Chapter 1424: European style vase
After strolling in the bookstore for a while, Ye Tian and the others left and walked out of Brown's bookstore.
Next to the bookstore, there is a shop selling silverware. The door is open. There are many silverware in and outside the shop, mainly silver tableware, and they are all modern crafts.
When walking past this silverware shop, Ye Tian quickly glanced at the shiny silver shop, and then walked in front of the door with Betty and the others without stopping for half a step.
Opposite the silverware shop is a flower shop, with various flowers blooming and colorful, decorating Portobello Street, adding a bit of color and beauty to the place.
What followed was a shop selling antique rugby, antique cricket, and antique golf equipment. There were many antique golf equipment inside and outside the store.
When he got here, Ye Tian couldn't help stopping and began to admire these relatively small antiques, and quickly scanned the area within his sight to see if he could find anything.
Compared with the collection of sports items in the United States, this type of collection in the United Kingdom has a longer history and a wider range of categories, including many traditional British sports, such as cricket.
It's a pity that Ye Tian didn't find the treasure that fascinated him inside and outside this antique shop. It was a little regrettable!
Although this shop also has some valuable antique golf equipment and other supplies, those items are signed with the name of the owner and the age is written. The value is clear at a glance and there is nothing to pick up!
At this point, all sports antiques in ancient and modern China and abroad are the same. Only those antiques signed by celebrities or famous generals and special commemorative editions are valuable. Other than that, they are not worth mentioning.
Even if a cricket bat once belonged to the Queen of England, or even appeared on a major historical occasion, if it is bare and without any signatures and marks, its value will not be as high as that!
The reason is very simple. Without a signature or other imprint, people will not be able to discern its origin or see its special meaning. Naturally, its value cannot be increased!
If there are signatures and imprints on them, the value goes up, but it is difficult to escape the sharp eyes of antique dealers, so Ye Tian has nothing to miss here!
Of course, those antique golf equipment made of special materials, such as gold golf equipment, are not included here!
After walking around in this antique shop, and drew out an antique golf club and swung it lightly in front of the shop, Ye Tian put down the golf club and took Betty and the others out of the sports antique shop.
Seeing them leave, the owner of this antique shop couldn't help taking a sigh of relief and relaxed a lot. At the same time, his eyes couldn't hide his disappointment.
Although he succeeded in avoiding being picked up by others, Ye Tian's actions are enough to show that there are no hidden treasures in this shop. How can he not let the shop owner be disappointed?
Not only the owner of this antique shop, but the owners of other shops are the same, and he is very conflicted!
They are afraid that Ye Tian will pick up leaks in their shop and take away their treasures and wealth, but also hope that Ye Tian will find one or two top antique works of art to make their shop famous!
Of course, there is a premise here, that is, Ye Tian found the top antique art and gave an accurate estimate, but did not take it away!
Is this possible? Totally impossible!
Anyone in the field of antique art knows very well that Steven’s **** is extremely greedy and will never let go of any missed opportunities, especially those top antique art!
Moving forward, Ye Tian and the others saw shops and stalls selling second-hand bags, antique lv suitcases, second-hand clothing, antique records, souvenirs, and various specialty snacks!
In these shops and stalls, Ye Tian found a few forgotten antique works of art. Although the value is not high, it is worth buying.
Ye Tian did not take down the items he found. He sent the relevant information to Bowie, ready to let Bowie take action and secretly sweep the goods!
After a while, Bowie will enter those shops or patronize those stalls, and when he leaves, he has achieved something, with a bright smile on his face.
But Ye Tian and the others continued to wander on the street not far ahead, just like walking in the old days!
Each of them is very relaxed, talking, laughing and chatting, while enjoying the scenery on both sides of the street and all kinds of objects!
However, the many security personnel scattered around them are loose on the outside and tight on the inside. They are always on high alert and ready to respond at any time.
The security personnel who were dressed as tourists had already mixed into the crowd, walking around Ye Tian and the others, secretly protecting Ye Tian and the others, and always paying attention to the surrounding situation.
