A treasure-appraisal maniac

Jean and Wade came to visit Lu Fei, and the meeting gifts they brought made Kong Jiaqi almost lose her temper. Even Lu Fei couldn't hide his excitement when he saw it.

What can excite Lu Fei is definitely a good object, in fact it is.

Fixed in the box is a rhinoceros horn-carved Songyin Gaoshi cup, which is slightly larger than the rhinoceros-horn carved cup shaped by Master Youkan that Lu Fei picked up in the Demon City.

This rhinoceros horn cup is nine centimeters high, and its oval diameter reaches fifteen centimeters at its widest point and about ten centimeters at its narrowest point.

The cup is dark brown, open and tied at the bottom.

The material is made from the thick shape of the Asian rhinoceros horn, sawing off the tip and turning it upside down, like an inverted peak rock.

The cup is based on the theme of a reclusive scribe, and the mountains, ravines, pine trees and flowing springs are carved on the outer wall of the rhinoceros horn with a knife instead of pen.

This cup combines the natural gutter and hillock of the rhinoceros horn itself, and cleverly carves out an ancient pine as the handle of the cup. The pine branches extend up to the mouth of the cup. The raised parts of the hillock are also used to emboss the branches and leaves of the pine tree. The pine leaves are as flat as wheel. ??

Under the ancient pine tree, an old man wearing a wide-sleeved gown, with his hair in a bun and a beard hanging down his chest, sat cross-legged on the ground.

The stream in front of the old man is gurgling. By the stream, a clump of autumn chrysanthemums grows against the rocks, with broad leaves and huge flowers.

This cup has a dignified and simple shape, simple decoration, and a panoramic layout that makes the scenery picturesque and rich in charm.

The inner wall of the cup is also made using the flowing water chamfering method to depict the ravines on the mountain wall to the bottom of the cup. At the same time, the stream is extended into the bottom of the cup, so that the gurgling water extends into the gully.

The scenery on this cup echoes back and forth, the carving techniques are exquisite, and the characters are vivid and lifelike. It is the best of the best.

Lu Fei already knew the answer after looking at the material and the exquisite carving.

I was even more sure when I turned the Songyin Gaoshi Cup over and saw the word "Tiancheng" written on the bottom of the cup.

This is the Songyin Gaoshi Cup carved by Bao Tiancheng, the master of rhinoceros horn carving in the Ming Dynasty and the second best in Wuzhong.

It goes without saying that Bao Tiancheng is famous. In the field of rhinoceros horn eagles, this man claims to be second, but absolutely no one dares to call him first.

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Master You Kan is also a master of rhinoceros horn carving, but when placed next to Bao Tiancheng, there is no comparison with Bao Tiancheng in terms of carving skills, creativity, or personal reputation, and their value is also completely different.

Bao Tiancheng's works are extremely rare and only nine are currently known in China.

There are six pieces in the National Museum, all of which came from Mr. Zhang Boju’s personal donation.

There is one piece in the Bashu Museum, and one piece each in the Yangcheng and Magic Capital Museums.

As for private and major auctions, it has never appeared at all.

If this Bao Tiancheng Songyin Gaoshi Cup were released, it would definitely fetch nine figures.

Lu Fei looked at it and put the rhinoceros horn cup on the coffee table. Gene smiled like a gentleman, opened another box and pushed it over.

"Fei, look at this again. This is a gift from Wade."

Lu Fei smiled at Wade and said.

"Mr. Wade, you are too polite when we first meet."

Wade stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

"It's just because we met for the first time that I expressed my feelings. I hope Mr. Lu Fei likes it."

Lu Fei nodded and looked inside the box. Lu Fei was also very surprised by this look.

What this box contains is not a Chinese antique, but a bottle of antique wine.

This is a bottle of 60-year-old Macallan whiskey. Lu Fei has a certain understanding of the world’s antique wines and wine culture.

As far as Lu Fei knew, this wine was awesome.

When it comes to whiskey, Macallan is a name that cannot be ignored.

As one of the most prestigious single malt whiskey brands, The Macallan has always been the object of competition among collectors and investors, sweeping almost all lists in the global auction market.

At the end of 2018, a bottle of 60-year-old Macallan Scotch whiskey was auctioned in the UK for a sky-high price of 1.2 million pounds, setting a world record for the auction price of a single bottle of whiskey.

According to the auction house, this bottle of whiskey dates from 1926 and was brewed in sherry barrels for 60 years at the Macallan Distillery near the River Spey in northeastern Scotland before being bottled in 1986.

Among the 40 bottles of whiskey bottled at the same time, only this bottle has a bottle hand-painted by the famous Irish painter Michael Dillon. The pattern is of the manor built by the Macallan family in 1700. Blake, the godfather of British Pop Art, and Adami, the Roman Pop artist Design wine bottle labels.

Wine International Director Tim said, "This whiskey is basically the best and most collectible single malt whiskey of the 20th century."

Lu Fei was surprised but did not touch the box. He lit a cigarette and said to Wade.

"Mr. Wade, there is an old saying in China: Receiving salary without merit results in trouble sleeping and eating."

"Your gift is too valuable, I cannot accept it."

Wade smiled and said.

"Mr. Lu Fei, we are all friends. It's just a bottle of wine. Why should you refuse?"

"Mr. Wade, if it is just ordinary wine, I will accept it with peace of mind."

"But as far as I know, this bottle of wine came from the British World Famous Wine Auction in 2018. It sold for a sky-high price of 1.2 million pounds at that time. It is really too expensive."

Upon hearing the price of 1.2 million pounds, Kong Jiaqi and Chen Xiang looked at each other and became uneasy at the same time.

Oh my god!

1.2 million pounds, equivalent to more than 10 million Chinese dollars, what kind of mouth does this have to be worthy of such a precious whiskey!

Oh my god, it’s so scary!

Gene smiled and said to Lu Fei.

"Fei, although this bottle of wine is the same model as the one at the auction, it is not the same bottle."

"This thing is very sad for the Wade family. You must not be polite to him."\u003c

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"When you have the opportunity to go to the United States, I will take you to Wade's private winery. There are many better wines than this one. I hope you can drink them to your heart's content."

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Kong Jiaqi almost cursed when he heard this.

You have a lot of wine worth more than 10 million yuan, will you die if you don't brag about it?

But Lu Fei believed it after hearing it.

Putting aside Wade's identity, just based on Gene's identity, it would not be a problem to spend one million pounds on drinks.

Judging from Wade's own temperament and conversation, Wade's identity is definitely not inferior to Gene's.

Facing two super wealthy people, Lu Fei would be a fool if he wanted to be polite to them.

"In this case, I would rather obey your orders than be respectful. Thank you again Mr. Wade. I really hope I have the opportunity to go to your private winery to see it with my own eyes."

"You are very welcome. My winery is open to friends at any time, including Mr. Lu Fei." Wade said.

Collect the two boxes and give them to Chen Xiang.

Lu Fei winked, and the two women left knowingly.

"Two friends, let's talk. Is there anything you need my help with?"

After the two girls left, Jean no longer needed to show off.

He took a long breath and relaxed.

"Fei, you actually hid this from me?"

"Hiding it from you?"

"What did I hide from you?" Lu Fei asked with a slight frown.

"Let me ask you, do you know how to restore antiques?"

"yes?"

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier? It made me look for skilled craftsmen all over the world, but it turned out that the craftsmen were my best friends. This is the greatest irony to me."

"Hold!"

"Can you please be reasonable?"

"When did I tell you that I don't know how to restore antiques?"