Li Mo knew nothing about which foreign master this sculpture was. He only judged whether it had historical value and market value based on the reaction of the strange boy. As for what it was specifically, Steven still needed to contact him.

Only a professional can identify it.

Because of his previous trip to Europe, he came to the United States this time not only to see if he could find more antiques from China, but also to focus on looking for the most eye-catching oil paintings and sculptures in the European and American markets.

Regarding Li Mo's ability, the few people who followed him finally saw it with their own eyes. He just went through a lot of trouble to get the ugly sculpture, which undoubtedly proves that the sculpture is more valuable.

If he comes to go shopping, it means he will get rich, while they come to go shopping just to go shopping. There is really no comparison between people.

A group of people continued to walk forward, and saw someone arguing fiercely at a stall in front of them. One of the two parties in the argument was from Bangzi Country, and the other was Chinese or Chinese. Two men in their fifties were arguing fiercely.

The key is that one speaks Bangzi and the other speaks Chinese. I don’t know how they can understand what the other is saying. They each speak their own words.

"Mr. Qin, they had a dispute over a jade article. The jade article in the man's hand from the Bangzi country was the one that the Chinese took a fancy to first and inquired about the price first. But the people from the Bangzi country had no morals and wanted to get it first.

I want to buy it."

The beautiful security guard beside him translated in a low voice.

Li Mo looked at the jade object. It was a jade hairpin with a phoenix head wrapped in gold. It looked quite gorgeous. He glanced at the jade object and then lost interest. It must have been carved recently. Although the quality of the jade was

It's not bad, but to be honest, there's no point in buying it.

At this time, four Chinese people began to slowly surround the stall. The Chinese glanced at them, snorted and turned away. There are no rules in the United States. If he is single and suffers a loss, he has to bear it himself.

Li Mo approached slowly, and looked at the stall. There were quite a lot of jade jewelry, and there were also four treasures of the study for sale. This stall seemed to be specially set up for Chinese tourists.

The man from Bangzi Country fought for the jade hairpin, with a look of pride on his face, but he didn't buy it. Instead, he put the gold-wrapped jade hairpin back on the stall, cursed and left with four bodyguards.

"Fake."

The stall owner was a tall American, and he couldn't help but curse at the backs of those Chinese people.

Li Mo took a few glances and found nothing good. After walking more than a dozen steps, he saw the man from Bangzi Country standing in front of a stall. His face seemed to be serious. He picked up a ring on the stall and looked at it carefully.

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The strange boy glanced at it, and the ruby ​​ring emitted a light gray halo. It was an antique from the Qing Dynasty. Could it be that that guy also knew how to identify treasures?

Li Mo walked forward and saw a variety of things on display in this stall. Not only were there rings of various styles, but also several small bronzes, a few porcelains, and a pile of things scattered at the very edge.

The boss was an old man in his sixties. When he saw many people surrounding his stall, he couldn't help but said enthusiastically.

"He said that the items on the stall were brought back from China by our ancestors. If they like them, the price can be negotiated."

It is convenient to have a translator by your side.

He casually glanced at the strange boy and was stunned. Two of the messy things actually emitted colorful halos, which meant that they were all antiques from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In this unspectacular open-air

On the booth, there were antiquities from China dating back 2,500 years. If it were in China, such antiquities would be unique treasures in museums.

Li Mo took a closer look and found that the two antiquities from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period seemed to be bows, but they were somewhat different in form from ancient crossbows.

The bows on this stall are gold and silver animal heads. In that era, gold and silver products were basically related to nobles and even the royal family.

The man from Bangzi Country has already bargained with the boss. It can be heard that the boss offered ten thousand US dollars, but the man from Bangzi Country directly counter-offered to one thousand US dollars. When it comes to bargaining, the people from this Bangzi Country are also very heavy-handed, probably

It’s a habit of all Taobao people.

Li Mo watched them argue back and forth for several times, and couldn't help but said: "I like that ring too, and the price is negotiable."

Steven hurriedly translated, and then the two people who were bargaining fiercely stopped talking at the same time and looked at him in surprise.

The man from Bangzi Kingdom looked unhappy, but when he saw that he was surrounded by several people who looked like bodyguards, he actually said in broken Chinese: "Sir, I was the first to take a fancy to this ring."

Li Mo nodded and said, "I know, the boss is asking for 10,000 US dollars, can't you afford it?"

These words are simply heartbreaking. You can’t afford what you like, so why can’t I buy it?

"Humph, would you buy it with ten thousand dollars?"

"How do you know I won't buy it?"

Li Mo looked very unhappy at him. While this guy was quarreling with him, he couldn't help but glance at the beautiful security guard next to him, with a lewd look on his face.

Hold-

"Steven, tell the boss that I bought this ring."

Steven hurriedly translated, and the boss gave a thumbs up and said: "Ook, Ook."

"Hmph, let's go."

The man from Bangzi Kingdom snorted and walked away angrily with four bodyguards.

"Mr. Qin, the boss asked you how to pay?" Steven reminded in a low voice.

"The price hasn't been negotiated yet, how much should I pay?" Li Mo said calmly, "The Bangzi Chinese guy just now offered up to two thousand US dollars, I can add another five hundred."

Steven was stunned for a moment, with a look of confusion on his face, but he still translated his words honestly.

The stall owner also had a look of surprise on his face, but soon he started bargaining with Li Mo again.

"This is an antique ring from China more than a hundred years ago. It is worth at least seven thousand US dollars."

The boss sounded very firm.

Li Mo raised three fingers: "If you can come up with a ring worn by the emperor, I can offer you 20,000 U.S. dollars, but this ring is worth at most 3,000 U.S. dollars."

The stall owner was obviously choked by his words, his face was full of reluctance, and it seemed that he no longer wanted to do business with him.

Li Mo calmly took out another blue and white bowl from the stall, and picked out a pair of identical items from the pile of debris.

"I want all these things, and I'll give you seven thousand dollars."

Steven, who was very sensible at this time, stepped forward to talk to him. He also took out a business card from his briefcase. After communicating with him for a while, he said to Li Mo: "Mr. Qin, the boss said all this."

If so, add another thousand dollars."

Li Mo frowned slightly and hesitated for a while before saying: "I took all the seven thousand five hundred US dollars with me."

"ok,ok."

Even if the deal was concluded, Steven went to handle the payment procedures. The boss put the ruby ​​ring into the ring box at Li Mo's request. The blue and white bowl was packed with foam. Li Mo personally packed the last pair of bows with foam.

Wrap it up, then carefully roll it up with clear tape.

After the transaction was over, the old American man even hugged Li Mo enthusiastically.

"Mr. Qin, tell us." Steven felt itchy in his heart. He is an art trader and naturally pays more attention to antiques.

Others also pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"The ruby ​​ring is indeed from the late Qing Dynasty, and the quality of the gemstones is very good. I made up the numbers for that bowl, and picked it out from the junk pile is what I want."

"What antiques are those two pieces?"

"According to my preliminary appraisal, it is an ancient artifact from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China more than 2,000 years ago, that is, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period. It is called the wrong gold and silver beast head bow holder. The bow holder is an exclusive device on the chariot and is an important weapon in battle.

The fixed bracket for holding the crossbow when the chariot is moving is usually placed on the left side of the chariot. This pair of bow holders is of exquisite craftsmanship and is decorated with gold and silver tiger heads."

"By the Western Han Dynasty, chariots had withdrawn from the stage of history, and crossbows had become special weapons for the military. Therefore, bow holders were generally exclusive items for the big shots. Very few bow holders have been unearthed so far, and each one is of extraordinary significance.

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Chapter completed!