Treasure Hunt all over the World

Half an hour later, the visit and appreciation ended, and the appraisal of antique works of art officially began.

Numerous Sotheby's appraisal experts performed their own duties, and started their respective appraisal work according to the classification made by Ye Tian in advance. Everyone was in high spirits and full of confidence!

David and his three assistants have also started working at this time, and with the cooperation of Sotheby's legal staff, they are reviewing the entrusted auction contracts one by one.

Mattis and the others continued to be on alert and were responsible for the security of the scene.

The target they focused on was the three heavyweight antique works of art, to ensure that they were not damaged in any way during the appraisal process, even if it was slight!

Ye Tian couldn't be free either, he was constantly answering questions for each appraisal team and giving guiding appraisal opinions.

The identification work is in full swing, fast and efficient!

In about ten minutes, the first wave of appraisal results came out, and they were a few relatively ordinary antique works of art.

"After our appraisal, we can now confirm that this set of neoclassical style flower gilt crystal spirit wine set indeed came from France in the 19th century! It has considerable artistic value and market value!..."

The appraisal experts of the fine arts and crafts group began to read out the appraisal conclusion, the evidence was sufficient, comprehensive and irrefutable!

Ye Tian listened with a smile on his face, didn't say anything, his eyes were full of confidence.

He couldn't understand these antique works of art very well. If there was an appraisal opinion that was inconsistent with his own, it could only show that Sotheby's experts were of average level, and they were mistaken!

"Steven, we agree with the appraisal conclusion you gave before, which is very professional and impeccable! We also agree with the valuation you gave, which is basically in line with the market conditions.

The appraisal of this set of crystal wine sets is over, and the auction entrustment contract can be signed. We hope to win the auction right of this set of wine sets, and through our hands, it will be successfully auctioned! "

Jones, the director of the fine arts and crafts department, summed up and extended his right hand to Ye Tian.

"Okay! Jones, let's sign the auction contract. I entrust you with this wine set auction! I hope the results of the auction will satisfy everyone!"

Ye Tian smiled and nodded, and shook hands with Jones to conclude the first deal.

Later, under the witness of David and Sotheby's legal staff,

The first entrusted auction contract was released soon, which made a good start for the next work.

A few minutes later, the director of the Chinese Artwork Department and two appraisal experts walked up to Ye Tian holding a piece of porcelain, and gave the appraisal conclusion of the porcelain.

"Steven, after our identification, this Kangxi imitation Ru kiln sky blue glazed sunflower wash is indeed a genuine product of the Kangxi dynasty. It is 13.5cm in diameter and has six sunflower petals. , shallow abdomen and thin wall,..."

Same as the previous piece, the appraisal conclusion is not the slightest difference from what Ye Tian gave in advance, and the evaluation price is also the same, there is no dispute!

It's as if the Sotheby's are just here for a formality, and it's completely superfluous!

After the imitation Ru kiln sunflower washing, another four or five antiques were identified one after another, and experts of related categories announced the identification conclusions in public.

Without exception, all appraisal conclusions are exactly the same as what Ye Tian gave in advance, including the valuation!

If only one or two pieces match exactly, everyone may not be too surprised, but if everything is like this, it will be very scary, almost impossible!

When the identification conclusion of the seventh antique was announced, and it was completely consistent with the information given by Ye Tian in advance, everyone on the scene was completely shocked!

Everyone put down the appraisal work in their hands and looked at Ye Tian dumbfounded, with eyes full of disbelief and shock!

"My God! This is too exaggerated! Steven is an all-rounder in the field of antique art! How is this possible? There are such guys in the world, it's terrible!"

"I understand why he was able to clean up the 127 corridor and made a fortune! Because there is no antique art that he doesn't know!"

For this situation, Ye Tian had expected it, he just smiled and didn't care!

This is just the beginning, and there are still dozens of antique works of art. After that, the appraisal conclusion of each piece is completely consistent with the information given by the buddy in advance. The shock will continue!

After the shock, the identification work continued. 【】

Two more antiques were appraised, and a consignment auction contract was signed soon.

Immediately afterwards, the identification conclusion of the Portland vase in 1790 was also released.

The result is undisputed. This is the first-ever replica of a Portland vase from the British official kiln Wedgwood in the late 18th century. It has great artistic value and market value.

However, Ye Tian did not give an estimate for this top artwork!

Therefore, after announcing the conclusion of the appraisal, the director of the European Porcelain Department immediately asked with concern:

"Steven, this Portland vase is undoubtedly genuine, but you didn't give an estimate. What exactly do you think? Are you giving an estimate now, or will you talk about it later?"

While speaking, his eyes kept staring at Ye Tian, ​​his eyes were extremely hot, looking forward to hearing the answer.

This Portland vase is the highlight of the day, and it is sure to hit the antique art collection market, so don't be careless!

