Li Mo knew nothing about which foreign master this sculpture was. He only judged whether it had historical value and market value based on the reaction of the strange children. As for what it was specifically, Steven still needed to contact him. Only a professional can identify it.
Because of his experience in going to Europe last time, he came to the United States this time not only to see if he could find more antiques from China, but also to focus on looking for the most eye-catching oil paintings and sculptures in the European and American markets.
As for Li Mo's ability, the few people who followed him finally saw it with their own eyes. He just went through a lot of trouble to get the ugly sculpture, which undoubtedly proved that the sculpture was more valuable.
If he comes to go shopping, it means he will get rich, while they come to go shopping just to go shopping. There is really no comparison between people.
A group of people continued to walk forward and saw someone arguing fiercely at a stall in front of them. One of the two parties in the quarrel is from Bangzi Country, and the other is Chinese or Chinese. Two men in their fifties were fighting fiercely. The key was that one spoke Bangzi and the other spoke Chinese. I don’t know how they could understand what the other was saying. They each spoke their own words.
"Mr. Qin, they had a dispute over a jade article. The jade article in the man's hand from the Bangzi country was the one that the Chinese noticed first and inquired about the price first. But the people from the Bangzi country had no morals and wanted to get it first. I want to buy it.”
The beautiful security guard beside him translated in a low voice.
Li Mo looked at the jade article. It was a jade hairpin with a phoenix head wrapped in gold. It looked quite gorgeous. He glanced at the strange child and then lost interest. It was probably just recently carved. Although the quality of the jade was not bad, to be honest, it was not interesting to buy it.
At this time, four Bangzi Chinese began to slowly surround the stall. The Chinese glanced at them, snorted and turned away. There are no rules in the United States. If he is single and suffers a loss, he has to bear it himself.
Li Mo approached slowly, and looked at the stall. There were quite a lot of jade jewelry, and there were also the Four Treasures of the Study for sale. This stall seemed to be specially set up for Chinese tourists.
The man from Bangzi Country fought for the jade hairpin with a look of pride on his face, but he didn't buy it. Instead, he put the gold-wrapped jade hairpin back on the stall, cursed and left with four bodyguards.
"Farke."
The stall owner was a tall American, and he couldn't help but curse at the backs of those Chinese people.
Li Mo took a few glances and found nothing good. After walking more than a dozen steps, he saw the man from Bangzi Country standing in front of a stall. His face seemed to be serious. He picked up a ring on the stall and looked at it carefully. .
The strange boy glanced at it, and the ruby ring emitted a light gray halo. It was an antique from the Qing Dynasty. Could it be that that guy also knew how to identify treasures?
Li Mo walked forward and saw a variety of things on display in this stall. Not only were there rings of various styles, but also several small bronzes, a few porcelains, and a pile of things scattered at the very edge.
The boss is an old man in his sixties. When he saw many people surrounding his stall, he couldn't help but said enthusiastically.
"He said that the items on the stall were brought back from China by our ancestors. If they like them, the price can be negotiated."
It’s convenient to have a translator by your side.
He casually scanned it and was stunned. Two of the messy things actually emitted colorful halos, which meant that they were all antiques from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In this unassuming open-air booth, there are antiquities from China 2,500 years ago. If it were in China, such antiquities would be unique treasures in museums.
Li Mo took a closer look and saw that the two antiquities from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods looked like bows, but they were a little different in form from ancient crossbows.
The bows on this stall are gold and silver animal heads. In that era, gold and silver products were basically related to nobles and even the royal family.
The man from Bangzi Country had already bargained with the boss. It could be heard that the boss offered ten thousand US dollars, but the man from Bangzi Country directly counter-offered to one thousand US dollars. When it comes to bargaining, people from this country are also very aggressive, which is probably the habit of all Taobao people.
Li Mo watched them argue back and forth for several times and couldn't help but said, "I like that ring too. The price is negotiable."
Steven hurriedly translated, and then the two people who were bargaining fiercely stopped talking at the same time and looked at him in surprise.
The man from Bangzi Kingdom looked unhappy, but when he saw that he was surrounded by several people who looked like bodyguards, he actually said in broken Chinese: "Sir, I was the first to take a fancy to this ring."
Li Mo nodded and said, "I know, the boss is asking for 10,000 US dollars, can't you afford it?"
These words are simply heartbreaking. You can’t afford what you like, so why can’t I buy it?
"Hmm, would you buy it with ten thousand dollars?"
"How do you know I won't buy it?"
Li Mo looked very unhappy at him. While this guy was quarreling with him, he couldn't help but glance at the beautiful security guard next to him, with a lewd look on his face.
Hold-
"Steven, tell the boss that I bought this ring."
Steven hurriedly translated, and the boss gave a thumbs up and said: "Oke, Oke."
"Hmph, let's go."
The man from Bangzi Kingdom snorted and walked away angrily with four bodyguards.
"Mr. Qin, the boss asked you how to pay?" Steven reminded in a low voice.
"The price hasn't been negotiated yet, how much do you want to pay?" Li Mo said calmly, "The stick man just offered up to two thousand US dollars, I can add another five hundred."
Steven was stunned for a moment, with a look of confusion on his face, but he still translated his words honestly.
The stall owner also had a look of surprise on his face, but he soon started bargaining with Li Mo again.
"This is an antique ring from China more than a hundred years ago, worth at least seven thousand dollars."
The boss sounded very firm.
Li Mo raised three fingers: "If you can come up with a ring worn by the emperor, I can offer you 20,000 US dollars, but this ring is worth at most 3,000 US dollars."
The stall owner was obviously choked by his words, his face was full of reluctance, and it seemed that he no longer wanted to do business with him.
Li Mo calmly took out another blue and white bowl from the stall, and picked out a pair of identical items from the pile of debris.
"I want all these things, and I'll give you seven thousand dollars."
At this time, Steven stepped forward to talk to him, and took out a business card from his briefcase. After communicating with him for a while, he said to Li Mo: "Mr. Qin, the boss said all this." If so, add another thousand dollars."
Li Mo frowned slightly and hesitated for a while before saying, "I took all the seven thousand five hundred US dollars with me."
"ok, ok."
Even if the deal was concluded, Steven went to handle the payment procedures. The boss put the ruby ring into the ring box at Li Mo's request. The blue and white bowl was packed with foam. Li Mo personally packed the last pair of bows with foam. Wrap it up and then carefully roll it up with clear tape.
After the transaction was over, the old American man hugged Li Mo enthusiastically.
"Mr. Qin, tell us." Steven felt itchy in his heart. He was an art trader and naturally paid more attention to antiques.
Others also pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
"The ruby ring is indeed from the late Qing Dynasty, and the quality of the gems is very good. I made up the numbers for that bowl, and the one I picked out from the junk pile is what I want."
"What kind of antiques are those two pieces?"
"According to my preliminary appraisal, it is an ancient artifact from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China more than 2,000 years ago, that is, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period. It is called the wrong gold and silver beast head bow holder. The bow holder is an exclusive instrument on the chariot and is a war weapon. The fixed bracket for holding the crossbow when the chariot is moving is usually placed on the left side of the chariot. This pair of bow holders is of exquisite craftsmanship and is decorated with gold and silver tiger heads."
"By the Western Han Dynasty, chariots had withdrawn from the stage of history, and crossbows had become special weapons for the military. Therefore, bow-bearing devices were generally reserved for big shots. Very few bow-holding devices have been unearthed so far, and each one is of extraordinary significance. "
