Monday, 2 October 2017

Would you pay 38 million dollars for this tiny green bowl?

Had early lunch with the Boss & a few of my other colleagues at Imperial Treasure. The Boss pick up the tiny bowl on the table & ask us how much would we pay for it. Hmmm.... don't know what's he going with this. Anyway, Mike the most savvy among us go like " If this comes from Ming or Song Dynasty, I'm sure it'll cost a fortune !"

Bingo ! He must have know what the Boss was getting at, he always does. He went on to "inform" us how a tiny Song Dynasty bowl has gone under auction for a record US $ 38M. Through Sotheby's auction house naturally.


Yes that's the bowl in the pic above.  I know- it doesn't even look remarkable.I have like countless bowls at home that looks better ...lol...
The difference is this little piece is 1,000 yrs old ! It measures 13cm across and is glazed in a blue-green color. The bowl's buyer has chosen to remain anonymous, obviously ...haha... they always do. Bidding began at around $10.2m, and the winning offer - was from a phone bidder. Exactly like how they do it in the movies, so mysterious !

Just look at it, I'm sure it's pretty easy to forged right? The Boss agree, that's why he prefer to invest in wines. Well, that's another hobby too sophisticated for mere mortals like us ...lol... Then all of us went into things we collect. Some were hilarious ...