The London policemen who came from Scotland Yard and followed Ye Tian and them also maintained a high level of alert, staring at Ye Tian and them closely, and did not dare to relax for a moment!
While talking, Ye Tian and the others have come to another booth.
This is a porcelain stall, placed on the sidewalk on the right side of the street. The stall is not big, and the goods are not a lot. They add up to only thirty or forty pieces, and they are placed on the solid wood shelves.
When he got here, Ye Tian stopped immediately, first nodded and greeted the stall owner, and then looked at the porcelain on the stall.
The porcelains displayed at the stalls included porcelain from China and local porcelain from Europe. The styles were quite different, and they were a little messy when placed together.
After a quick glance at the numerous porcelains on the stall, Ye Tian pointed to a pair of vases inlaid with gilt bronze handles on the second floor of the wooden frame, and asked the stall owner:
"Good morning, gentleman, this is Steven. It's nice to meet you. Can I see the pair of vases? That pair of vases looks pretty good!"
The 50-year-old white stall owner took a deep look at Ye Tian, and then turned to look at the pair of fancy vases. His eyes were a little bit of joy and a bit of doubt, but he was more alert.
After thinking about it, the stall owner nodded and said:
"Good morning, Mr. Steven, I’ve always looked up to the name. I’m Andy. Welcome to my porcelain stand. I’m also very happy to meet you. It’s a great honor! Of course you can look at the pair of vases, just be careful!"
With that said, Andy stepped forward and shook hands with Ye Tian, and made a gesture of please. He turned his head and looked at the pair of vases again, the doubt in his eyes became even stronger!
"Okay! Mr. Andy, I'll be careful"
Ye Tian nodded in response, then walked forward, reached out and took a vase from the wooden stand, took it in his hand and began to appreciate it, looking rather focused!
While admiring this European-style vase, the corner of his eye is always staring at another vase placed in the corner of the porcelain stand, and a hint of surprise flashes through his eyes from time to time.
Fortunately, he performed very well, and everyone including Betty on the scene did not find any abnormalities.
The vase in the corner was Ye Tian's real goal, and it was the real reason why he stopped in front of this porcelain stand. The pair of fancy European-style vases in front of him was just a cover up!
Of course, this pair of European-style vases is also not bad. It is also a pair of antique vases, but it is far from the point where Ye Tian's heart is moved and he is shot!
After pretending to be intently admired or performing, Ye Tian raised his head and looked at the stall owner with a smile on his face and said:
"Andy, how much is this pair of European vases? If the price is right, I intend to take them."
Hearing this, Andy was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the vase in Ye Tian's hand again, his eyes were both surprised and puzzled, very complicated!
After a short while, he gave the answer.
"Steven, the price of this pair of European vases is 120,000 pounds. If you can accept this price, you can take this pair of vases away!"
"Oh! This is what Ning killed the mistake and never let it go!"
Ye Tian murmured to himself, almost laughing out loud.
He had anticipated this situation a long time ago, and he was not surprised at all!
Now no matter where he goes to any antique market ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, all antique dealers will be highly vigilant, lest he will be sacked or even looted wildly, and become another hapless one and another joke in the antique market!
Therefore, when facing him, many antique dealers will make wild demands without considering the actual value of the subject matter. Some guys are not even willing to do his business, and would rather not make money to prevent being cheated!
"Wow! One hundred and twenty thousand pounds, this is a very exaggerated price! If I am not mistaken, this should be a pair of vases from the Royal Vases Porcelain Company.
The porcelain of Royal Waseth is indeed good, but I really can’t see where this pair of vases is worth £120,000? Do they have another story?
Andy, can you explain it to me? If this pair of vases were used by Queen Victoria, let alone 120,000, it would be 1,200,000 pounds, I can accept it too! "
Ye Tian pretended to be surprised and smiled, with a narrow smile in his eyes.
Hearing these words, Andy became silly, staring at Ye Tian dumbfounded, his face flushed quickly! 2k reading network
