MTL - Treasure Hunt America-Chapter 43 Authentic from Tiffany
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The condition of the three table lamps can be said to be brand new. The rust on the lamp bases has all disappeared, and the cracked places on the lampshade are all as clean as new, with no cracks at all.
And when he took out the three table lamps from the Ziyu space, he immediately felt relieved, and the feeling of soreness and weakness just now disappeared from his body.
Sure enough, it has something to do with these three table lamps. It seems that it is not an easy task to restore these old antiques. It hurts me to sleep for more than ten hours.
Thinking of this, she quickly took out the phone and saw that there were several missed calls from Candace, so she quickly called back and explained to Candace briefly to reassure her.
At this time, Uncle Fang just went upstairs with the boiled **** tea and handed the **** tea into his hands. Uncle Fang saw the three lamps placed by his bed.
Just looking at it like that, Fang Bo's eyes lit up immediately.
"Good stuff! Where did you get this?"
Fang Bo asked around the three lamps placed on the table, Jin Muchen pinched his nose and drank the bowl of **** tea, then got up and got out of bed and came to Fang Bo's side.
"It's from Long Island..."
Then I talked about how I met Harvey and Mike on the ladder on Friday, how I followed them to Harvey's vacation home, how I knew there was a garage sale next door, and so on.
Of course, he didn't dare to say that these three table lamps were picked up by himself and he didn't spend a penny to get them. He just said vaguely that at that time, these three table lamps were placed in the garage, covered with dust, and looked very shabby. The owner is also ignorant.
In the end, I got it at a very low price. After I came back last night, I spent most of the night trying to clean the three lamps.
Fang Bo looked at the dirty sewage in the water basin still in the room, and the sponge on the side, and the rag believed it to be true.
Fang Bo went downstairs to find a few more light bulbs, installed the lamp, plugged it in, turned on the switch, and the light turned on immediately.
"Good thing, your kid's luck is really going against the sky, haha, of course you were my apprentice, this choice is really right. Boy, you know, you are very likely to find a leak this time, and this It's still a big leak!"
Fang Bo turned off the lamp, then turned the lamp over, looked at the inscription under the lamp, and said to Jin Muchen with a big laugh.
Jin Muchen was also stunned when he heard it. The reason why he took these three lamps back before was because he thought that this lamp must be a treasure, but he didn't expect Fang Bo to rate these three lamps so highly.
Saying that he picked up a big leak, could it be that these three lamps are still some treasures?
Fang Bo carefully observed the first one. Jin Muchen figured out the material of each green desk lamp, turned it over and over in his hand, and then turned it over and over again.
After watching it for a long time, he said to Jin Muchen.
"I don't know about the other two, but this one is definitely the most expensive of the three."
"Why?"
Jin Muchen asked, Uncle Fang gave him a white look: "You boy, Taoism is still too shallow, and there is still a lot to learn! Look at the material of this lamp, it is made of tortoiseshell, and the other two are just bronze and brass. It’s just glass, and the material has already determined the price of this lamp.”
"Ah? It turned out to be tortoiseshell? I said why is the material of this lamp so strange? I researched it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out."
Jin Muchen scratched his head and said.
"Hey, kid, you're probably going to be developed now..."
Uncle Fang put his head under the lampshade again, looked at it carefully for a long time, and then said to Jin Muchen in a murmur, and Jin Muchen was stunned when he heard it.
"You look here?"
Fang Bo pointed to the inside of the lampshade, a very inconspicuous place, and said to Jin Muchen, Jin Muchen put his head under the lampshade to take a closer look, and found a line of very small signatures on the inside of the lampshade.
Louis-Comfort-Tiffany!
"Do you know who this guy is?"
Fang Bo looked at Jin Muchen with a smile and asked, Jin Muchen's head was shaking like a rattle. China is so famous as an antique, can't I remember it all?
Who knows what this foreigner is doing?
Fang Bo directly hit him with a head-scratcher, and then pointed at him with a bit of annoyance.
"You kid, you're so confused, you haven't heard of Tiffany?"
"Of course I've heard of Tiffany. I know that they mainly make jewelry, and they also produce table lamps, but it seems that their main business is diamond jewelry!"
"Looks like you still have to make up your class. Although I'm not very proficient in Western antiques, this Louis-Comfort-Tiffany is also a celebrity in the Western antiques circle!"
