Chapter 761

After listening to Kelly's explanation, Mina frowned and said, "it can't be that guy. I heard what happened to your family and knew that your father might sell things to him again, so I hid deliberately?"

Kelly shook her head and said, "I don't think so. My father asked the boss of the shop next to him. He said that his business was not good and he had plans to close down in the past few months. It was only a month ago that he found the next house and officially closed down. But my father was just dealing with his business at that time, so he didn't get any news."

"Well! He's lucky Mina waved her fist angrily.

At this time, Wu Ke said: "I've seen a lot of such people. Even if you find that it's not right, if you want to go to him to settle accounts, it's generally impossible to recover your losses."

"How can it be that he bought things in his place? Is it a fake? Can he not be responsible?" Minna retorted.

"Yes, when my father bought it, he had an invoice." Kelly also felt sure she could settle with her partner.

"That's not necessarily true." Chu Chen said: "if the invoice does write the helmet of the Warring States period, then you still have the possibility to recover the loss, but in my judgment, the other party will certainly not write like this, I think the invoice probably only wrote the helmet, or simply wrote the handicraft?"

Kelly was stunned. Chu Chen was right about this. The invoice said helmet. She asked weakly:

"if you don't write the helmet of Warring States period, can't you claim?"

"Of course not!" Chu Chen said: "the invoice can be defined as a contract, on which the helmet is written. Even if this helmet is not from the Warring States period, you can't deny that it is a helmet. How can you find the seller to claim for compensation? If there are works of art on it, the same is true. "

After hearing what Chu Chen said, Kelly and others couldn't help looking at each other. They didn't think much at the beginning. Now they know that there is such a big loophole in it.

Mina murmured: "it seems that in the future to buy antiques and other things, even the invoice must be carefully read before you go!"

Chuchen laughs at the words. Mina says that if she is a layman, she usually sells antiques. Unless she is sure of the original, which Seller will write it clearly on the invoice? And even if the seller is sure that his things are authentic, in order to avoid disputes, he will write vague words.

Of course, there are many sellers of genuine goods, but there are too few in this business, so Mina really went to buy antiques, just like she did, which only led to the seller not selling things to her.

No longer thinking about it, Chu Chen took another small box into his hand, which contained a copper gilded watch. Coincidentally, when he visited the Forbidden City some time ago, he saw a Qing Dynasty enameled watch with a copper plated gold shell, which is very similar to this watch.

The gold-plated case of this watch is made of copper. The gold plating around the dial has been worn. The cover is inlaid with a circle of rice beads and red tourmaline. What makes chuchen feel strange is that both sides of the watch are equipped with white enamel dial. There are three copper pins and a string hole on the dial, and the key is used to string it.

In the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi had a special interest in Western science and technology. At that time, missionaries also presented clocks and watches with telescopes, calculators, surveying and mapping instruments as gifts to the emperor. The palace watch workshop was presided over by the famous British watchmaker fastaslin at that time, who was engaged in the repair and manufacture of watches in the palace.

In Yongzheng period, the clock workshop expanded its scale and gathered a group of missionaries with exquisite skills. This watch should be one of the Western clocks and watches presented to the palace in the early Qing Dynasty.

The movement of this watch uses the spring box, tower wheel and chain as the power source to drive the gear transmission system. And because the maintenance is good, it's hard to get around now.

But the gold plating on the watch was seriously worn. Chu Chen finally calculated that it would only cost 2000 pounds at most.

At this time, Kelly was disappointed and numb. When she heard Chu Chen's price, she just shook her head and laughed bitterly. Then she asked Chu Chen to help identify the last antique she brought.

The last box is much bigger than the other two, and the box looks more gorgeous than the other two. From this point of view, Chu Chen thinks that the contents should be more valuable than the other two.

When the box was opened, there was a gourd bottle with a peculiar shape and a height of about 14 cm. It was covered with azure glaze on the outside, and the surface looked very unique.

This immediately made Wu Ke exclaim: "ah Chen, this seems to be an official kiln!"

Before Chu Chen spoke, Kelly said with a smile, "yes, it's really a gourd bottle from the official kiln of Song Dynasty in your country."

As one of the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, the official kiln has been introduced in the previous article. Its shape is simple and primitive. It is mainly made of azure glaze with unpredictable patterns. It is decorated with natural open glaze, which has the aesthetic feeling of focusing on simplicity.

