Chapter 1002: Extreme Luxury
"That's it for the general situation of this apartment and the target I'm looking for, now please follow me and start this treasure hunt together!
Because this apartment is huge, there are as many as 22 rooms in total, and it will definitely take a lot of time to explore each one, so please be patient.
If you have limited time or other things at hand, then be busy with other things, there is no need to watch the live broadcast, you have time to go back, just watch it online again, the choice is yours!
Before I found the treasure, this treasure hunt must be a bit boring, and in order to add a little fun to the live broadcast, I will intersperse some knowledge of antique art.
If you are interested in this area, it doesn't hurt to listen to it as a pastime or to learn something about antique art.
What I am talking about is related to this luxury apartment and the antique artworks that were once displayed here, and I have done my homework on purpose, I hope you enjoy it!
Let's start with where I'm now, this is the front hall of the apartment, and it's also the façade of this apartment, which is still very interesting!"
With that, Ye Tian turned around and walked towards the wall in the front hall facing the door of the apartment.
It was not a bare wall, but a light brown board of cherry wood, solemn, elegant, and luxurious!
However, the marks on the wall and floor show that there was once a painting on that wall and furniture on the floor, but it has been removed.
As for who they were? The Christie's guys, of course.
Seeing Ye Tian walking towards the wall, Jason immediately followed, and the mobile phone camera always locked on Ye Tian's figure and continued the live broadcast.
Betty and David, too, followed with great interest, looking curiously at the wall in front of them.
At this time, the live broadcast side has become more and more lively.
"I'm going! This is to popularize the knowledge of antique art for everyone! It's kind of interesting!"
"As much as I don't like Steven, who is a troublemaker everywhere, there's no denying that he's the top professional treasure hunter and antique art expert!
While discussing, everyone was staring at the live broadcast screen, looking forward to the official start of the treasure hunt.
The waiting time was very short, and after a few seconds, Ye Tianqing's voice came out again, reaching everyone's ears.
"Everyone, please look at this wall facing the door of the apartment, there are a few marks on it, it is very clear!"
Ye Tian stood sideways and raised his hand to gesture at the wall.
As he moved, Jason's phone immediately shifted focus, pointed the camera at the wall in front of him, and quickly zoomed in!
The marks on the wall in front of you were immediately clearly displayed on the live broadcast screen and in front of everyone's eyes.
Without the slightest pause, Ye Tian's voice kept coming, and he began to explain the story of this front hall to everyone.
"We can see that in the middle of this wall, there is a very large imprint, and I believe you can see at a glance that there was once a painting hanging here, and it is not small.
That's right! There was indeed a painting hanging in this place before, and it was a top-notch work of art, from the famous Chinese modern painter Pan Tianshou, which is one of his masterpieces, "Full Court Qingfang".
It is an elegant, charming Chinese painting, rare and of extraordinary artistic value! It is a work of art that Ellsworth loved so much that it was hung in the front hall.
You may not know much about Chinese painting, Pan Tianshou, a famous modern Chinese painter, or the artistic value of the painting "Full Court Qingfang", and you don't understand what is good about it.
It doesn't matter, this is normal, after all, you have not been exposed to Chinese painting, in order to let you better understand that famous Chinese painting, I will explain it from the perspective of market value!
After Mr. Ellsworth's death, the painting was auctioned by Christie's, and the final hammer price was $1.56 million.
The price of this famous painting is not bad, but it is not high, the highest auction record of Mr. Pan Tianshou's painting is more than 40 million US dollars!"
With Ye Tian's explanation, the live broadcast suddenly sounded a burst of exclamations.
"Wow! I don't know much about Chinese art, but I know very well what a fortune $1.56 million is!
"Such an expensive painting is actually hanging in the front hall! An Siyuan's heart is inevitably too big, if this is me, I will definitely offer this painting and hold it in my arms every day, so I can rest assured!"
While exclaiming and discussing, everyone's interest in this live broadcast has become more and more intense, and they are looking at the live broadcast screen with great interest and listening to Ye Tian's professional explanation.
After introducing Pan Tianshou's "Full Court Qingfang", Ye Tian pointed to the two smaller imprints on the wall, and continued to explain aloud:
"Look at these two imprints, located on both sides of the imprint of the painting, small in size and symmetrical, and once hung in these two places are a pair of candlesticks, which are used to decorate the famous Chinese painting.
