Chapter 2090 Romeo in the Nineteenth Century
In a blink of an eye, more than ten minutes passed.
Ye Tian and the others walked out of an antique shop on the street. Several people were talking and laughing, and they looked very relaxed.
The antique shop owner who sent them out had a smile on his face, his eyes were a little nervous and even a little regretful.
Obviously, this antique shop has not escaped the bad luck of being crazily looted by Ye Tian!
However, the antique shop owner did not know how valuable the antique he sold was and whether it was robbed, so he did this.
As soon as he walked out of the antique shop, Ye Tian looked up and saw several familiar old friends walking quickly towards this place.
The visitors were Pandmaris, as well as several antique art appraisal experts and several senior executives from the Acropolis Museum of Athens.
The Acropolis Museum of Athens is only a few hundred meters away from this flea market. Pandemaris and the others were the first to receive the news and the fastest to arrive here.
In studying Phidias' sculpture art, the Acropolis Museum of Athens is also one of the most authoritative institutions.
For the Statue of Athena, the Goddess of Classical Sculpture, the Acropolis Museum dreams of owning one, even a fragment of the statue!
When he heard that Ye Tian had discovered the broken pieces of the statue of Phidias, Pandemaris and the others could not sit still, so they immediately left the museum and rushed here.
While talking, these old friends had already come close to each other.
Before he could stand firm, Pandmaris couldn't wait to say:
"Steven, I heard that you just bought a marble statue in this flea market, and it was identified as part of the Statue of Athena of the classical carving god Fidias.
Can we take a look at the broken piece of the marble statue? If it is really the broken piece of the sculpture of Phidias, then there is no doubt that this is definitely a great discovery that has caused a sensation in the world!”
When he said this, Pandmaris's voice trembled a little, his eyes fixed on the metal trolley box in David's hand, and his eyes were reluctant to move away for a moment.
The other guys from the Acropolis Museum of Athens were also the same, all staring at the black metal trolley case, with their eyes extremely hot.
However, Ye Tian smiled and shook his head gently, giving a negative answer.
"Pandmaris, you are very well-informed. Yes, I did just now collect a broken piece of a marble statue, the left forearm of a female sculpture, and a classical carving.
As for the identification conclusion I gave, it is just a single statement. Whether the statue is part of the work of the God of Classical Sculpture, it still needs further research to determine.
You can appreciate and identify the broken piece of the statue, but you can't see the environment here, and you can see it. It is not suitable for this, and we have some things.
When you go to Cocomart Hotel at 8 o'clock in the evening, I'm going to hold a small appreciation meeting. At that time, you can carefully appreciate and identify the broken parts of the marble statue.
Maria from the National Archaeological Museum of Greece and several antique art identification experts, as well as George and Dimitri, and some other professionals will also participate in the appreciation meeting.”
After hearing this, what else can the people in the Acropolis Museum say? The things are not in their hands, and they have no initiative, so they can only listen to Ye Tian.
After pondering for a moment, Pandmaris nodded and said:
"This arrangement is very good. Steven, we will wait for this small appreciation meeting tonight. Let's take a good look at the broken pieces of the marble statue. To be honest, I can't wait and I wish I could come soon!"
"Don't worry, Pandmaris, it's not a few hours before 8 o'clock in the evening. With this time, you can do your homework."
Ye Tian said with a smile, his expression very relaxed.
Next, he chatted with these old friends for a few more words, then said goodbye and left, walked forward along the street, and continued to visit this famous flea market.
Looking at Ye Tian's departure back and looking at the many spoils in his hands of David and the others, the professionals from the Acropolis Museum of Athens couldn't help but sigh with envy.
"It seems that the legend is right. God will always stand with Steven, and always favor him. This guy has such a good luck. He can find any treasure, which is so enviable!"
"Yes! Steven is indeed lucky and has a very sharp vision, but the antique dealers at the Acropolis flea market have been in trouble for eight lifetimes!
Look, after the crazy robbery of Steven, this long-standing flea market will definitely be severely damaged. You won’t be able to recover in a few years!”
Just as these professionals were deeply moved, Ye Tian and the others had already walked to an antique stall and began to check the goods on the stall.
Soon, they left the stall that operated antique art, or so-called antique art, and walked towards the next stall without taking anything away.
About ten minutes later, George, the top collector who had just called, rushed to the flea market with several appraisal experts and bodyguards and came to Ye Tian. His expression was so urgent that he seemed to be on the fire.
Seeing this old friend, Ye Tian also rejected the other party's request to appreciate and identify the broken parts of the marble statue, and repeated the words he said to Pandmaris just now.
