Chapter 359: National Treasure
The waves caused by the siege operation was very small and soon subsided completely, as if nothing had been happen.
Most people didn't realize this little episode at all, and they were still enjoying the fun of market. Several children who set up a stall and sold homemade drinks seemed to be more excited!
The treasure hunt continued, and Ye Tian returned his attention to the market, looking for valuable treasures among the dazzling array of goods.
After another half an hour of shopping, more than half of the stalls in the market have been wiped out.
During this period, Ye Tian still didn't find any antique artworks that made him fascinated and worthy of his own work, but he just added some tasks to Bowie! Not without gain!
It was a new stall again, and Ye Tian walked closer and began to check the goods here.
There are a few good antiques on the stall, but they are all placed at the hands of the stall owner and they are very precious.
Next to two pieces of 19th century porcelain with red light, there are several pairs of white gloves, reminding people to be careful when admiring it, and they must wear the gloves provided by the stall owner.
The rest of the goods are placed from the inside to the outside according to their value. The cheapest is placed outside. The order is very clear and there are no omissions or errors.
Obviously, the stall owner has a very thorough understanding of his goods, and there is nothing to miss!
Ye Tian stood in front of the stall and glanced at the goods, and immediately realized this, so he didn't even bother to inquire about the price, and he was ready to leave after admiring two glances.
But the moment he raised his head, he saw a strange scene.
"Huh!"
Ye Tian sighed lightly, with some curiosity.
His voice was very low, except for Betty beside him, no one else heard it at all.
"Honey, what did you see?"
Betty asked in a low voice, somewhat surprised.
"Nothing, just two pieces of furniture!"
Ye Tian smiled and replied, his expression instantly returning to normal.
And his eyes under the sunglasses stared at the grass not far behind the booth, where there was a set of American country-style desks and chairs.
The first thing that catches the eye is a brown-red desk, about two meters long, one meter wide, and about 80 centimeters high. It is large and heavy, and looks very strong.
There is also a duke office chair, also brown-red, about 60 cm long, 65 cm wide, and about one meter in height, which is also very strong.
This should be a set of furniture, uniform in style, all in American country style; the wood is the same, and the more precious cherry wood is used.
The production process is also highly consistent. The painting process that retains the original texture of the wood, the rich old-fashioned effect, and the simple and lively lines illustrate their identity from one place.
Both pieces of furniture exude a dazzling white light, showing the age when they were produced. These are two antique pieces of furniture from the mid-1920s.
It is a pity that they are not the work of famous masters. They have only three layers of halo and their artistic value is limited.
From the visual inspection of Ye Tian's location, the two pieces of furniture are still well preserved, there is no damage, and the appearance is relatively clean.
Combining its history of about a hundred years, relatively precious wood, not outstanding craftsmanship, and the American favorite country style, these two pieces of furniture are worth a bit of money.
Still the current antique furniture market, this furniture should be worth twenty to thirty thousand dollars.
But antiques at this price are not enough to attract Ye Tian's attention.
What really surprised him and curiosity was the color radiating from that desk.
In Ye Tian's eyes, most of the desk is radiating a dazzling white light, but at the foot of the table in the front right, it reveals a beautiful red! Very eye-catching!
Obviously, there is something else inside the table leg, hiding a 19th century antique.
Judging from the intensity of the red light emitted by this hidden antique, it came from the early 1860s, during the American Civil War.
Although this is a 19th century antique, the red light is beautiful and charming, but its appearance does not have any halo, even one layer!
In other words, this antique has no artistic value!
Who would hide an antique that has no artistic value? And hiding in the foot of the table so exhaustingly, isn't it superfluous?
No explanation at all! Ye Tian was puzzled!
Although he was full of doubts in his mind, he did not choose to see through immediately. Instead, he resisted curiosity, pointed to the two pieces of furniture and asked the stall owner:
"Good afternoon, buddy. Are those two pieces of furniture yours? Can I go over and have a look? It looks like cherry wood furniture, which looks good!"
