Chapter 589 The Auction Begins
Chapter 589 The auction begins
The second child of the Xiang family was smoking a cigar, with Erlang's legs crossed carelessly, one hand on the hot female star, rubbing it around.
When the time reached 9:30, the auctioneer wiped the auction hammer, and when the auditorium was quiet, he spoke loudly in English.
"Welcome to the guests, welcome to the auctioneers, welcome to everyone. Welcome to this auction, to the Sotheby's auction house, the summer auction held at the Oriental Culture Hotel."
He bowed deeply to everyone in the auditorium and said in a sincere tone, "I am the auctioneer of this auction, Alan Richard, and my Chinese name is Ai Wen. The implication is that I love China has a long history and culture, and my main job is to auction and identify Chinese antiques and collections."
Alan Richard used a simple opening remark, a Chinese name with meaning, to easily narrow the distance with the auctioneers present.
He said in a loud voice, "This auction will be hosted by me. I hope everyone can get their favorite auction items in the next auction."
"Okay, not much more to say, let's get to the point. I know that everyone is not here to listen to me. What everyone really cares about is our precious collection."
The auctioneer looked around the auditorium, "Then, this auction starts now."
He tapped the auction hammer, which represented the official start of the auction.
He pointed to the location of the auction booth and said loudly, "Our first auction item in this auction is an item that everyone is familiar with. Now we invite our staff to display it on the auction booth. This auction item."
Under his instructions, the staff next to him immediately placed the collections that had already been prepared on the auction display stand.
On the auction display stand, under the spotlight, a piece of warm and clean white jade was carved with Aoxue Hanmei. Cold plum and white jade complement each other and are very beautiful.
The cameras around, from different angles, photographed all the details of the auction items, showing every bit of the auction items through the projection screens hanging around.
On the huge screen, the auction items will be exposed in every detail, and all the advantages and disadvantages are displayed.
Jason leaned beside George and whispered, "This person is the chief auctioneer of Sotheby's auction house, and he has been working in Sotheby's auction house for more than 20 years."
"He is also an expert in antique appraisal, and is especially good at Chinese porcelain and bronzes. He has sold many auction items with record prices under his hands."
George nodded and said nothing, his goal was determined from the beginning, and he didn't care about other items in the auction.
If there is an auction item that looks good later, you can buy it. But if there is nothing special, he doesn't mind going through the motions like this, buying what he wants to buy, and quietly waiting for the auction to end.
"A gentleman is like jade, and jade has always occupied an important position in Chinese culture. People use jade to symbolize the gentleman's modesty, and people use gentleness like jade to describe the quality of a gentleman."
"The auction item in front of you is this piece of Hetian jade pendant, a white suet jade, hand-carved with Ao Xue Hanmei by skilled craftsmen, implying the elegance and character of a gentleman. This Hetian jade pendant will be as elegant as it is today. noble master."
The auction was fluent in English, and the Chinese culture about jade and its praises were eloquently aroused the interest of the auctioneers on the spot.
The auctioneer said in an affectionate tone, "In the history of China, the value of beautiful jade has always been higher than that of gold. Yu, the symbol of imperial power in ancient China, is said to be carved from a piece of beautiful jade called Heshibi."
"It's a pity that the jade seal has been lost, but the pursuit of jade, the love for jade, has been passed down in China's long-standing culture."
"People raise jade, jade raises people. This jade pendant in this auction has not experienced other owners, which makes this jade pendant and the owner under the auction,
Be a true match made in heaven. "
George nodded slightly. This host is very good at provoking people's minds. A new product has no value of age, which is originally a disadvantage. But combining this new product with people, this disadvantage has turned into an advantage.
In the past, those ancient jades belonged to others after all, and the owners have died many times, but this new product can completely belong to the next bidders.
"Okay, the starting price of this auction item is 100,000, and each increase cannot be lower than 50,000. Now please start bidding."
In the passionate provocation of the auctioneer, the bidding at the auction finally began.
As the auctioneer said, jade has always had an important place in Chinese culture.
Many people with a little money, when they start to want to collect some things, jewelry such as jade, it is easy to enter their eyes. What's more, the reserve price of the exquisite jade pendant made of Hetian jade is really not high, and the auctioneer's words made his heart itch, and soon someone began to bid.
There are many people who are interested in this jade pendant. Whether they are self-proclaimed gentlemen or arty people, they can find their favorite qualities in jade.
"Twenty thousand!"
"Three hundred thousand!"
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"one million!"
Soon, the jade pendant of Hetian jade was raised by the bidder to a high price of one million, ten times higher than the starting price.
The auctioneer dropped the hammer after confirming it three times. This Hetian jade pendant was sold by a middle-aged man who looked like a businessman.
George quietly watched other people bid for this jade pendant, and did not intend to take action. After all, he considered himself not a gentleman, and he would not wear such a pendant that would shatter at the touch of a hand.
The first auction item fetched a high price of one million, which greatly exceeded the appraiser's estimate, and the atmosphere of the auction was also lively.
The auctioneer also seemed slightly excited, and he immediately launched the second auction item while the iron was hot.
The second collection is a gilt bronze Guanyin statue of the Song Dynasty.
The auctioneer said slowly, "In the language of the believers, when it comes to Buddha statues, you can't say buy, but please. Please take a Buddha statue home for the sake of family well-being, peace and joy. Such a beautiful meaning, I It's not going to be superfluous."
"This auction item has a starting price of 5 million, and each increase cannot be less than 100,000. Now please start bidding."
"Five and a half million!"
"Five and eight million!"
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The auction for this Buddha statue was even more intense than the jade pendant just now. Men and women, old and young, were eagerly bidding for this Guanyin statue.
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