George could only accept Ye Tian's arrangement and wait until 8 o'clock in the evening to go to the Cocomart Hotel to appreciate the broken pieces of the marble statue at the appreciation meeting to see if it was part of Phidias's work.
Next, Ye Tian received many calls from all over the world, including from familiar old friends, from peers, from the US Department of Culture and the Greek Department of Culture, which were all in one go.
The purpose of these guys calling here was the same, to ask about the broken parts of the marble statue and whether it was the broken parts of Phidias's work.
Some of them, like George, expressed their willingness to buy before they saw the broken marble statue, and their bids were higher than the other, which was quite a bit determined to win.
Ye Tian’s response was very simple. He invited old friends in Athens, Greece and with a certain weight. He invited them to participate in the appreciation meeting tonight.
As for old friends and colleagues who are not in Athens, Greece, you can enjoy the broken pieces of the marble statue through high-definition videos and participate in this small appreciation meeting remotely!
At that time, the appraisal conclusions given by many antique art appraisal experts on the scene will be heard by everyone.
As the phone calls came in, the sensation caused by the news that the broken piece of Fidias's work was revealed has become increasingly powerful.
Those who received the news were all waiting for the night to arrive and the small appreciation meeting destined to be watched at 8 o'clock in the evening.
Ye Tian, the core figure in this matter, still led a group of subordinates to continue to sweep the Athenian flea market in a crazy way, looking like it was a big move to sweep the place away!
Soon, it was about three o'clock in the afternoon.
The company employees and security personnel who followed Ye Tian returned to the hotel several times in succession to release the spoils that Ye Tian swept.
However, the metal trolley case containing the broken parts of the marble statue was always in David's hands and never left Ye Tian's sight.
In fact, he did not dare to let the trolley box leave his sight, which was tantamount to providing others with a chance to steal this Greek national treasure.
While talking, Ye Tian and the others walked into a small antique shop located on the street.
Seeing them pushing the door in, the owner of the antique shop couldn't help but smile bitterly, but had to come forward and say hello to Ye Tian and the others.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Steven, welcome, I'm glad to meet you, I'm Norris, the owner of this little antique shop."
"Good afternoon, Mr. Norris, I'm very happy to meet you. Your antique shop looks great and elegant in style, I like it very much."
Ye Tian said politely with a smile and shook hands with the antique shop owner.
After some politeness, Norris said with a nervous look:
"I don't know what you want to see? Mr. Steven, I'll introduce it to you."
"Let's take a look first, Norris, go and receive other guests. If you need it, I will greet you."
As he said that, Ye Tian pointed at the other two customers in the store, and nodded slightly to the two, saying hello.
"Okay, Mr. Steven, you can call me anytime if you need it."
Norris nodded and then turned around and walked towards the other two guests, still feeling uneasy.
Next, Ye Tian took David and others to quickly appreciate the goods displayed in this antique shop.
After a while, he suddenly pointed to a painted pottery bowl placed on the shelves and asked curiously:
"Mr. Norris, where did this painted pottery bowl come from and what period? Judging from the painted patterns above, it seems to be an antique from the late nineteenth century."
Hearing this, Norris immediately turned around and looked over.
The moment he saw the painted pottery bowl, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed a lot.
"Mr. Steven, you can take a look at the pottery bowl. The painted set of bowls did come from the late nineteenth century and was a gift from a young Athenian painter to his lover.
The painted pattern on the pottery bowl was painted by the young painter himself, and there was also a Greek love poem written in the bowl, which was written by the ancient Greek female poet Sappho to Annadoriya.
"Wow! I like Sappho's to Anna Doriya", this ancient love poem is quite touching. It seems that this is a very romantic gift, let me enjoy it!"
Ye Tian said in a pretentious manner, and reached out to pick up the painted bowl placed on the shelves and began to appreciate it carefully.
However, a surprise flashed quickly in his eyes covered by his sunglasses.
Is this a painted pottery bowl from the late 19th century? It is clearly a striped flowered pottery bowl from ancient Greece. It has a history of at least two thousand years and is extremely precious. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a priceless treasure!
And the young Athenian painter in the 19th century was obviously a love affair.
The guy found such a priceless treasure from somewhere. In order to please his lover, he painted and wrote poems on this striped flower-inlaid pottery bowl, and then gave it to his lover as a gift.
In this way, the original appearance of this priceless treasure was completely concealed and turned into a very ordinary nineteenth-century painted pottery bowl and a romantic token of love.
Chapter completed!