Jianbao life

Chapter 408 Second-Hand Store

Maybe it's because Chu Chen really likes places with a long history, and Wu Ke is by his side. In this small city, the two of them strolled leisurely until the next afternoon. .

"Achen, you are not in the antique business, do you want to visit the second-hand charity shop here?" Wu Ke asked while holding Chu Chen's arm.

"Second-hand charity shop?" Chu Chen asked with some doubts.

"Yeah, it's actually the second-hand store we're talking about, and there are also antique shops..."

Next, with Wu Ke's explanation, Chu Chen knew what the second-hand charity shop in Yinglun meant.

In the early years, the circulation of goods in England was not as convenient as it is now. People living in villages and towns came up with a way to replace them. They took out their excess daily necessities and put them in shops for everyone to exchange for each other.Later, some stores accumulated the funds obtained from selling second-hand goods for public welfare or charity.

And some second-hand stores can collect very old clothes, and then wash them and sell them to the poor as if they don’t need money. Therefore, the locals also call second-hand stores charity stores.

Today, second-hand stores in England are very popular, almost in commercial streets in cities and in larger towns or villages.If not, local merchants will also take out a place to fulfill their obligations and sell second-hand goods on behalf of them.

Of course, second-hand stores are different from antique stores, but there are indeed opportunities to find antiques in second-hand stores, especially domestic antiques. You can also find some very good things in second-hand stores together. It depends on your eyesight.

Wu Ke said: "I know that there is a second-hand shop that besides some second-hand daily necessities, there are also some antiques and other things on several shelves, including our country's porcelain and some miscellaneous small items. , shall we go and have a look?"

Hearing what Wu Ke said, Chu Chen became interested. The second-hand flea market in England is very developed, and because England is an old empire, there is no shortage of antiques. Originally, when he came to England this time, he also planned to go to the famous Going around the antique market, now is just a good time to experience it in advance, and it is exactly what he wants.

The second-hand store that Wu Ke mentioned was not far away, within 10 minutes of walking.

The second-hand store is neither too big nor too small. Maybe today is Wednesday, and it is past one o'clock in the afternoon. There are only two or three customers in the store, and they are all picking out daily necessities. No one cares about the antiques on the innermost shelf.

Like the rich locals, second-hand stores or antique stores often have low-key and shabby facades, but they hide amazing secrets after entering.This store is the same, not to mention the antiques on the shelves inside, in addition to some second-hand daily necessities, there are actually second-hand luxury goods.

For example, now there is a customer who is carefully looking at a LV ladies bag in front of a shelf.

Seeing an oriental couple walk in, the owner of the second-hand shop and the customers looked at it curiously, but after looking at it, those customers came to choose the products they liked.

"You two, please take a look around, the price is marked." The boss said with a smile.

The two nodded politely, and went straight to the shelf where the antiques were placed.

Seeing this situation, the boss was slightly taken aback, and then his eyes lit up. Those who can buy antiques are undoubtedly big customers. Although he mainly does second-hand charity business, there are few people in the world who don't like making money. He is A businessman is no exception, otherwise, there would be no antiques in his shop.

What just made the boss wonder is that these two orientals don’t know where they are from. If they are from Baodao or Xiangjiang, it’s okay. Islanders, it can be seen from their speech and demeanor that these two people are obviously not.

After all, it is only the beginning of the 21st century, and the general opinion of foreigners towards Chinese people is that there are many poor people.After a few more years, our country is getting stronger and more Chinese are traveling abroad, and the views of foreigners will gradually change.

However, the phenomenon of anti-China and insulting China in foreign countries is very serious. They deliberately portray the mainland as if it is still in a feudal society. Under the influence of this, there are not a few foreigners who have a contemptuous attitude towards the Chinese people.

The antique business in this second-hand store is just a sideline of the boss. Therefore, there are not many antiques here. There are only three shelves in total, and there are about sixty items, most of which are things like lighters and clocks. There are only more than 20 antiques in China. As for how many genuine ones are there, you can only know after you have seen them.

Anyway, there was more time, so Chu Chen enjoyed it with great interest while introducing it to Wu Ke, and it was quite interesting when the time came.

After looking at a few miscellaneous gadgets, Chu Chen never expected that three of the five items were genuine. Such an authenticity rate is really not low in the antique business, which made him immediately He became interested, but when he saw the price tag, he couldn't help shaking his head again.

