyone was convinced this time.
When I saw this lacquer plate, it was like a gorgeous transformation, and it became radiant in a blink of an eye. You can also see a cute big white rabbit painted with white paint on the shiny black plate.
The painting is very expressive, even people who have no art skills will know that the painting craftsmanship is superb.
Someone couldn’t help but say, “Good things, Boss Li has a unique vision.”
Another person said: “Li, you are really knowledgeable, and it seems that in your eyes there is no waste.”
Li Xiaoshuai said in his heart how could there be no waste in my eyes, you are! As treasure collectors, you don’t read books, don’t specialize in research, and you pick up treasures and treat them as waste. You are not waste.
Oh, and Mr. Hollier, who is already a silver medal picker, is still a big waste.
But it would be very hurtful to say this, he could only keep the idea of looking like a forehead in his heart. He also said how could there be no warehouse in me, and he pointed to the small pile at the door and said, it is not just waste, but it is a big pile.
Houllier also asked, where are these lacquerware sold?
When it comes to professional knowledge, Frank is basically the same level as those at the door, but when it comes to bickering, he is better than anyone else. Frank was the first to say, the second-hand website has everything for sale, it’s just that you’re not careful, and you don’t read too much.
Frank’s words were said to everyone, but his eyes were fixed on Houllier, which made Houllier’s heart arouse, “This kid is mocking me.”
He wanted to get angry, but he felt that he was not strong enough. Who let him not find any high value-added treasure so far, he could only bear it hard.
“Boss Li, can you tell me how much these four plates can be sold for?” The treasure hunters are most concerned about economic benefits.
“About $2,000 a piece, maybe even more for someone who likes this type of collection.”
Someone calculated an account for him. His warehouse was photographed for $1,000, and it was just these four European lacquer dishes. UU Reading www. uukanshu.com will allow him to make a net profit of 7,000 US dollars, and if he has more treasures, he will earn more.
Seeing that many people started to flatter Li Xiaoshuai and regarded himself as an ordinary treasure hunter, Houllier felt a little pantothenic in his heart. Said; “These four pieces of European lacquer, $1,000 each should be the most appropriate.”
The two golden jars in Frank’s hands came over, “Hollier, do you understand European lacquerware?”
“Uh, this, this, this…” Houllier stammered for a long time without saying a complete sentence.
I saw Frank holding up the golden pot in his hand and said, “Brothers, what are you looking at?”
“Wow, it’s a golden pot.”
Someone else asked first, is it pure gold?
Li Xiaoshuai just glanced at it and said with certainty: “This is a Russian style thing in the early 19th century. It is estimated that it should be silver and gilt, and it is also made in the style of rabbit country porcelain.”
The reason why he could see through it at a glance was that Li Xiao borrowed his ability, but this did not prevent him from playing 13 on the spot.
Frank: “Look, have you seen it? Boss Li can know the origin of this pair of jars just by looking away. Looking at you, what’s in your mind, just rely on you pig brains to think about it. Make a lot of money?”
Houllier felt that Frank’s words meant something, and his face suddenly became hot. He wanted to leave very much, but he felt that if he just walked away like that, the aura of the silver medal collector would disappear, and he would be laughed at.
He deliberately said: “This pair of jars is relatively dark and well preserved, and it’s only ten thousand dollars.”
Li Xiaoshuai: “It’s a ten thousand!”
“Oh, since you don’t believe my estimates, then I’ll go.”