The candlesticks that are qualified to appear here are naturally not ordinary goods, they are a pair of gilded mahogany double candlesticks from the time of King George I, which have a history of more than 300 years and are worth a lot of money!
There are only three pieces of antique art hanging on the walls, each of which is very rare and valuable, but unfortunately, they no longer belong here, leaving only a few traces of what once existed."
"Hey!"
There was an exclamation on the live broadcast end, mostly from professionals in the field of antique art collecting in New York.
Especially the antique dealers, collectors, museum curators, art dealers, etc., who have come to this top mansion and have talked about it here, all have a sense of sadness at this moment!
Ye Tian's voice was never interrupted, and it kept coming into everyone's ears.
With his professional explanation, the live broadcast screen is also changing.
"If you look at the area in front of the wall, the marks on the wooden floor are also visible, and it is clear that there were several pieces of furniture in the past.
Like the three antique artworks hanging on the walls, the furniture that was once placed here is also a valuable and extremely rare antique artwork.
These white spots on the floor are the marks left by the chairs, which are two Huanghuali circle chairs from the Ming Dynasty of China, which are four or five hundred years old.
Ming Dynasty furniture is the pinnacle of Chinese classical furniture, concise modeling, rigorous structure, beautiful texture, each is a unique work of art, especially Huanghuali furniture is the most!
These Ming Dynasty Huanghuali circle chairs owned by Mr. An Siyuan can be said to be one of the top Ming Dynasty furniture in the world, almost unsurpassed, which can be called priceless.
Everyone must be confused now and don't understand the value of these two Ming Dynasty Huanghuali circle chairs, so I will give the most intuitive evidence to prove their extraordinary value.
Ellsworth has a total of four Ming Dynasty Huanghuali circle chairs, which were sold for a total of $9.68 million at Christie's Celebration of Youth.
If you include the commission, the transaction price is more than $11 million, that is, the value of each chair is more than $2.8 million, which is definitely a sky-high price of furniture, which is rare in the world!
The person who took the picture of these four Ming Dynasty Huanghuali circle chairs is still a Chinese collector, and in the field of Chinese antique art collection, Ming Dynasty Huanghuali furniture is a priceless treasure!
Before the words fell, the live broadcast was already frying, and the exclamations sounded wildly.
"Oh my God, did I hear me right? Really? A chair is worth $2.8 million, and even if you build a chair out of gold, you can't spend that much money, right?
"Oh my God! it seems that poverty does limit my imagination, and Ellsworth is so extravagant that he actually has two chairs in the front room that cost more than $2.8 million each.
Add to that the painting, the two gilded candelabra from the time of George I, and other things, and the antique artwork in this antechamber alone is worth more than $10 million!
Also, the Chinese are so rich! How did they earn their money? Could it be that the wind blew and they spent $10 million to buy four chairs! I can't imagine it!"
While exclaiming, many people's eyes turned red in an instant, all caused by envy or jealousy.
In the live video, Ye Tian continued to explain, with a clear and confident voice.
"Let's look at this circular imprint, where there used to be a copper drum from the Song Dynasty in China, which is an ancient musical instrument with a long history of more than 900 years, which is very rare!
This Song Dynasty bronze drum is also very valuable, and on the surface of this copper drum, there is a flower basket from the Edo period in Japan, which is quite beautifully carved and rare!
On the floor in front of the chair, there is a woven carpet from Ningxia, China, which is a very Chinese art with a history of hundreds of years and worth hundreds of thousands of dollars!"
In the process of Ye Tian's explanation, the exclamations on the live broadcast side came and went, almost never interrupted.
People were already completely stunned by the extravagance of this antechamber and by Ellsworth's generosity, and everyone had their eyes full of incredulity, as if they couldn't believe what they had just heard.
This is the life of a top antique dealer and collector?
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have introduced all the antiques and works of art that once stood in this luxurious antechamber, and I hope you will enjoy them.
Now it's time to get down to business and see if there are any secrets hidden in this front room, if there is the jade ring I'm looking for, and hopefully there will be a surprising discovery!"
Ye Tian's voice came again, waking everyone up.
Before the words fell, Ye Tian had already taken a step forward and began to probe the wall facing the door, looking very careful and serious.
Of course, it's all about posturing and showing it to people!
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