Chapter 424: Top Chinese Furniture (Asking for Monthly Passes, Asking for Recommendations)
Ye Tian died down in a blink of an eye, chatted with a few people around him in a low voice, and started to watch from the wall.
His intention to make a move was very obvious, and the effect was really good, and he completely achieved his goal.
The competition has become more and more fierce, and large price increases have finally begun to appear.
Affected by the hot competitive atmosphere, those bidders who are interested in this set of antique furniture have lost their rationality unconsciously, and the bidding has begun to become blind and impulsive!
In rounds of bidding, the price of the antique furniture continued to climb until it exceeded $350,000, and then the growth rate gradually slowed.
By this time, most of the bidders had withdrawn from the competition, leaving only two people to continue bidding.
These two bidders are also close to the limit, and each time they raise their cards to make an offer, they take longer and longer to consider, and their faces are becoming more and more dignified and ugly!
They didn't expect this set of furniture to soar to this price, far beyond their expectations!
However, now they are unwilling to give up, so they are still insisting, and every time they grit their back molars and raise their cards!
For Ye Tian, the root of their teeth itched with hatred.
It's all because of that bottomless bastard! If he hadn't deliberately provoked the war, the price of this set of furniture would never have been pushed to such a high level, and the early 200,000 yuan would be about the same.
It's good now, it's almost doubled!
And Ye Tian, the initiator of this situation, is already very satisfied with this price, and he does not plan to make another move, just waiting to harvest dollars!
After three more rounds of bidding, the auction entered its final stage.
"$420,000, $420,000, is there a bid? Mr. Erwin, do you ask?"
Brad shouted quickly, staring at the No. 25 bidder in the front row, and the direction was very clear.
There are only two bidders left, and there is no need to pay attention to the others!
Erwin shook his head in disappointment and gave up the bid, announcing that he was out of the competition.
Immediately afterward, Brad's voice rang out again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the last chance, $420,000 for the first and second time, Sold!$410,000 for sold!Congratulations to Mr. 149 for this set of antique furniture!"
As the results of the auction were announced, the hammer in Brad's hand fell hard.
"Bang!"
The final word is over, and the auction is over.
"Fantastic! perfect result!"
Ye Tian waved his fist excitedly, and the brightest smile bloomed on his face.
Betty, who was sitting next to her, was equally excited.
After a little celebration, Ye Tian quickly adjusted his mood, smiled and turned his head to look at the No. 149 bidder not far behind him, and nodded at the other party!
Bidder No. 149 was not happy at this time, he couldn't see the joy of success on his face at all, and he couldn't see it with a wry smile on his face, which was better than crying!
Seeing Ye Tianchong signaling to himself, the bidder immediately glared angrily, and almost gave him the middle finger!
Ye Tian didn't care about this unfriendly response at all, and turned his head directly.
"Yes! I've opened my eyes today! You're too ruthless and too high-profile! No wonder there are enemies everywhere! I've never seen a guy like you!"
Ma Ye said with emotion, with an expression of admiration.
"Ye Tian, aren't you afraid that the other party will break the contract and not pay? This kind of thing is not uncommon, don't make the bamboo basket empty in the end, it will be too cost-effective!"
The other domestic collector whispered, obviously a little worried.
Ye Tian shook his head lightly and said with a smile:
The United States is a mature credit society, and personal credit is very important, which will affect all aspects of life, but anyone who is a little rational will not easily leave a credit stain.
This is especially true in the auction field, if he wants to continue to participate in such high-level auctions, then he can't leave a credit stain on the auction house, otherwise he will lose more than that deposit!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Ye explained:
Ye Tian is right, top auctions like Sotheby's New York Autumn Auction attach great importance to credit history, and it is difficult for people who have left a credit stain in the auction house to be qualified to bid again.
In recent years, there have indeed been a lot of high-priced auctions of antiques without payment, and then walk away, except for some guys who use the auction to secretly speculate, the rest are basically laymen!
Antique dealers and collectors who regularly attend such top-notch auctions would easily make such a low-level mistake, this is a minefield, and it is not worth touching!"
Afterwards, Ye Tian explained a few more words, and he was not worried at all.
"Take 10,000 steps back, even if this one really breaks the contract, I have nothing to worry about, this set of antique furniture may be auctioned at a higher price in the future, so that I can earn more!
There are a lot of fierce things recorded in Sherman's marching notes, and I will gradually publish them, which will definitely cause a sensation, and the value of this set of antique furniture will naturally rise!"
