Chinese became the savior of British antique furniture

Tom Keane in his furniture warehouse

Susan Sun’s replica of the Chesterfield sofa costs £10,000.

British auctioneer was surprised and happy

Chinese became the savior of British antique furniture

According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on January 29, recently in the auction house in Beijing, China, a British carved bookcase was sold at a high price of 10,000 pounds. This is unimaginable in the UK, because the price of this bookcase in the UK auction house will not exceed 1,000 pounds (1 pound is about 10 yuan).

The huge price difference is surprising. The Daily Mail explained: “Chinese rich people are increasingly interested in buying antique furniture that is outdated in the UK – they believe that these items can help them improve their social status.”

The savior of British antique furniture

Tom Keane, an auctioneer in the UK, said that more and more Chinese are coming to the UK to buy antique furniture: "They (Chinese) are collecting any British-related furniture, from George to Victorian. There are also hand-carved or historical, story-telling gadgets. But I still can't believe that a Victorian nursing chair that can only sell for £500 in the UK can actually sell for £2,400 in China."

Keane believes that Chinese buyers may be tired of Chinese antiques, such as vases of the Ming Dynasty, so they turn their eyes to Europe. Once, Keane auctioned a batch of antique screens. "I just told them that the former British ladies would use these screens to cover the face that became blushing by sitting next to the fire. They liked it very much." As a result, the batch was in the UK. It can only sell for a screen of 40 pounds and sold for 600 pounds in Beijing.

Recently, Keane has just sent 40 pieces of furniture to China, and now he is preparing another 20 pieces. He said that (the arrival of Chinese buyers) brought life to the British antique furniture business that has been sluggish for nearly a decade. "This is indeed good news for the UK. The increase in demand has caused the auction price of furniture to rise, I believe they (Chinese) will become the savior of British antique furniture.

How much is the price of the furniture?

Susan Sun worked as a banker in London. Now she runs a high-end interior decorating company in China. She said that in the Chinese market, the price of furniture imported from the UK is "very high."

Susan said: "There are not many shops selling antique furniture, there is no comparison between them, so it is difficult to say how much is a reasonable price. So, how much to sell, all decided by the seller." She is convinced that in the next decade, China The demand for antique furniture will be even greater. She said that educated Chinese like British antique furniture, because British furniture is not as gorgeous as Italian or French-style furniture, and the British style is both exotic and elegant. Mark Dodge, a member of the British Association of Antique Merchants, said: "The reason why British traditional furniture can resonate in China is because it fully displays the texture of the wood, which is very similar to Chinese furniture, which also pays attention to wood. The charm of its texture."

Although the Chinese love antique furniture so much, there are some furniture that they absolutely don't touch. For this, the interpretation of Ivan, the editor of British Antiques, is very interesting. He said: "Old-fashioned bedroom furniture is difficult to sell because Chinese buyers feel that they carry the soul of a master. They don't like the feeling of having a soul watching them."

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