Chapter 657: Selling Them Off (1/2)

Chapter 657: Selling Them Off

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Just as Li Du had known, the two oil paintings were authentic The appraisal proved this fact and the experts' vieere unaniinals!

Now that the appraisal was concluded, they no longer paid any attention to each other Instead, they fought to congratulate Li Du:

”Mr Li, I have to admit that you've made us extremely envious of you”

”We're not the only envious ones Manyyou as well Two genuine Van Gogh works!”

”Mr Li, have you any interest in passing these paintings to Christie's? If they were included in next year's spring auction, I bet they would be the key highlights!”

Christie's spring and autuant in the world The top bids of the year as well as record-breaking prices would appear there

However, the spring auction was al; he needed to convert these paintings to money so that he could buy over the Harry Winston shares

He accepted the experts' congratulations with a smile and then invited them to lunch

Before this, he had asked Hans to help staff's famous Blonde d'Aquitaine Restaurant

At lunch, the conversation still revolved around the two paintings When the few experts found out that he was eager to sell the paintings off, they fought over helping him find buyers

For such transactions of collectibles, the s worth millions of dollars, they could earn hundreds of thousands if not h

With the ball in his court, Li Du was now the center of attention—the group of the hi to the two experts' esti between the tas the ”Beach at Scheveningen in Stor had been produced

The grains of sand on the paint cloth especially gave the painting character

The grains of sand not only didn't dae the paint cloth but had becoh as he had co with the sea breeze, they were in contact with Van Gogh For collectors and artists, this was all too precious

According to the experts' estien in Storation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen” orth much less at 15 to 20 e popularity of Van Gogh's paintings in the art scene, these two estimates were considered more than reasonable

In 1987, ”Irises” was sold for 539 million dollars while ”Sunfloas sold for 395 million dollars

In 1990, the ”Portrait of Dr Gachet” had hit a new high It was sold to a japanese collector for 825 million dollars In the later part of 1998, ”Self-Portrait without Beard” also sold for 715”Vase with Daisies and Poppies” was on the ain Christie's had dru It would, however, not be put on auction until sometime in the future