Fang Bo smiled and shook his head and said to Jin Muchen, and then began to explain to Jin Muchen.
It turns out that this Louis-Comfort-Tiffany is the founder of Tiffany & Co., Charles. Tiffany's son and second-generation head of Tiffany & Co.
This guy didn't want to be a jeweler at first, he wanted to be a painter at first, but because of the family relationship, he still took over the family business, and it was pretty good.
However, while doing jewelry business, he also has his own hobbies and pursuits, and his hobby is the production and design of stained glass.
So in 1886, he opened his own stained glass manufacturing company, at a time when America was booming and churches were being built in many cities.
And those churches all wanted to use the stained glass used by those churches in continental Europe, so his stained glass company jumped up by taking advantage of this wind.
After that stage, he turned to stained glass to make handmade vases and lamps because of the saturation of the stained glass market.
And this rich second generation is not just a simple company owner, he is also an artist and a design master.
At that time, he produced and designed many stained glass vases and table lamps by himself.
And because he always takes lighting as a unique element in his design, making the painted surface on the glass lampshade exude a unique charm, so his works are often very beautiful and attractive, and they are quite popular in the market. sought after.
So there was such a saying about Tiffany in those days, women all hope to get a set of Tiffany jewelry, while men are more hopeful to get a Tiffany lamp.
Later, in the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, Tiffany table lamp products were already quite famous in the United States and even the world.
Many people are even willing to spend a lot of money for Tiffany's works. At this time, Tiffany, due to her advanced age and the heavy task of managing the company's operations, seldom designs and manufactures works in person.
And at that time, because of the changes of the times, high-power fluorescent lamps became popular, and people thought that Tiffany's works could no longer meet people's daily needs, and could not reflect the effect of the art of the times.
However, he is the only one who firmly believes that his works and artistic style have always been unique and will definitely be revived in the future.
Since the 1970s, his belief has become a reality with the change of popular elements. His works have begun to be recognized and sought after by people. Now, his authentic works are even more Hard to find!
"So there is such a thing to say?"
Jin Muchen said after listening to Fang Bo's explanation.
"Otherwise, what do you think! This Louis, Confort, Tiffany is a famous contemporary artist and design master in the United States. Now his works are often hard to find, and many collectors specialize in collecting the designs and productions he designed and produced. What about glass bricks, lamps and vases. His work now starts at $100,000 even if it’s just an ordinary glass brick!”
Fang Bo said to Jin Muchen, Jin Muchen couldn't help but be stunned, a glass brick costs $100,000 to start?
"Yeah! It starts at $100,000, who made this Comfort. Tiffany is American? So his works are quite popular with American collectors."
Fang Bo went on to say that this is the same as the Chinese people like simple and elegant blue-and-white ancient porcelain, as well as antique landscape calligraphy and painting. Once it comes to national pride, UU reading www.uukanshu. The value of many antiques in com changed immediately.
How about these three beautifully made table lamps? That's not worth buying hundreds of thousands of dollars! This is really developed!
Jin Muchen felt that his heart was shaking uncontrollably.
"These three lamps of yours are very beautifully made, and they have Louis' signature on them. The works should have been made in 1907. At this time, he had rarely participated in the design and production of Tiffany lamps. These pieces of yours should be The boutiques of his period. After all, it was the golden period of his artistic career at that time, and because it was the end of the period, the price would definitely not be cheap. However, I really can't say how much it is worth. After all, I am also not sure about these Western antiques. It’s just a little knowledge. If you want to sell it, I’ll call Rick later, show him it, and ask him to help you contact the buyer. I don’t think he can accept such a valuable thing!”
Fang Bo looked at Jin Muchen and said, Jin Muchen nodded again and again, that was really good.
The next day, Jin Muchen took a leave of absence from John for the first time. Instead of going to work in the distribution center, he drove straight to the citybarn antique store in SOHO early in the morning.
When he arrived, old Rick was already waiting for him in the store. He called Fang Bo yesterday and said that Fang Bo's nephew received three pieces of Louis. The exquisite table lamp made by Tiffany himself, he was also excited and did not sleep well all night.
After all, being able to see Tiffany's masterpieces is not an easy task these days. Many of this master's works are now collected by various gods of wealth, and it is not so easy to see them.