The same goes for the rest of the people, who temporarily stopped the identification work and stared at Ye Tian.

What price will Steven offer? It must be a sky-high price! This guy has always been known for his cruelty! This time will surely be no exception!

After a short pause, Ye Tian gave the answer with a smile.

"US$40 million! This is the auction reserve price I set for the Portland vase. If the auction price exceeds this amount, it can be sold. If it is lower than this price, it can only be sold and cannot be negotiated!"

Before the words were finished, there were exclamations in the living room.

"Wow! $40 million reserve price, crazy!"

"Open your eyes! This is Steven, he is really cruel and merciless, and his reputation is well-deserved!"

Amidst the discussion, everyone looked at Ye Tian in surprise, with eyes full of disbelief and envy.

This kid is so ruthless! No matter the auction house or the collector who likes this Portland vase, don't even try to take advantage of this guy!

According to this reserve price, the auction house can only earn commissions honestly, and there is no room for black box operations!

As for collectors who like this vase, they can only bid honestly. If they want to join forces with others, the possibility of buying the vase at a low price does not exist at all.

Although everyone was very surprised, no one raised any objections!

Because everyone knew in their hearts that it would be useless to mention it. What this guy, Steven, has decided has never changed, so why waste his words!

Soon, Ye Tian signed his name on the entrusted auction contract and completed the entrusted auction of the Portland vase replica.

So far, 10 pieces of antique artworks have been appraised and signed a consignment auction contract, which can be sent to Sotheby's for storage.

This will be the first batch of lots to be sent away. After that, every 10 pieces will be escorted to Sotheby's for storage by Sotheby's legal and security personnel, as well as Ye Tian's security personnel.

In particular, the three heavyweight antique works of art must not be escorted in the same batch, they must be shipped separately!

The reason for this arrangement is for the sake of safety, to minimize the risk, without leaving any loopholes!

If someone has ulterior motives and wants to loot this group of ancients during the escort, he will definitely return disappointed, and even risk his own life!

Regardless of whether they can get it or not, there are only 10 antiques that they can covet, and it is absolutely impossible to loot all the treasures!

After signing the entrusted auction contract, Ye Tian immediately began to arrange the escort work.

"Matisse, you arrange for two brothers to be escorted with Sotheby's security personnel, fully armed, driving a Saab class, and make sure that these antiques and Sotheby's escort vehicles are always in sight until they are sent to the auction warehouse! "

"Okay! Steven, I'm going to send Walker and Raymond to follow the monitoring all the way and keep in touch at all times. Don't worry, these antiques will never leave our sight before they are put into storage!"

Mattis replied in a firm tone, very confident.

Afterwards, people from Sotheby's packed 10 antiques into a portable safe and left the apartment with them. Walker and Raymond followed them like shadows and escorted the batch of antiques to Sotheby's together!

In the blink of an eye, half an hour later, another 10 antique artworks were appraised and a consignment auction contract was signed.

Walker and the others also sent back news that the first batch of 10 antiques had been sent to the auction warehouse, and they were rushing back, and they could return to the apartment in ten minutes.

After receiving the news and confirming their safety, the second batch of antiques left the apartment, loaded into another Sotheby's armored escort vehicle, and drove to Sotheby's auction house in lower Manhattan.

Mattis sent Peake and Miller this time, also fully armed with automatic rifles, and drove a Saaban to participate in the escort!

Not long after the batch of antiques left, the first escort vehicle returned to the apartment. Walker and Raymond also returned, and went upstairs to report the situation to Ye Tian and Mathis.

Afterwards, the third batch of escorted antiques began to be intensively prepared, and only waiting for the second batch of antiques to be put into storage, the third batch could leave the apartment building!

During this period, Ye Tian successively gave auction reserve prices for Pollock's paintings and Guayasamin's paintings.

The auction reserve price for Pollock's painting is US$50 million, and the reserve price for Guayasamin's oil painting is US$10 million.

This caused another exclamation in the apartment, and everyone once again saw the ruthlessness of Ye Tian's valuation, just like his eyes on antiques, steady, accurate, and ruthless!

Everything is going on in an orderly manner, closely connected and impeccable!

There were no problems during the escort, and no blind bastard bumped into him to commit suicide! The escort went very smoothly!

Time passed in a blink of an eye, and soon it was two o'clock in the afternoon.

The work of appraisal experts from various departments of Sotheby's is still going on, and there are not many antique artworks left, and all of them can be settled after two more escorts.

After signing another entrusted auction contract, Ye Tian took the time to go upstairs alone, and came down after about ten minutes.

Immediately afterwards, another batch of antiques left the apartment and were sent to Sotheby's.

There are only a dozen or so antiques left in the apartment, which are ready to be shipped away in the last batch.

Appraisal and delivery work is about to be completed, everything goes well! .

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