1000. Auction (1/5)
In the white world, people love ruby and regard it as a representative of love, passion and noble character, and a symbol of glory.
After this gem was discovered, the earliest European Gem Association designated ruby as the "July Birthday Stone", and July is a symbol of nobleness, love and benevolence, and many people choose to get married in July.
Of course, Wang Bo knew that Europeans chose to get married in July because the weather was the best in July, warm but not hot, windy but not fierce.
However, after this tradition continues, July has a special significance, and the value of July's birthday stones will naturally increase.
To this day, royal families in various countries still use rubies as a witness to their marriage. For example, at the previous British royal wedding, Prince William's chest ribbon was equipped with a piece of chicken blood ruby, while the flower center buds held by Princess Katie were embellished with pink rubies.
"This set of ruby jewelry has not been named yet. According to convention, its first owner enjoys the official naming rights. Please bid for all the guests who cherish their other half of their lives!"
"The starting price is one million yuan! The minimum price increase shall not be less than 100,000 yuan!"
As soon as the white gloves were quoted, a middle-aged man in the front row picked up: "Two million!"
"Two million and five million!"
"Two,600,000!"
"Two million,700,000!"
"Three million!"
Prices soared quickly, from two to three million, only half a minute.
Ye Qipeng smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Wang, it may be difficult for you to get this set of jewelry today. This auction company is really good at playing, and it actually uses the naming rights to attract customers."
For women, the naming right of jewelry is more attractive than that of jewelry itself!
Because of the rules of world power struggle, it is too difficult for women to leave their names in history through officialdom. Of course, **** like Pan Jinlian and Ma don’t count. What we are talking about here is a good name rather than a infamy.
But if they can name a set of jewelry, they can achieve their goals, especially if the jewelry is still valuable, then their names will spread more widely when it flows.
For example, the most famous "Carmen Lucia Stone" in Ruby history. Carmen Lucia is the wife of a jewelry collector Pete Buck, and the two are very loving.
When she first heard about this ruby in 2002, she yearned for it and hoped to have a chance to meet her. But the disease quickly took away her life. In 2003, she died of cancer.
Her husband, Pete Buck, was very sad. In order to fulfill his wife's last wish, he bought the gem with a large sum of money, and then named it after his wife, and finally donated it to the museum.
There are still things related to this incident on the projection screen. After buying the ruby, Pete Buck said in an interview: Don’t wait for love, this is on it, stimulating these men.
Wang Bo understood all this, but he was determined to win this set of jewelry. Eva liked this jewelry very much. This was the first time he saw Eva liked a piece of jewelry so much.
The price rose from three million to five million, and the first small auction climax was about to appear.
Wang Bo kept his troops in his hand until the price rose to 7.5 million and almost everyone withdrew, he suddenly raised the sign in his hand: "Eight million!"
When he finally competed for this ruby jewelry, the price was increased by 100,000 yuan. He increased by 500,000 yuan at one time, which was still a bit shocking.
Those who can reach Christie's autumn auction must be rich, but the money of the rich is not printed by the money printing machine. They spend money generously, but they are more cautious when unnecessary.
Needless to say, now that the auction items are at the final stage, it is an unnecessary stage.
After Wang Bo gave the price of 8 million, he attracted a lot of attention. Some people in the front row looked back and showed a sudden expression when they saw the quiet Eva beside him.
There was also a handsome young man applauding Wang Bo, smiling and congratulating him.
The middle-aged man who offered quotations of 7.5 million shook his head and withdrew from the competition, and suddenly raised the price by 500,000. Moreover, his opponent was a passionate young man, so he felt that there was no need to continue the competition.
After three quotes on white gloves, this set of jewelry belonged to Wang Bo.
Because this lot is obviously linked to love, the people on the scene cooperated very much and all gave applause. For these white people, love and chivalrous spirit are always their favorite things.
Wang Bo and Eva stood up hand in hand to express their gratitude. Adams Georgetown walked on the stage and asked coquettishly: "Sir, now you have obtained the naming rights for this set of ruby jewelry. Please name this set of jewelry."
Wang Bo said: "My fiancée is named Irina Sharapova, and I want to name it Eva."
There was another applause, and several people around him even stood up to shake hands with him and congratulate Eva.
The auction of ruby jewelry ended, and the first little climax ended.
Some of the items that appeared later were more valuable, but they did not receive so much attention.
After a Chinese auction item came out, Ye Qipeng and Yang Zhilong straightened their backs.
This auction item is called Fu Weng Yunlong Huangyu Pen Wash. It was actually used by Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher and writer of the Northern Song Dynasty during his lifetime. Of course, he used a lot during his lifetime, but the penwash that has been passed down to this day and is still used in his later years. This is the one.
Yang Zhilong introduced to Wang Bo: "This wash is carved from topaz. You see, hesitation is affected by soil bleaching. It has a waxy appearance and a mottled jade surface with ochre-decorated stylized strips. It is a standard result of topaz after time cultivation."
Even if this brush wash does not have background culture bonus, it is excellent only from the outside. It overall presents the shape of a dragon boat, with diverse lines, very delicate carving, powerful cuts, and smooth lines, giving people the feeling of riding the wind.
"We came for this national treasure. This wash-up originally belonged to a great scholar, but was snatched away by an American when the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China. We want to snatch it back." Ye Qipeng said with a serious expression.
After displaying this pen washing, the auction company started quoting, with the starting price directly being 6 million, and each increase must not be less than 200,000.
This is a must-have for Chinese people to buy this work of art.
However, pen washing is indeed very valuable. Some white people have raised their signs to increase the price, and the price has soared step by step to eight million. Wang Bo used to buy ruby jewelry prices.
Yang Zhilong raised the price, and someone followed the price. After the price reached 10 million New York dollars, Ye Qipeng shook his head and said regretfully: "I can only miss it today, and our lowest price has arrived."
Eva raised an eyebrow at him and gave him a hint. Wang Bo's heart moved and said, "Continue to increase the price, the one below is mine, let's take it together!"
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!