The portrait of William I was finally obtained by Joseph. Although the cost was a little more than expected, compared to the acquisition behind the scenes, these are nothing.

The first item at the auction was bought by a mysterious guest, which made the nobles look at it. They knew that the person who would pay this price would not be ordinary people, because this portrait was of no use to ordinary people at all.

Although Joseph stayed in Kate's private room, he had his own brand. This was sent by the Count of Liverpool, and there was also a certificate for him to be able to enter and exit Christie's auction house in the future.

"His Royal Highness Joseph, will the portrait be sent here for a while now..."

"Wait! Maybe I'll buy something else."

The evidence was that Joseph was the identity, so the waiter was full of respect when he spoke. Unfortunately, Joseph's attention was not on him, and he waved his hand casually and focused on the second item again.

"Fornesta, this is written by Mr. Theo van Rislberg in 1898. How can the paintings of Mr. Theo van Rislberg need not be said, the bid price is GBP (GBP) 20,000."

“GBP20,200.”

“GBP20,500.”

“GBP20,800.”

“GBP21,500.”

...

Compared with the portrait of William I, this masterpiece mainly has a collection price. Although it has risen rapidly, it can be imagined that it will not exceed the estimated value early in the morning.

"You are visiting the Duke of Hollis?"

Joseph mentioned this in the restaurant, so Kate suddenly asked, mainly because she just listened casually at that time and was not sure about the authenticity of the matter.

"Yes, Nord has a subway project waiting to be developed, and I need to raise some funds."

After all, he was a top student in the School of Business Administration and was also from an aristocratic family. In an instant, Kate understood that Joseph did not simply visit Duke Hollis for money.

"Our Fox family and Duke Hollis have a good relationship. When we were young, we often went to the Hollis family manor. If you want to visit, I think it would be better for you to bring two Chinese porcelains. Duke Hollis likes Eastern culture very much."

"But it seems that there is not much oriental in this auction. The Count of Liverpool said that today's auction is mainly based on European cultural relics, and it seems that there is only a knife from the Warring States Period in the East."

"The sword from the Warring States Period in Japan? Maybe you don't know that Duke Hollis was once the Lieutenant General of Great Britain, and the sword from the Warring States Period in Japan, I believe he would like it very much."

Originally, Joseph was planning to buy the knife for his own collection, but now judging from the situation, we can only wait for the next opportunity. Although there are not many Japanese knifes at auction, they can still be bought.

As Joseph guessed, the final Fornesta painting did not exceed the first estimated price, and GBP25,000 was the final transaction price.

Compared with the portrait of William I, although this oil painting is more than five times its price, the two have different meanings. After all, one is just to gain friendship with the Dutch royal family, while the other is to have appreciation potential.

Next, some items were auctioned out in scattered auctions. Except for a sculpture that failed to be sold, most of the rest were taken at a high price. Joseph did not make any moves, but Kate bid for a bottle of French red wine thirty years ago.

Facing Joseph's surprised gaze, Kate shrugged and explained: "The bet between classmates is more historical than whose wine storage is, it just happens to meet it."

Kate's words made Joseph sigh very much. It turns out that the aristocrats were much better than half-baked aristocrats like him. Tens of thousands of pounds were just a bet. Joseph felt as if he had forgotten that his butler spent millions of dollars on just to decorate the palace.

"Look, your Japanese knife."

Kate's words made Joseph wake up from his feelings. While watching the Japanese sword in the stands, he still joked with Kate: "It's not my Japanese sword, even if I buy it, it's the Japanese sword of Duke Hollis."

Kate was a little jealous when he heard these words. Kate smiled, and his white and slender fingers played with the wine glass in his hand and smiled very cleverly.

"There are three famous swords in the world. They are **, Japanese swords, and Malays swords. Among the Japanese swords, the most famous knives belong to the Warring States Period. This one is the King of Muramamasato Sword among Japanese swords."

"The name of Muramasa's demon sword comes from their craftsmen. The Muramasa's craftsmen only produces the best swords that can be used for practical combat. Because it is too sharp, it began to have the title of "evil sword" and "demon sword" in the Edo era, and was avoided by the Japanese people."

"The former owner of this village Masato Sword was the famous General Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Warring States Period in Japan. Maybe you don't know the history of Japan. It can be said that General Tokugawa Ieyasu was the princes of the Holy Roman period and the most powerful one."

The auctioneer's words made Joseph curl his lips disdainful. If he insisted on saying that he would put it on top, he could say that, but in fact the meaning of the two is not the same.

Although the auctioneer promoted a lot of information about Muramasa, in fact, they did not buy a lot. Compared with Muramasa's demon sword, British nobles were more interested in Chinese cultural relics, especially those beautiful porcelain, exquisite bronzes, and strange and even special effects.

“Bidding price GBP30,000.”

The price of 30,000 pounds is not low, but after the auctioneer shouted, few people responded. After all, the war had passed at this time, and because of World War II, not only civilians and nobles also disliked the war, so such wars were naturally not pleasing.

“GBP30,200.”

“GBP30,500.”

It took a long time for two nobles who looked like they were soldiers to bid, but the price rose very slowly, and Joseph did not bid immediately because it could easily cause unexpected prices, especially when he was determined to win.

After a while, seeing the price was still lukewarm. The two nobles from military backgrounds slowly raised the price. Joseph couldn't help but start to take action, and he increased the GBP1,000 with one move."

“GBP32,000.”

“GBP32,500.”

“GBP33,000.”

Joseph was very angry. No one offered him or her if he didn't bid, but he just said that the price actually increased by someone. Could it be that he was deliberately targeting him?

"It's Duke of Hollis."

It was at this moment that Kate spoke, and Joseph remembered what Liverpool Earl said, that Duke Hollis was also on the scene today, but they didn't know each other's private room.

The Japanese sword was intended to be given to Duke Hollis, so naturally Joseph could not continue to compete. He took a step back and gave Duke Hollis a face. As for the gift, he could only find a way from other places.

At this time, Duke Hollis was also very strange. He naturally knew the private room of the Fox family, and it was because of this that he became more curious. Does the other party know him? Otherwise, how could he give himself face and no longer compete? You must know that it is not yet the peak of the price at this time.
Chapter completed!