"You kid is so cunning! You've been using that marching notebook to hang Lao Mei's appetite, high!
Mr. Li said with a low chuckle, and gave Ye Tian another thumbs up.
The auction continues! The atmosphere is getting hotter and hotter, and the bidding number plates are coming and going, which is very lively!
Two or three pieces of European and American antique furniture were sold one after another, and the transaction prices were quite good!
Immediately afterwards, Chinese antique furniture began to debut, and it was a boutique as soon as it appeared!
The first to appear is a Ming Dynasty rosewood fan-shaped Nanguan hat chair, made in the early Ming Dynasty, is an extremely rare Ming-style furniture, can be called the supreme boutique in the rosewood furniture, valuable and valuable!
When this chair appeared on the big screen, Ma Ye immediately leaned forward, his eyes lit up, staring at the big screen, his eyelids didn't blink!
Even his breathing suddenly became much heavier, and his face turned red, as if he had drunk eight taels! He was extremely excited! The folds on his face instantly opened, and he seemed to be much younger!
At this moment, Ma Ye's expression is extremely focused, his eyes are extremely affectionate, and he looks at his first love like this!
Seeing his performance, Ye Tian's heart suddenly understood.
That's what this chair is for!
"Master Ma, have you taken a fancy to this rosewood official hat chair?"
Ye Tian asked with a smile and in a low voice, interrupting the one who was focused on appreciation.
He did it on purpose, so as not to let this master faint excitedly, it would be too worthless!
"Of course, I came to New York for this chair, which is the pinnacle of Ming-style furniture, representing the highest level of Chinese antique furniture.
Mr. Wang Shixiang wrote a similar official hat chair in "Ming Style Furniture Research", which was highly evaluated, but it was only in the late Ming Dynasty, and it was still a little worse than this chair!
I've always wanted to get my hands on such a chair, but I never had the chance, and since I met it this time, I couldn't miss it, otherwise it would be difficult to touch it again.
The only pity is that there is only one chair in this auction, not a pair, and even so, I am very satisfied, and I am bound to get this chair!"
Ma Ye said quickly in a low voice, his tone was extremely excited.
While speaking, he kept staring at the picture of the official hat chair on the big screen, and his eyes never left for a moment, which shows how much he loves this official hat chair.
The other three people next to him were the same, all with intoxicated expressions, staring at the official hat chair on the big screen, their eyes were extremely hot!
Although they also love this chair very much, they shouldn't compete with Ma Ye, after all, everyone is here together, and they still have to take care of face!
As for Ye Tian, he was also very hot when he looked at this red sandalwood chair, but he didn't have the heart to take it into his pocket.
New York is not a good place to collect Chinese furniture, and it is a bit nondescript to put such a chair in your apartment, so forget it!
The best environment for collecting this kind of antique is still in China, where more people know how to appreciate it and better understand the aesthetic taste that comes from the blood.
Of course, if Ma Ye withdrew from the competition halfway, Ye Tian wouldn't mind going all out to win this art treasure left by his ancestors.
Comparatively speaking, the dollar is the least important thing, and if you pick up two leaks, you will get everything back!
Thinking of this, Ye Tian immediately smiled and said:
"Master Ma, I wish you all the best of luck and successfully take down this red sandalwood official hat chair, if you need help, you can speak, don't say anything else, I am still competent as a translator!
If you need legal services, you don't have any problems, my lawyer is on Wall Street, which is very close to here, and you can get there in about ten minutes.
And I'm quite familiar with Sotheby's, and I have a bit of face, so I can talk, as long as it's not too important, I believe I can solve it!"
"Hahaha, I have also heard of the partnership between your kid and Sotheby's, and I do have this face, we old guys are ashamed of ourselves!
Now you can help me translate, this foreign devil on the stage has a mouth like a machine gun, Xiao Li's English is a second knife, I'm really afraid of getting out of the basket!"
Ma Ye said with a smile, and did not refuse Ye Tian's kindness.
"Hahaha"
Everyone laughed and was very relaxed.
That Mr. Li just smiled, and didn't care about Ma Ye's jokes.
He may be able to cope with English at a normal rate, but he has a hard time dealing with machine-gun-like English like the auctioneer, which is mixed with a lot of jargon!
While speaking, Brad, who had taken a short break, returned to the auction table and released a loud voice again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the auction continues, and the next auction is Chinese antique furniture, the first to be unveiled is a chair from the Ming Dynasty in China 500 years ago, the rosewood fan-shaped Nanguan hat chair ,......"