Amidst the exclamations one after another, the living room was boiling instantly.
Xiao Ran smiled softly, then picked up the first three statues one by one, placed them on the prepared table, and then made a gesture of invitation.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy."
"While appreciating it, I hope everyone can give an authoritative appraisal conclusion."
Before he finished speaking, Thomas and the others could not wait to rush forward and gathered around the table, admiring and appraising it excitedly.
Pierre and two Louvre identification experts in Paris are also conducting identification through video footage and pictures.
However, Xiao Ran took two steps back and stood with Yi Lian.
While standing still, he also switched to Chinese and began to introduce the background of the three marble heads to the fans in the live broadcast room.
"These three marble heads are carved from Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey. They are known in history as the First Three Heads, also known as the First Three Heads Alliance."
"The so-called First Triumvirate refers to the secret political alliance formed by Crassus, Pompey and Caesar in 60 BC. Its purpose was to jointly oppose the Senate."
"It was with the strong support of Crassus and Pompey that Caesar was able to defeat the Senate and was successfully elected consul in 59 BC."
"As Caesar became the consul of Rome, the Roman Republic also reached its peak of strength. Unfortunately, the first three alliances quickly collapsed..."
Just when he was briefing his fans on the situation, Thomas and the others had discovered something.
After some identification, they have made a preliminary determination.
These three marble statues should come from the ancient Roman period and are genuine ancient Roman sculptures.
The reason for this judgment is mainly based on the highly realistic artistic style and extremely superb carving techniques of these three statues.
The high degree of realism and the pursuit of true beauty are the most distinctive features of ancient Roman sculptures and the most important basis for identification.
The more secular characteristics of ancient Roman sculptures distinguish it from the highly idealized ancient Greek sculptures.
These three sculptures reflect the superb and expressive carving skills.
It is enough to show that they are not fakes imitated by later generations.
A master of sculpture art with such skills would disdain to make fakes. He can't afford to embarrass anyone!
After basically confirming that this was the first three-headed statue of ancient Rome, Thomas and the others were so excited that they almost started dancing.
Each of their eyes turned blood red instantly, which looked quite scary!
The situation of Pierre and the two Louvre experts who were far away in Paris was not much different.
Like Thomas and others, they have also determined the age of these three marble heads and know that they are three ancient Roman statues!
"Sean, these three marble heads are most likely three sculptures from ancient Rome. They are very precious."
"Moreover, they are a set, and they are engraved with the famous first three alliances, which makes it even more rare."
"The first three statues in this set are all priceless treasures. They are definitely an astonishing discovery."
Pierre's excited voice came from the big screen TV.
As the top appraisal expert of the Sculpture Art Department of the Louvre, his words are very weighty and authoritative.
Following his words, everyone at the scene turned to look at Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran had to interrupt the explanation and came to the table.
Before he could stand firm, Thomas continued:
"Pierre is right. The first three statues in this set are probably three rare ancient Roman sculptures."
"Their artistic styles and carving techniques are highly unified. They are obviously made by the same carving master. They can be said to be very precious!"
"What's even more surprising is that they are quite well preserved, with only a little less obvious signs of bumps and weathering."
"There are only a few ancient Roman sculptures like this in the world, and each one is a priceless treasure!"
Xiao Ran nodded, but did not respond immediately.
Next, he pretended to appreciate and appraise the three marble heads seriously.
Then, he nodded and said:
"Although I have no research on ancient Roman sculpture art, I only know some superficial knowledge."
"But I can also see that the artistic style and carving techniques of the first three statues in this group are indeed consistent and very clever."
"Judging from the highly realistic beauty and surface weathering of the first three statues in this group, they are indeed three ancient Roman sculptures."
"Combined with relevant historical facts and the images of the first three heads in various periods, it does not even rule out that they were created when the first three heads formed an alliance."
"I didn't expect Friedrich to have a collection of this level. It's really impressive. This may be a gift from Mustache."
Hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded in unison.
Although Mustache is evil, he is an art student and has a very good art appreciation ability.
Then, Griffin suddenly interrupted and asked:
"Sean, what are you going to do with the first three statues? Are you going to collect them yourself, or are you going to sell them?"
"If you plan to sell it, we can sit down and discuss the price. I am interested in acquiring the first three statues."