This gourd bottle is exquisitely shaped and unique in shape. It blends with the concept of "heaven is round and place is round". The shape from the bottle mouth to the waist is oval, and the lower abdomen is square. It has the meaning of harmony between heaven and earth. Its molding process is far more difficult than simple round ware.The body is covered with glaze. The glaze is plump and moist as jade. The golden silk is yellowish brown and has a sparse appearance. It runs through the whole body in a few ways. It is very elegant and refreshing. Although it's artificial, it's like nature. Song people's interest lies in it, which shows the aesthetic idea of plain, elegant and neat.

However, to say that it was the work of the official kiln of the Song Dynasty, Chu Chen carefully looked at it and did not agree with it. He shook his head regretfully and said, "Kelly, I have to say sorry again. Although this gourd bottle is indeed a official kiln, it is not the official kiln of the Song Dynasty, but an imitation of the Ming Dynasty."

After hearing what Chu Chen said, Kelly was stunned. After a while, she came back to herself and shook her head again and again:

"impossible! It can't be

Everyone looked at her expression, as if to collapse, so Mina quickly took her to his arms, quietly comforted.

Seeing this, Chu Chen could only smile bitterly. He did not expect that Kelly's reaction would be so big. If he had known, he would have said it mildly.

After a long time, Kelly wiped her tears and raised her head to express her apology.

"Chu, let me ask first, is the Ming Dynasty official kiln worthless?" Kelly asked.

"Of course not!" Chu Chen directly shook his head: "even if it is imitation, the level is high, like this gourd bottle, worth 100000 pounds."

"Is it worth a hundred thousand?" Kelly asked in surprise.

Chuchen said with a smile, "that's true. If you want to sell it, I can take it down now."

Although he won't make any money if he buys it with 100000 pounds, he will not lose money if he buys it with 100000 pounds because of its unique shape, outstanding performance and workmanship. What's more, it has good things and high collection value. He still earns money if he buys it with 100000 pounds.

"If it's for sale, I'll ask my father. If he agrees, we can make a deal right away."

At this point, Kelly was still a little worried and asked, "Chu, is this gourd bottle worth 100000?"

Chuchen smiles and nods with certainty.

Seeing Kelly's performance, Mina said strangely, "Kelly, how did you get surprised? Did your father make money on imitation?"

Kelly nodded excitedly and said, "well, yes, when my father bought it, it was only 80000 pounds. He could make 20000."

At this time, she suddenly realized that she had disclosed the purchase price, so she looked at Chu Chen with a guilty heart.

Chuchen said with a smile: "you can rest assured that I will not lower the price. Moreover, how much money you buy has nothing to do with me. Just like the watch just now, even if you buy a loss, I will not supply you with the loss, don't you think?"

Kelly laughs. Although she is not proficient in business, she also knows that if the purchase price of a commodity is disclosed to the customer, it is likely that she will suffer a loss in the transaction. Chu Chen's saying is just because of his good conduct.

Chuchen said with a smile: "actually, I think the person who sold things at the beginning should have sold them to you as fakes. Otherwise, it's unlikely that he would have only paid 80000 pounds."

After listening to Chu Chen's words, we also think it's very possible. Kelly asked with some doubts: "Chu, my father said that this gourd bottle looks similar to the Song Dynasty official kiln in the museum. How can you say it's an imitation of the Ming Dynasty?"

Chu Chen did not directly answer, but first asked: "Kelly, take the liberty to ask, how does your father usually learn about antiques?"

"He generally prefers to go to museums and read magazines and books." Kelly returned.

"Professional books?"

Kelly recalled, and then said, "there should be professional books, too, the ones with illustrations."

After listening to her, Chu Chen and Wu Ke immediately realized that Kelly's father's level in antiques was almost the same as that of a beginner. Moreover, he went to buy antiques on the basis of the museum's experience and professional books on illustrations. How could they not make a fuss?

Seeing the strange look on Chu Chen's and Wu Ke's faces, Kelly immediately understood what her father might have done wrong in this respect. She quickly asked, "Chu, is this not right?"

Chu Chen replied, "this is really a way to learn, but if you buy antiques with these, you are likely to buy fake goods."

Kelly would like to know how to learn this knowledge, but considering the current situation of her family, her father should not have so much money to buy antiques, so she took it back.