He Ren quickly gave up bargaining with Lao Zheng.
He really had no idea about table clocks, especially British table clocks. The price of two to three hundred thousand was estimated by him after doing some homework last night.
Lao Zheng must have done his homework. Even if this kind of thing is sold, there is no profit. It is more reliable to look for something that Lao Zheng doesn't know.
He Ren's eyes fell on another clock. This one was smaller, only fifty centimeters high, and it was also made of gold-plated copper.
The difference is that this clock has a marble base underneath, a small Roman dial in the middle, and humanoid sculptures on both sides. On one side are three young men wearing helmets and battle uniforms, and on the other side is an old man holding three hands. A big sword.
The carvings are exceptionally exquisite and the characters are lifelike. You can tell from a glance that this is a master craftsmanship.
He Ren opened his treasure appraisal eye and took a look——
Name: French gold-plated copper "Hogarth Brothers' Oath" sculpture clock
Years: two hundred and eight years
He Ren's heart moved. He didn't understand the clock, but he knew "The Oath of the Hogarth Brothers"!
This is the famous work of Jacques-Louis David, an academician of the French Royal Academy of Arts and the founder of the neoclassical school of painting.
The background is that more than 1,400 years ago, there was a war between the Romans and the ancient Etruscans, but the two sides often intermarried and the relationship between the people was very good.
In order to avoid large-scale fighting, the rulers decided to select three warriors each to duel, and whoever lost would surrender to the other party.
Finally, the three Horas brothers were selected to fight with the enemy. Old Horas handed three sharp swords to his sons and vowed to die in battle if they could not triumph.
In the end the three Horatii brothers won and they became heroes of Rome.
Most of Jacques-Louis David's early works were about heroic themes. This painting is still in the Louvre, and the price is unknown. If it were put up for auction, it would definitely be a sky-high price.
Therefore, a clock carved with the theme of "The Oath of the Hogarth Brothers" should be worth a lot of money. Judging from the age, it is probably the Jiaqing period, which is older than the British clock just now.
Moreover, the carving work is not of the same level. The carving work of this clock is better, but the placement of the two clocks...Old Zheng obviously did not realize the value of the French clock, probably because there is no name on it.
He Ren calmly picked up the "Hogarth Brothers' Oath" clock and said casually, "This shape is quite unique. How much does it cost?"
Old Zheng beamed, "This is also a British royal clock. Look at the shape, it must be a master craftsman..."
He Ren almost laughed out loud, British royal clock? The co-author, Lao Zheng, doesn’t know the origin of this clock at all, so that’s easy to deal with.
Lao Zheng really didn't know. If it weren't for the name of Charles Frodsham engraved on another clock, he wouldn't know its origin.
These two clocks, including the pocket watches next to them, were all obtained by Lao Zheng from his old house. To be precise, they were given to him by Lao Zheng's neighbors.
There used to be an old watchmaker living in this community, and he had a good relationship with Lao Zheng. He often boasted that he had collected several foreign table clocks and pocket watches, all of which were valuable and top-notch items. Lao Zheng proposed several times that he wanted to learn more, but was rejected by the old watchmaker.
Something unexpected happened. One day when the old watchmaker went out for a walk, he accidentally got into a car accident and died. Since the old watchmaker only had one son, who was still out of town, Lao Zheng helped with the funeral arrangements.
When the old watchmaker's funeral was held, his son rushed back from other places. Naturally, he was grateful to Lao Zheng. After the old watchmaker's funeral was completed, Lao Zheng also made some inquiring about the old watchmaker's collection.
As a result, the old watchmaker's son gave these clocks and pocket watches directly to Lao Zheng to thank him for his help. Obviously, the old watchmaker's son did not know the value of these things.
So Lao Zheng didn’t spend a penny on these clocks, and he made a profit from selling them...
Of course, Lao Zheng must want to sell more money. Who would think that the money is too much, but He Ren is not a fool. He sneered, "Master craftsman? Which master?"
"Well……"
Old Zheng was speechless. The clock in He Ren's hand did not have the author's signature on it. Old Zheng didn't even know what the statue was carved on.
Seeing that Old Zheng couldn't answer, He Ren tried hard to get at it and put the clock back, "It doesn't look like a good thing, so I don't want it anymore."
"Don't bother me, boss." Lao Zheng immediately picked up the clock again, "After all, I bought these two clocks together, and they must be very old. How about packing 500,000? "
He Ren curled his lips, "You just mentioned that five hundred thousand, and now you're packing it for five hundred thousand. Does that mean it's not valuable?"
"Well……"
Lao Zheng suddenly felt that He Ren was a bit difficult to deal with, "Boss, I finally brought it back from abroad, you have to let me earn a little bit, right?"
Seeing that Old Zheng was starting to sell out badly, He Ren couldn't stand it anymore, "Okay, I only want the villain's, fifty thousand. I don't like the Queen of England's, so you can keep it and sell it to others."
Lao Zheng thought about it and decided that it was better than nothing. Anyway, he had sold this thing several times, and no one offered it for 50,000 yuan, so he might as well sell it to He Ren.
"Okay, then I'll make the boss my friend."
He Ren handed the "Hogarth Brothers' Oath" clock to Zhang Nuo, and pointed to the pocket watch next to him, "We will settle the bill later, bring those pocket watches over and let me take a look."
There were three pocket watches in total. He Ren took a look and saw that they were all hunting shell pocket watches.
The so-called hunting shell pocket watch has a metal protective cover on the outside to protect the glass mirror and hands of the pocket watch from being damaged or accidentally moved due to violent movements during hunting.
Because it was troublesome to tell the time on a hunting case pocket watch, someone later designed a semi-hunting watch, which had a hole in the front cover and could be taken out to read the time.
The three pieces in He Ren's hands are complete metal shells, but their origins are unusual.
A Patek Philippe, a Vacheron Constantin, and a Longines, and they are all antique watches. The year given by the treasure eye is around 1830.
When Lao Zheng saw He Ren looking at it for a long time, he immediately smiled and said, "Boss, these three pocket watches are all brand-name goods. I didn't sell them even if others offered me 100,000 yuan each. But we have hit it off. If you like it, I'll pack it up for 300,000 yuan." , you take it.”
He Ren was in a bit of a dilemma. These three pocket watches were in good condition and would be good as gifts or to keep for yourself. The problem was that He Ren didn't know the price...
At this moment, Liu Fei suddenly raised his head and blinked at He Ren. He Ren's eyes lit up. He suddenly remembered that Liu Fei seemed to have a classmate who liked to collect all kinds of watches.
If this is the case, does it mean that these three pocket watches are very profitable?
But now that the live broadcast is going on, Liu Fei doesn't have time to ask his classmates if there is any problem?
He Ren wanted to ask Liu Fei, "Is the friend you are talking about yourself?"