Before he finished speaking, other people at the scene immediately became anxious.
"Sean, our Metropolitan Museum is willing to purchase the first three statues. The price is easy to negotiate."
Thomas said impatiently.
Immediately afterwards, the director of the Guggenheim Museum and the director of MOMA also made acquisition requests.
Representatives of the Joshua and Rockefeller families, as well as representatives of the Morgan family, also expressed their willingness to acquire the company at a high price.
Even Pierre, who was far away in Paris, made a purchase request on behalf of the Louvre.
Naturally, China's top collectors and wealthy people in the collectors' live broadcast room were unwilling to be left behind and sent out acquisition requests one after another.
Such a group of ancient Roman sculptures, and the first three-headed statues are almost perfectly preserved.
Who wouldn’t want to be in the pocket? No one wants to miss such a top-notch collection of antique art!
Xiao Ran glanced at the guys at the scene, pretended to think for a moment, and then said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, don't worry. I will sell most of the antiques and works of art in Friedrich's treasures on the spot instead of collecting them myself."
"Including this group of first three statues, the reason is obvious to everyone. It is difficult for me to take all of these top Western antique cultural relics and works of art out of the United States."
As he spoke, he shrugged helplessly.
"Hahaha"
Thomas and the others laughed.
These guys instantly understood the meaning of Xiao Ran's words.
What he was referring to was the list of artworks restricted from leaving the country established by the FBI's Art Crime Unit.
That is a curse for all foreign collectors, and Xiao Ran is no exception.
It is almost impossible for ancient Roman sculptures of the level of the first three heads to be allowed to leave the country.
In the Western world, ancient Greek and Roman civilizations have always been considered the roots of the entire Western civilization.
This group of first three statues is undoubtedly one of the symbols of ancient Roman civilization.
Add to that Caesar's lofty status in the Western world, and this is in the United States.
What Americans lack most is this kind of treasure with rich historical and cultural heritage.
Under such circumstances, it was almost impossible for Xiao Ran to get the first three statues back to China.
He wanted to get rid of this level of Western antique art, and there was only one way.
That's making a deal with the Americans!
At the expense of transferring some of the top Western antiques to the Americans, in exchange for permission to take away another part of the top Western antiques.
While Thomas and the others were laughing, there was a sigh of disappointment in the collector's live broadcast room.
The domestic collectors and wealthy people in the live broadcast room also understood what was going on.
However, there was nothing they could do.
After a pause, Xiao Ran continued:
"In other words, everyone will have the opportunity to buy these top-quality antiques and artworks later, so there is no need to rush."
"After all the antiques and artworks have been appraised, we will discuss the transaction. I believe everyone will return home with a full load."
"I may have a small request, which I will make when the time comes, and I would also like to ask for your help."
Following his words, Thomas and Griffin both beamed with joy.
"Since you are willing to sell these top-quality antique works of art, we are more than happy to wait for a while."
"I also want to acquire some nice pieces of art for Mary. She likes to collect these things."
Joshua said with a smile, and the others nodded.
Next, everyone continued to admire and comment on the first three statues.
During this period, each of them was filled with lust, even greed.
Xiao Ran was busy and took out two more small bronze sculptures one after another.
These two sculptures are both made by famous artists, one is a Baroque style sculpture and the other is a Neoclassical style sculpture.
The Baroque-style sculpture was created by a famous French sculptor in the mid-18th century.
The neoclassical sculpture was created by a famous German sculptor in the early 19th century.
Although the quality of these two bronze sculptures is quite good, they cannot compare with the first three statues, nor are they as good as the statue of Frederick the Great.
In a short time, all the sculptures were inspected and displayed, and basic identification conclusions were drawn.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ran reached for a painting and began to unwrap the moisture-proof oilcloth outside.
In a matter of moments, he had removed the oilcloth outside the painting.
What followed was a realistic landscape painting, which showed the exterior of an opera house.
The painting skills displayed in this oil painting can only be said to be quite satisfactory, not very brilliant.
However, the moment they saw this oil painting, the expressions of the director of the Guggenheim Museum and the director of MOMA changed.
The next moment, the director of the Guggenheim Museum suddenly cursed.
"Farke! This is "Vienna Opera House", one of the series of paintings by Mustache"
Following his words, everyone couldn't help but tremble!
