Chapter 2250 Unearthed Cultural Relics
This antique shop is not big, with an area of less than 100 square meters, but the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs.
Wherever you see, you can see many antique artworks, or more importantly, the so-called antique artworks.
From sculptures, painted pottery, weapons and armor from ancient Greece and Roman periods, knight equipment from the medieval period, Renaissance paintings and sculptures, to works from various modern and modern art schools, etc., you can see them here.
Perhaps in order to cater to more and more Chinese tourists and want to make money from Chinese tourists, there are some so-called Chinese antique artworks, such as porcelain, landscape paintings, etc.
Of course, as an antique shop in a tourist city, there are inevitably many tourist souvenirs here.
In fact, in Ye Tian's eyes, most of the goods in this antique shop are modern crafts, but some have been treated with old crafts and look like antique artworks.
The remaining authentic antique artworks have relatively average artistic value and market value, and few of them can make Ye Tian excited.
Moreover, from the location of the antique artworks and the corresponding protection measures, Petro also understands their value and is basically free of leaks to pick up.
The only exception here is the knight sword displayed in the window.
Ye Tian looked at the goods in the antique shop as if he had taken a quick look, then came to the glass window, pointed to the knight sword and said curiously:
"Petro, can you introduce this knight sword? Where did it come from? Whose weapon is it? What kind of story is there? Where did the gems originally embedded in the hilt of the sword go?
If I read it correctly, this should be a crusader sword from the medieval period. Although it is rusty, it is a genuine product, which is very different from the other so-called antique artworks."
Hearing this, Petro's old face immediately turned red, a little embarrassed, but in a blink of an eye it returned to normal, automatically ignoring the irony in Ye Tian's words.
As an old fried dough stick who has been in the antique art market for decades, if he doesn't have the ability to do it himself, he should not be in this industry.
Petro did not respond immediately, but looked carefully at the knight sword displayed in the window, with a little bit of doubt.
Unfortunately, he didn't see more on the rusty Crusader Knight's sword, everything was as he knew.
After a moment of pause, Petro said with a smile:
"Steven, you are indeed the same as the legend, with a very sharp vision. You can tell at a glance that this is a real antique artifact. Yes, this is indeed a crusader sword from the medieval era.
The knight sword was discovered in the mid-1930s. The discoverer was a farmer on the outskirts of Tomar. He accidentally dug out the knight sword while he was working in his vineyard.
At the same time, there were several knight swords and two knight helmets. This knight sword was the best preserved. After discovering these knight equipment, the farmer kept them at home.
When this knight sword was just unearthed, it was said that there were several red sapphires embedded on the hilt of the sword. During World War II, due to the difficulties of life, the farmer pried off the gems one by one and sold them.
The remaining knight swords and knight helmets were sold one after another by the farmer to make a living. In the end, the only thing left was this Crusader knight sword, which was kept in the farmer's home."
"That's a pity. If the red and sapphires are still there, this Crusader Knight sword will definitely be more beautiful and more valuable."
Ye Tian continued, with a little regret in his tone.
Petro nodded slightly and continued:
"When these knight equipment were first discovered, several experts and scholars from Lisbon rushed to Tomar after hearing the news, and made it clear that they were all Crusader knight equipment from the medieval period.
At the same time, the experts and scholars also gave identification conclusions that these Crusader Knights equipment were not owned by the Templars, with Tomar as the base camp, and there were no relevant marks of the Templar.
As for whom used these crusaders' equipment, why did it appear in Tomar, the base camp of the Templar? The experts and scholars from Lisbon did not give the answer.
Because it is not the weapons and equipment of the Templars, and many similar crusaders have been unearthed near Lisbon and Tomar, so those Lisbon experts did not acquire them."
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately nodded slightly and interrupted:
"Yes, this is indeed not the knight sword used by the Templars. During my previous exploration, I have discovered many swords used by the Templars, and those knight swords have special marks!"
“Since the end of World War II, the crusader sword has been kept in the home of the farmer in the suburbs of Tomar, and was not sold to an antique dealer by the farmer’s grandson in the late 1990s.
After several twists and turns, the Crusader Knight sword fell into my hands the year before, and it has been displayed in this glass window. Over the years, it has become the signature of my antique shop.
After getting this Crusader Knight Sword, I also did some identification and research, and spent money to do a carbon fourteen test, and the identification conclusions obtained were the same as those given by Lisbon experts.
Steven, you are the world's top antique art appraisal expert today. You have a sharp vision and you must have seen more content than us. What do you think about this Crusader Knight Sword?"
After saying that, Petro stared at Ye Tian to see what kind of reaction he would give so that he could make his own decisions and remeasure the value of this Crusader Knight Sword.
Ye Tian looked at the Portuguese antique dealer, then smiled and said:
"Petro, I can see at present that this is a real antique artifact, from the medieval period, the person who used this knight's sword, although not the Templar, was definitely a nobleman.
Apart from these, I haven't seen more content. Let me first study this Crusader Knight Sword carefully to see if I can find more information. Maybe there will be surprises."
"Okay, Steven, please give me a try, I hope you can find something."
Petro said nodding and made a gesture of asking for help.
Next, Ye Tian took out a pair of gloves from his pocket and put them on his hands. Then he gently picked up the crusader sword displayed in the glass window, and began to appreciate and identify.
In fact, he already knew the true value and origin of this Crusader Knight sword.
The reason why he entered this antique shop was for the crusad knight sword. After entering the shop, all his next actions were not enough to be acting.
After picking up the Knight's Sword, Ye Tian pretended to be careful to check the situation of the sword hilt, looked at the bases used to inlaid gems, and the long-decaying guardrails of the sword hilt.
Then, he began to check the situation of the sword body again, stretched out two fingers, pressed the sword body tightly with his fingertips, gently slid across the sword body, and slid to the tip of the sword.
While he was doing these moves, Petro kept staring at him intently, trying to see something.
Unfortunately, this Portuguese antique dealer did not find anything unusual!
David and Jason, who were standing next to him, looked at Ye Tian curiously, and the rusty Crusader Knight sword in his hand.
David and the others naturally couldn't see the value of this knight sword, but each of them knew very well that this crusad knight sword must have a great background and is of great value!
Otherwise, Steven would never take the time to appreciate and identify, even if it was a real antique artifact.
After admiring for a while, Ye Tiancai looked away from the knight's sword in his hand and looked up at Petro who was close to him.
Chapter completed!