Don't think that foreigners are inferior to Chinese people in antiques. On the contrary, some shopkeepers have a higher cognitive ability to judge the antiques they sell. They can be said to be experts, and some are comparable to experts. The accuracy of their dating It is much higher than some so-called experts in China.

In particular, they have a very thorough understanding of the market conditions. Unless they are mistaken, it is not so easy to find antiques at a low price.

Of course, like in China, not every shopkeeper is proficient in this aspect, but judging from the prices seen now, the level of the shopkeeper in front of him is obviously not low. It is a full market price, unless it is bought for collection, if it is bought by a merchant, there is no profit at all.

"Hey, what is this thing? It's so cute!" Wu Ke pointed to something on the shelf and said in surprise.

Chu Chen turned his head and saw that it turned out to be a very lively and lovely bunny aromatherapy.

The whole body of Rabbit Kaoru is dark and moist, and it seems to reveal a bit of mystery. At the same time, the unique treatment of details makes this Rabbit Kaoru lively and cute everywhere.

The appearance of the rabbit is very similar to Pikachu in the comics. It raised its head high, opened its eyes wide, opened its mouth slightly, and looked very focused.

It is conceivable that if the incense is lit at this time, it must be admiring the smoke cloud from its mouth in surprise. It looks so good that people can't help but smile knowingly.

This Rabbit Kaoru can be said to be lively in shape and unique in creativity. Although the details are very rough, it is precisely because of this that this work is more friendly and artistically expressive, making it unforgettable.

Chu Chen took the Rabbit Smoker into his hand, observed it carefully, and explained with a smile: "This thing is called Rabbit Smoker, which was used for incense in ancient times. If you like it, we will buy it later!"

"Okay!"

Wu Ke nodded happily, but when he saw the price tag of Tu Xun, he hesitated: "It's 1000 pounds, it seems a bit expensive."

Now the middle price between the pound and the RMB is more than one to fourteen, but it is generally calculated on the basis of one to fifteen, 1000 is two hundred British pounds, and if converted into RMB, it is [-].

Although Wu Ke liked this Rabbit Xun very much, she still felt that it was a bit expensive to buy a bronze vessel with a height of fifteen or six centimeters, and she felt a little bit reluctant to buy it for eighteen thousand.

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "Listen to me, this price is quite appropriate."

After all, her father is in the antique business. Although Wu Ke is not proficient in antiques, she has never eaten pork before, and she has seen pigs run away. After hearing what Chu Chen said, she immediately realized that buying at this price should be regarded as a mistake, so She happily took the things in her hands and played with them.

Next, Chu Chen looked at a few more things, and they were all real, but except for an official pottery utensil, the others were either expensive, or just some small items that he wasn't interested in.

Pao ware, actually gourd ware, is a traditional handicraft that combines natural beauty with artificial craftsmanship.It refers to engraving inscribed patterns on a man-made mold and putting it on a young gourd. When the gourd grows up and is taken out after autumn, the shape and text of the gourd will be the same as those on the mould.

During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the technology of this kind of gourd was extremely developed, and it was called "Fan Zhi Ming Chong Gourd" at that time. Using this kind of gourd to raise song insects (such as grasshoppers) became a popular culture at that time.

As for the official model, it refers to the Beijing antique circle and the inheritors of song insect breeding. It is a general term for the model gourds related to the royal family. It is characterized by complicated and exquisite patterns.

Compared with the official model, it is the gourd made by folk craftsmen, which is called the folk model.

What Chu Chen had in front of him was an official gourd pottery vessel from the Qianlong period.

The upper part of this vessel is square, with immortals and auspicious clouds printed on all sides.The lower part is a twelve-plane body, with eight triangular planes printed with group longevity patterns, and four square planes printed with immortal and auspicious cloud patterns. What is also commendable is that the lid of this vessel is not lost, it is an ivory lid.

This gourd should be grown in a ceramic impression. You must know that gourds are plants after all, and they can only be harvested once a year in autumn. Due to the influence of natural factors such as climate, soil, and seeds, you can harvest satisfactory ones. The finished product is not an easy task.

What's more, such a unique shape and such a clear texture can be said to be the only one in a million.What's even more rare is that the device has been preserved up to now without any flaws on the surface, and the price is only [-] pounds. Therefore, Chu Chen immediately decided to take it down.

Among the remaining few miscellaneous antiques, there is nothing good, and I don’t know if there are more genuine ones, but most of the remaining antiques are fakes.However, Chu Chen was already very satisfied with finding two things in this second-hand store.

(End of this chapter)