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Chapter 147 Is the Enamel Incense Burner Real or Fake?
After finding out Shen You's background, everyone here greeted her politely.

"Ms. Shen is an antique restorer, so she can definitely identify things."

A young girl in a white dress spoke up, and before Shen You could reply, she continued, "I have something here, I wonder if you could help take a look at it."

"I'm not an appraiser, so I may not be able to tell for sure." Shen You just said.

"It's okay, just an eyeful."

Soon, the thing was brought over, which was a cloisonné enamel incense burner.

Shen You has recently studied enamel craftsmanship, mainly antique jewelry with enamel craftsmanship. Their studio definitely needs to study it more.

There is a Ming Dynasty reign mark underneath this item, indicating that it was made by the government and is an item from the palace.

But something wasn't quite right.

Whether it looks new or not is just a judging factor.

Someone once stole a paper document of Xu Weili from the Southern Song Dynasty from a tomb. It was a national first-class cultural relic, but it has not been sold for several years.

Because the item looked so new, everyone thought it was a fake, so no one bought it. It was not until the tomb robber was caught and cried behind bars that people realized it was real.

This is also a strange thing in the antique circle.

The thief was probably speechless as well, because he knew better than anyone whether it was true or not, but no one outside would recognize him.

Paper books from the Song Dynasty could be preserved so well, no antique dealer would dare to buy them.

As for the powerful auction companies, if the seller of such items that come from an illegal source does not have a certain status, he will be taken advantage of and may be ripped off without leaving anything behind.

This enamel incense burner looks new and there is no major problem with the craftsmanship, but the color of the mineral glaze used is not quite right.

Cloisonné enamel, also known as cloisonné, was popular during the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty.

The base is made of red copper, on which patterns are pinched with copper wire, filled with mineral glaze and then fired. The blue-dotting and blue-burning process is repeated three times, and then it is polished and plated with gold and silver.

There are also some that are made directly of gold. The museum has one: Qianlong gold-based cloisonné enamel inlaid painted enamel pot.

It was so rich and charming, decorated with corals, pearls and turquoise. The luster of the pearls is still beautiful today.

Shen You looked at the thing in his hand. The words on the bottom were written incorrectly, but the difference was not particularly obvious.

But it was somewhat different from the authentic Ming Dynasty enamels she had seen in the private museums of bigwigs she had visited recently.

She also heard the national team boss in the collection talk about the official seals of the Ming Dynasty.

But is this easy to say?

Shen You looked at the owner of the item, a young couple, and asked, "Didn't you find an appraiser for this item?"

"I guess I have looked for it. How is it?" Qiu Linlin, the girl in the white dress, had a smile on her face and a restrained look of confidence, waiting for Shen You's answer.

Shen You first glanced at Qi Hang, who nodded and asked her to speak frankly.

"I don't think it's an old Ming Dynasty item." Shen You said more tactfully, "The characters on the bottom of the Ming Dynasty are not like this."

It wasn’t made last week either.

It seems to be a fake made of copper from the late Qing Dynasty, so it can be considered a fake of some quality.

To be able to do this, you need to have some skills.

Qiu Linlin seemed to have heard something funny and took out an auction appraisal certificate. "Look at this."

She had read the appraisal certificate when she bought it and had checked it, and the certificate was definitely authentic.

A half-baked person came out to pretend, and now he has been slapped in the face in front of everyone.

The room was quiet for a moment, and then a second-generation man wearing a dark green suit jacket came out to smooth things over.

"When it comes to antiques, even some experts can make mistakes." He was trying to give Shen You a way out, and Qiu Linlin's boyfriend also echoed him.

Shen You just shook his head and sighed, "One more question, how much did you charge for the stuff?"

Qiu Linlin looked up and put the things on the table into the box with satisfaction. "More than three million."

"If it is really an enamelware collected by the Ming Dynasty palace, you will make a profit even if you buy it at double the price." This was all Shen You said.

The authenticity of the certificate does not mean that the item is genuine.

The enamel craft has not been lost, but there are too many handicrafts made with the shortened modern process and inferior glazes, and it is not cheap to make them properly.

But more than three million is really too much of a rip-off.

"Of course it's the real thing. An appraiser on the ship has also seen it!" Qiu Linlin smiled indifferently, and the other party also said that the price was cheap.

She was planning to give it to someone else in order to please him.

I took it out now just to see how much Shen You weighed. It would be meaningless if I told you there was an appraisal certificate in advance.

Shen You didn't refute, "I suggest you find a few more trustworthy people to take a look."

Get the appraisal certificate first. Even if the other party finds out, they may not tell you.

Only those who really know the business will look at the appraisal certificate before buying something.

The antique business relies on vision. There are more fakes than real ones. Even an antique shop owner who has been in the business for half his life may make mistakes.

No one wants to cause trouble for themselves.

Qiu Linlin thought Shen You was trying to make excuses for herself and didn't take it seriously.

Just at this moment, Jiang He, who had just gone to answer the phone, came back. Knowing that she was from the auction company, someone wanted her to take a look as well.

"I usually come into contact with a lot of antiques, but I'm not responsible for appraisal, so I really can't tell for sure. I heard that there are several good appraisers on this ship. How about finding a professional to take a look?"

Jiang He said this politely, implicitly reminding the person to find someone to take a look.

She really couldn't see it, but she knew the ins and outs of the industry. Looking at the situation, she guessed that Shen You was right.

She works for an auction company, so it would be difficult for her to be too obvious about the appraisal reports from her peers.

Qiu Linlin didn't understand what Jiang He meant. She took the enamel incense burner and followed her companions to the next box. She rolled her eyes at him with disdain.
"As soon as I showed her the appraisal certificate, she was slapped in the face. She doesn't look like someone who really has the ability."

"The agarwood string she wears on her hand is worth several bags of yours. The size and quality of it are worth more than 200,000 yuan." The second generation in the dark green suit shook his head.

"Okay, choose a pole." Several people inside laughed.

Qi Hang stood aside and always felt that something was not right. Others didn't know that Shen You was Professor Li's apprentice and someone who associated with people at the same level as Mr. Xu, but he knew it.

Calling real things fake is nothing more than setting a trap and buying real things at a low price. Shen You obviously doesn't have this intention.

He asked Shen You to speak directly because he and Qiu Linlin's boyfriend had a good relationship.

If the things you send out are fake, you will lose face, not to mention asking the big boss for help in the business world.

Qiu Linlin's boyfriend Qin Ping leaned close to him and whispered, "Do you think this thing is real or fake?"

"I've already warned you, what else can you do if you don't believe me?" Qi Hang leaned back on the sofa and gave some advice, "Before you send it out, don't say it's a gift or that you have a certificate of appraisal. Let them check it out before you send it out."

After saying that, he put down his wine glass and went next door to apologize.

When he arrived, he heard Gu Shaoyu also asking how much the enamel incense burner was worth. When Shen You said it was at most 30,000, he took a breath.

Anyone who hears about this price difference will inevitably sympathize with the buyer.

What’s the difference between this and spending three million to buy a raw stone, only to find out when you cut it that it turns out to be a marble-type jadeite with a big crack?
He had such a big fall trying to collect the gems, he had to go to the dog's table to eat when he got home.

　This artifact is absolutely beautiful, but the official website pictures are not open to copyright, so I can’t put it here~
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