Half an hour later, the visit was over, and the appraisal of antique artworks officially began.

Many Sotheby's appraisal experts performed their duties, and according to the classification made by Ye Tian in advance, they started their own appraisal work, and everyone was in high mood and full of confidence!

David and his three assistants had also begun to work at this time, with the cooperation of Sotheby's legal staff, to review the consignment auction contracts one by one.

Mattis: They continue to be on guard and are responsible for on-site security.

Their focus was on the three heavyweight pieces of antique art, making sure they weren't damaged in any way, even if it wasn't slight, during the appraisal process!

Ye Tian was also unable to be idle, and kept answering questions and giving guiding appraisal opinions to various appraisal groups.

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

In about ten minutes, the first wave of identification results has been released, which are a few relatively ordinary antique artworks.

"After our appraisal, we can now confirm that this set of neoclassical style floral gilt crystal spirits is indeed from France in the 19th century......!

The appraisal experts of the craft boutique group began to read out the appraisal conclusions, the evidence is sufficient, comprehensive and irrefutable!

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

For these antique artworks, he couldn't know better, if there is an appraisal opinion that is inconsistent with his own, it can only mean that the level of Sotheby's experts is average, and he is blind!

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

The appraisal of this set of crystal wine sets is over, and we can sign the auction contract, we hope to win the auction rights of this set of wine sets, and through our hands, it will be successfully auctioned!"

Jones, the director of the craft department, summed up and stretched out his right hand to Ye Tian.

"Okay! Jones, sign the auction contract, and this set of barware will be entrusted to you for auction! I hope the auction results will satisfy everyone!"

Ye Tian smiled and nodded, shaking hands with Jones and reaching the first deal.

Subsequently, under the witness of David and Sotheby's legal staff, the first consignment auction contract was quickly released, which made a good start for the rest of the work.

After a few more minutes, the director of the Chinese Art Department and two appraisal experts walked up to Ye Tian with a piece of porcelain in their arms and gave the appraisal conclusion of this porcelain.

"Steven, after our identification, this Qing Kangxi imitation Ru kiln azure glazed sunflower wash, is indeed the genuine Kangxi dynasty, with a diameter of 13.5 centimeters, six sunflower petals, a slightly skimmed mouth, a rich upper and lower constriction, a shallow belly and a thin wall,......"

Like the previous piece, there is no difference between the appraisal conclusion and the one given by Ye Tian in advance, and the same is true for the appraisal price, without any dispute!

It's as if Sotheby's and the gang are just here to go through the motions, and it's a complete overkill!

After the imitation Ru kiln sunflower washing, four or five antiques have been identified, and experts in related categories announced the appraisal conclusion in public.

Without exception, all the appraisal conclusions are exactly the same as those given by Ye Tian in advance, including the valuation!

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

When the appraisal conclusion of the seventh antique was announced, and it was exactly the same as the information given by Ye Tian in advance, everyone on the scene was completely shocked!

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

"Oh my God! That's an exaggeration! Steven is a complete all-rounder in the field of antique art! How is this possible? It's terrible that there are such guys in the world!"

"I can see why he was able to sweep away Hallway 127 and make a fortune!

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

This is just the beginning, there are dozens of antique artworks, and then the appraisal conclusion of each piece is completely consistent with the information given by the buddy in advance, and the shock will continue!

After the shock, the identification work continued.

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

Soon after, the identification of the Portland vase in 1790 was also released.

The result is indisputable, the first-ever replica of a Portland vase from the late 18th-century English kiln Wicky Wood, which has significant artistic and market value.

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

Therefore, after announcing the conclusion of the appraisal, the head of the European porcelain department immediately asked with concern:

"Steven, this Portland vase is genuine, but you haven't given an estimate, what do you think? Do you want to give an estimate now, or do you want to talk about it later?"

While speaking, his eyes kept staring at Ye Tian, his gaze was extremely hot, expecting to hear the answer.

This Portland vase is the highlight of the day, and it is sure to make a sensation in the antique art collecting market, and it is not to be sloppy at all!

The rest of the people were the same, they all stopped the appraisal work for the time being, and looked at Ye Tian.

What price will Steven give? It must be sky-high! This guy has always been known for being ruthless! This time will be no exception!

After a pause, Ye Tian smiled and gave an answer.

"$40 million! This is the auction reserve price I set for the Portland vase, if the auction price exceeds this amount, then it can be sold, and below this price, it can only be unsold, non-negotiable!"

Before the words fell, an exclamation sounded in the living room.

"Wow! $40 million reserve price, that's crazy!"

This is Steven, who is really ruthless and lives up to his reputation!"

In the midst of the discussion, everyone looked at Ye Tian in surprise, their eyes full of incredulity and envy.

Neither the auction house nor the collector who likes this Portland vase wants to take advantage of this guy at all!

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

For collectors who like this vase, they can only bid honestly, and want to join forces with others to make a game, and the possibility of auctioning the vase at a low price does not exist at all.

Although everyone was very surprised, no one objected!

Because everyone understands in their hearts, it is useless to mention it, and what Steven has decided has never changed, so why waste his words!

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

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

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

In particular, three heavyweight antique artworks must not be escorted in the same batch, and must be transported separately!

The reason why this arrangement is made is to minimize the risk and leave no loopholes for the sake of safety!

If someone has ill intentions and wants to loot this batch of ancient understandings on the way to escort them, they will definitely be disappointed and even take their own lives!

Regardless of whether they can succeed or not, they can only covet 10 antiques, and it is impossible to loot all the treasures!

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

"Matisse, you arrange for the two brothers, escorted by Sotheby's security personnel, heavily armed, in a Sabo class, to make sure that these antiques and Sotheby's escort vehicles are always in sight until they are sent to the lot warehouse!"

"Okay!Steven, I'm going to send Walker and Raymond to follow the surveillance throughout the whole process, and keep in touch at all times, although rest assured, this batch of antiques will definitely not leave our sight before they are put into storage!"

Matisse replied firmly, very confidently.

Afterwards, Sotheby's people packed 10 antiques into a portable safe and carried them out of the apartment, and Walker and Raymond followed them and escorted them to Sotheby's!

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

Walker and they also sent back the news that the first batch of 10 antiques has been sent to the lot warehouse, and they are rushing back, and they will be back to the apartment in ten minutes.

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

Matisse sent this time was Pique and Miller, also armed with automatic rifles, and drove a Sabo class to participate in the escort!

Soon after the antiques left, the first escort car returned to the apartment, and Walker and Raymond also returned, and went upstairs to report the situation to Ye Tian and Matisse.

Subsequently, the third batch of escorted antiques began to be in full swing, only waiting for the second batch of antiques to be put into storage, and the third batch could leave the apartment building!

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

The auction reserve price of Pollock's painting is $50 million, and the reserve price of Guayasamin's oil painting is $10 million, both of which are sky-high and definitely live up to the status of these two top works of art.

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

Everything is going on in an orderly manner, tightly connected and flawless!

There were no problems during the escort, and there were no innocent bastards who ran into their own lives!

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

The work of Sotheby's expert experts in various departments continues, and there are not many antiques left, and they can all be done with two more escorts.

After signing another consignment auction contract, Ye Tian took the time to go upstairs alone, and it took about ten minutes to come down.

Immediately after that, another batch of antiques left the apartment and was sent to Sotheby's.

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

The appraisal and delivery work is almost complete, and everything is going well!