I Am a Nobleman in England

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and a wrecked boat still has three thousand nails!

No matter how declining the aristocrats are, they can't stand England being robbers for hundreds of years. It can be said that the ancestors of the British people were robbers, and the British people today also recognize it.

Don't say that there are no treasures in the robber's house!

"Landscape album by Qing painter Wang Jian, Qing painter Wang Su's "Twenty-Four Filial Piety Picture Collection", Qing Dynasty painter Wang Hui's ancient landscape album, Qing Dynasty painter Wang Shishen Cordyceps album, "Flower Landscape Album" Qing painter Shi Tao."

"Damn it...God...the Four Kings, Bada Shanren, Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics..."

With trembling hands, Arthur carefully flipped through the musty album, muttering uncontrollably, what a waste of money!

This kind of random storage, if they didn't discover it by themselves, these albums would definitely be destroyed, this group of uneducated robbers. . . Cough cough, well, now he is the descendant of the robber.

At this moment, Arthur really thanked and despised the incompetent "appraisal expert" of the auction house who was invited at the beginning. He despised his ignorance of the Chinese culture, and at the same time thanked the other party for his ignorance, so he left these treasures. It's cheaper for him who is a 'knowledgeable' person.

Pride and prejudice!

This is a deeper reason. The understanding of the Celestial Dynasty in modern Western countries is really pitiful. Although an Olympic Games has greatly improved some prejudices in the West, the arrogance is still there.

What's more, ten or twenty years ago, the value of these 'stones' and 'picture albums' was really similar to that of stones and ordinary calligraphy and paintings. How could the robbers know the 'Four Treasures of the Study' and the Bada Shanren?

To be honest, if it weren’t for the local tyrants of the Celestial Dynasty who bought back cultural relics lost overseas at sky-high prices all over the world, this group of arrogant idiots in the West would still not pay attention to the cultural relics and antiques of the Celestial Dynasty.

You know, before 2008, the starting price of a blue and white dish from the Qing Qianlong official kiln was only 2,000 pounds. . . . . .

Arthur carefully put the five picture albums into the box that Paul brought, who was shocked by the value he said, and put those 'stones' back in the suitcase, looking at the sundry storage of more than 100 square meters room, eyes shining.

"There are really good things!"

In fact, it is also easy to understand. As an aristocratic family with family members who join the army every generation, how could it be lacking in heritage, especially when Earl Boleyn was still a colonel during the period in 1900.

"Come on, Paul, help me unload these boxes..."

Arthur stepped on a chair, looked at the boxes above the three wooden cabinets and turned to Paul.

"Okay, be careful, don't fall..." Paul, the housekeeper, instructed while quickly moving the chair over.

. . . . . .

The housekeeper, Paul, looked helplessly and sat on the floor regardless of the mess. He began to rummage through boxes and cabinets, covering the entire floor of the storage room with all kinds of 'sundries'. He checked them carefully one by one, sometimes disappointed, sometimes sighing, Arthur, who was laughing happily, was a little speechless, but seeing the pure joy and happy smile on Arthur's face, he was relieved.

Turning his head to look at the suitcase on the table beside him and the box containing five albums, he still couldn't believe that the stone called Tianhuangshi was worth at least 100 pounds per gram. That kind of blood-red stone, It is even more valuable than Tian Huangshi. To be honest, this really subverted his cognition, and he was even more curious about how Arthur knew the value of these stones, and when Arthur just looked at the album, what he said seemed to be the language of the Celestial Dynasty. It made him even more astonished.

"...A snuff bottle without a lid... Tsk tsk, these rulers should be ivory, Paul, take a look."

Arthur, who was sitting on the ground happily looking for the 'treasure', held three rulers of different lengths and some yellow and white colors in his hand and handed them to the housekeeper Paul.

Somewhat unexpectedly, Paul reached out and took the ruler that might be made of ivory.

Check it out carefully.

Arthur looked at the various objects he had placed all over the floor. Although good things had been released, there was not a single piece of porcelain in it, but thinking of the exquisite porcelain placed in the display cabinet, It's relieved, I can see if I can find one or two pieces of official kiln porcelain from those display cabinets, in that case, I don't have to ask others for my first pot of gold!

"Huh? It says 1938 in Birmingham, sterling silver antique cigarette case..." Arthur picked up a rectangular silver product and looked for the inscription on the product. The cigarette case was slightly squeezed, and he looked at Paul and asked: " Paul, can you fix this?"

"No problem." Paul reached out to take the cigarette case, checked it, and smiled confidently.

"I have to say that there are quite a lot of good things here. This pair of small bottles starts at least 20,000 pounds." Arthur put the pair of dirty snuff bottles in his hands and showed them to Paul. Although he is still not sure What material is it made of, but he also knows that as long as it is halal, it is definitely worth the price he just said.

"How is it possible?" Paul the housekeeper was shocked, he never imagined that the pair of dirty little bottles were so valuable, "Count, are you sure?"

Arthur did not explain too much about the questioning expression on the butler Paul's face, but played with the bottle in his hands without being too dirty, using his hands to remove the dust and stains on the bottle, "It's a pity...it's a pity that it's not white jade. , otherwise it's worth more..."

But no matter what, he made a lot of money on this trip to Taobao. The five picture albums and the thirty seal stones alone are enough for him to alleviate the current financial crisis.

"You can contact a large auction company that has an auction house in China, and ask them to send someone who understands the cultural relics of the Chinese Dynasty, and say that we have antiques that we want to entrust their auction house to auction. Remember, it is not auctioned in the UK. I hope they take it to Asia for auction!"

"Okay, Earl, I will contact you as soon as possible." The butler Paul responded.

"Well, then you can go to work first, you don't need to stay with me, I want to stay for a while." Arthur said, looking at the two boxes that hadn't been rummaged through yet.

"Okay, I will arrange for someone to wait outside. If you have any orders, you can call someone in directly. Please be careful..." After the butler Paul gave his instructions, he bowed slightly and turned to leave.

Arthur stood up from the floor, walked to one of the large wooden boxes, bent over to lift the lid, looked at the mess inside, squatted down, and began to take out one by one to check.

The United Kingdom should be the largest collection and distribution center of Chinese antiques in Europe, due to various reasons and historical origins. At the end of the 17th century, Britain and the Netherlands became the first European countries to conduct maritime trade with China. At that time, many Chinese art treasures were transmitted to Europe, including porcelain and other works of art. Although there are quite a few in France, they are not as big as Britain in terms of scale. In addition, Chinese antiques and artworks continued to flow to Britain in a steady stream.

After all, London is the third largest art market in the world. Collectors from France, Spain, Portugal and many other European countries are more willing to sell their collections in the London antique market. Because London's antique market is relatively concentrated, its flexibility and maturity are relatively high, and its stratification is also very good.

London has such a comprehensive range of high, middle and low-level antique markets, enabling collectors and ordinary lovers to find what they need. In addition to large and small antique shops and mass antique markets like the Portobello Road Market, there are also various art festivals in London, which are also a good place to shop for treasures.

While looking at the items in his hand, Arthur thought that maybe he should go to those antique markets to find some treasures. Before the army of local tyrants from the Celestial Dynasty arrived, he might really be able to find some good things.

Arthur Taobao is for making money. Although he also likes these antiques and curios, the conditions do not allow him to collect these treasures. For him, the British pound is more important than these paintings and stones now. .

No way, the world is a money-worshiping bitch, without money, breathing is wrong!