Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 28 Isn’t enamel porcelain?
"Uncle De, help me take a look at this." The uncle handed over the hand warmer that Lin Yuan had chosen for him.

Uncle De took it, looked at it for a while, and said, "It's a very interesting thing, from the Qing Dynasty, and it's made of enamel."

This hand warmer is octagonal in shape, about the size of a small box. The most attractive part is the intricately patterned cover. As a heat dissipation area, the hollow-carved cover has five butterflies holding a longevity pattern, which complements the patterns of fortune, wealth, longevity and happiness on the body of the warmer.

Such a hand warmer is obviously something that belonged to wealthy families in ancient times.

Needless to say, it definitely has considerable collection value.

"Enamel? Isn't that porcelain?" Henry asked.

He had heard of enameled porcelain when he was in China.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "They are different. Enamelware has existed for a long time, but enamel porcelain only appeared in the Qing Dynasty."

First, let’s talk about enamel. Enamel is a silicate decorative material made by crushing and melting quartz, porcelain clay, feldspar, borax, etc.

According to the production method, Ming and Qing enamelware can be roughly divided into cloisonné enamel, chiseled enamel, hammered enamel, painted enamel and transparent enamel.

Among them, cloisonné enamel, commonly known as cloisonné, has the longest history, the largest number, and is the most representative.

"This should be cloisonné enamel." Lin Yuan added.

Uncle De: "Yes! It is cloisonné enamel, but it is not a fine product."

Cloisonné enamel, also known as cloisonne, is a handicraft that combines copper and enamel and is made through multiple firing processes. Due to its cumbersome and complex craftsmanship, it represents one of the pinnacle works of traditional Chinese craftsmanship.

In fact, it is made by using thin flat copper wires as lines, pinching out various patterns on the copper base, and then filling the patterns with colorful enamel dots, which are then fired, polished and gilded.

"Is it from the Qing Dynasty? How much is it worth?"

Uncle De couldn't help but estimate the price: "About $6!"

My uncle was a little disappointed. He thought the thing was very exquisite and was worth more than $10.

"What's wrong? Are you still not satisfied? You used to..."

Just as Uncle De was about to reveal the secrets of his uncle, his uncle quickly spoke up: "Ah! Satisfied, who said I'm not satisfied?"

Why bring up the past?
As the saying goes, "A hero never brags about his past achievements."

If everyone knew what my uncle was thinking, they would probably all complain that he was shameless. Is this how you use the saying “A hero never brags about his past achievements”?
"Uncle De, what about my silver coin?" Henry placed the silver coin in his palm and spread it out.

Uncle De first criticized: "Your hands are sweaty, it's better not to play like this."

Henry felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He quickly wiped the sweat from his palms with his clothes, then wiped the silver coin before handing it to Uncle De.

Uncle De took a quick look at it, then turned it over and continued reading.

"It's a silver coin from Xiao Ri! This thing is mainly collected by Xiao Ri people. I don't know the specific market price. You'd better take it to Powell Street. I remember there is an antique shop opened by Xiao Ri people there. They will definitely collect this thing.

Although I don’t know much about it, this silver coin is quite rare. I estimate it is worth about 30,000 to 40,000 US dollars! "Uncle De said.

Henry put the silver coins away, feeling relieved.

Then it was Paul's turn, and he first handed over the blue and white porcelain bowl.

"Did Xiaolin also help you find it?" Uncle De asked.

He was really a little surprised. After hearing from Chen Shiquan that Lin Yuan had only been in the antique business for a short time, he could already make accurate judgments? Wasn't this a bit too discouraging?

You know, when he first learned it, he was often fooled, but it’s different now.

Paul nodded and repeated the process of how he got it.

"This bowl is authentic. The body and shape of Jiaqing blue and white porcelain basically follow the Qianlong period. Although it is not as good as the rules of the Qianlong period, it basically maintains the production level of the previous dynasty.

In the early period, the body was relatively fine and white, but not dense enough. In the later period, the craftsmanship was rough and clumsy, similar to the style of the Daoguang period.

This blue and white bowl is a product from the late Jiaqing period.”

The blue and white porcelain of the official kilns during the Jiaqing period was fine, but in order to reduce costs, the folk kilns did not pay attention to the quality of glazing, and the glaze surface often had "wavy glaze". Due to the thin glaze, uneven firing, many bubbles on the glaze surface, and the rough "orange peel pattern" formed after the bubbles broke was serious. Afterwards, Uncle De also estimated a price of 5 US dollars.

Paul sold the blue and white porcelain bowl to Uncle De without saying anything. As for the blue agate, Uncle De refused to accept it and suggested that Paul take it to a gemstone store.

They chatted as they walked.

Looking around, most of the stalls are one meter square. They just spread a velvet cloth on the ground or on the table, and then put the items on it and they are open for business.

What's more, some people even save the trouble of using velvet cloth, and just put a piece of newspaper on the table, then place their treasures there, without calling out, and wait for the right person.

If Lin Yuan, his uncle and others stood at the same stall at the same time, it would appear very crowded.

So, they decided to search for treasure separately.

In fact, there is another factor that makes them feel it is better to act separately.

Uncle De, your eyesight and experience are certainly not bad.

And with the help of the treasure-hunting instrument, Lin Yuan would not miss the treasure that appeared before him.

What if two people fall in love with the same treasure at the same time?

Who goes first?

If it is true, should I let it go or not?

"Xiao Lin, I'll leave first and we'll talk later." Uncle De said, playing with the walnuts in his hand and slowly leaving.

Lin Yuan responded: "Uncle De, take care."

The uncle said hello to Lin Yuan and walked away.

After working in this business for so long, he couldn't even recognize a cow bone. He was really embarrassed. He was anxious to find a bargain and save face.

"What about you?" Lin Yuan turned his gaze to Henry and Paul.

Henry thought for a moment and said, "I want to go shopping by myself first."

After all, there was already a treasure to back him up, and he wanted to experience the fun of treasure hunting on his own.

Paul shook his head.

He knew that it was impossible to find a bargain, so he stayed with Lin Yuan honestly, relying on his reputation as a market manager to try his best to avoid some short-sighted stall owners from offending his God of Wealth, and he could still make some money.

After walking past several stalls, Lin Yuan didn't find anything worth seeing.

Lin Yuan glanced at the live broadcast room and didn’t expect that there were so many night owls watching the live broadcast online.

"Thank you brothers for your company and support! I will send you a small benefit later. As usual, follow and like first, then participate. Don't forget!"

When they heard that Lin Yuan was going to give out benefits, some people who were drowsy in the live broadcast room instantly became alert. You know, the small benefits that Lin Yuan mentioned are not the small red envelopes of only one yuan or a few cents or even a few cents that some anchors use.

A cash red envelope of 1000 yuan is a super red envelope in their eyes.

Especially for the people in South China F3, the biggest red envelope they have ever received may be one or two hundred yuan, and during the Chinese New Year, they basically only receive five or ten yuan.

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The countdown is over.

"Brother whose ID is Langchu Piantian, please contact me as soon as possible to claim the prize." Lin Yuan congratulated.

Afterwards, Lin Yuan said something hurriedly and ignored the live broadcast room.

Because he got a hint from the treasure hunting instrument that there was a treasure about two meters ahead.

Lin Yuan took slightly bigger steps forward.

The stall owner was about fifty years old, not very tall, and a little thin. His eyes were a little small, but he looked a little shrewd.

(End of this chapter)