"Yes! Steven, your vision is very sharp, that is, two pieces of cherry wood furniture, from the 1920s! Of course you can see it, please!"
The stall owner nodded and said, a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes.
This bastard really deserves to be a famous professional treasure hunter. He can see the material of the furniture at a glance five or six meters away. It really deserves its reputation!
"Ok!"
Ye Tian responded, then took Betty and walked around the booth to two pieces of furniture.
Jason and Sophie also followed, both of them were very curious.
This is a typical American country style furniture, can be seen everywhere, they can't see anything special! Why is Steven interested in it?
When he walked to the two pieces of furniture, Ye Tian didn't immediately see through the legs of the table and looked at the hidden antiques. Instead, he studied the huge desk in front of him.
As seen before, this is a calm, noble and elegant American-style desk, suitable for large-sized rooms or relatively spacious offices.
It can be seen that the original owners of these two pieces of furniture are at least middle-class families, with a spacious house and a solid family base.
After studying the table top, Ye Tian began to study drawers, table bottoms and table legs again.
Pulling open the middle drawer, he immediately saw a line of small characters engraved on the side of the drawer, which read, "1925, Chattanooga"
At this time, he suddenly realized, no wonder the stall owner knew these two pieces of furniture so well, the roots were originally here!
The storage of the five drawers is very good, and there is no damage, but a little lag when opening and closing, which is a common problem with antique furniture.
After all, it has been useless for a long time! As long as you use it for a while, this situation will disappear!
After reading a few drawers, he looked at the bottom and legs of the table again. There were a few graffiti works and a few nicks on the bottom of the table, and there were no other marks.
In the process, he carefully observed the hidden antique table legs, trying to find some clues! This will provide an excuse for your present.
Of course, the premise is that the hidden antiques are worth buying by himself and are he is willing to buy these two pieces of furniture.
Soon, he found a small gap between the table leg and the table body, mostly covered by paint filling, leaving only the width of his fingers.
In the eyes of others, this is a normal interface gap.
But in Ye Tian's eyes, this is a good excuse, just to conceal how he found the antique!
He now can see through it and see which the antique is inside? Whether it's really worthless, it's just the hidden treasure of the furniture owner!
Perspective is on! The line of sight instantly penetrated the dense cherry wood and saw the secret hidden inside.
There is not much space taken out of the table legs, about 25 cm deep and 10 cm in diameter. The upper part is connected to the table body with a special metal screw mouth, which is tightly connected!
The lower part is connected to the back table leg. If you want to screw this table leg, you must first remove the bottom crossbar to reveal the hidden secret.
This is like double insurance, ensuring that the secrets in the foot of the table will not be easily revealed.
There is a metal cylinder hidden in the table leg, about 20 cm high and about 8 cm in diameter, which is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the table leg.
Filled with cork between the two, there is no gap at all, which ensures that the metal cylinder will not sway inside the legs of the table, thus being felt.
The metal cylinder is sealed, and there is a screw cap on it, which can effectively resist termite erosion and protect the things hidden inside.
The consideration is too thorough! What's hidden inside? It's worth the effort! Is it another great treasure?
Ye Tian secretly said with emotion, he is getting more and more excited!
His sight did not stop for a moment, he looked directly through the metal cylinder and saw the antique hidden inside.
There are two more layers of moisture-proof oil paper, and then the antique that emits red light.
This is a very ordinary notebook. The paper is a bit yellow, with only dozens of thin pages. It is tightly rolled together, and the red light that emits proves its age.
No wonder there is no halo. It turned out to be just a notebook, not a work of art!
But why hide it so carefully? What is recorded? Whose notes are they?
Suddenly, Ye Tian continued to explore this antique with many questions.
Immediately after that, a few lines of words written on the cover of the notebook came into his eyes very clearly!
The moment he saw these contents clearly, Ye Tian immediately felt his heart start to beat wildly, almost bursting!
National treasure! This is the national treasure of the United States!