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" I am sorry, Henry. YOU, one of my friends, just called me up, saying that the small CES collection on sale at Ralph Chait Galleries in NYC is not impressive, or even disappointing. YOU is a serious CES collector living in NYC, and has the opportunities of shopping around at all kinds of antique shops and shows in the east coast area. I have not been in there recently. Do you have any insight about the current status of Chait's CES collection?"挂上电话,老土向佛老致歉,并转达了游老的疑惑。
”Long,感谢你的朋友向我提出这个问题,这具有普遍性,许多读者看了的书,都会认为,既然在上个世纪80年代就有了那么多CES藏品,这末多年过去了,他们的CES收藏应更为惊人了吧?其实不然。你要知道,Chait是商人,不是收藏家。老柴特的座佑铭是“你只有卖才能够买 (You have to sell in order to buy.)" 1985年的银展之后,爱伦把他的400多件CES首藏卖给了私人藏家和我之前提到的各大博物馆,其中包括我的”皮包的-易赛可撕博物馆“(老土注:老土日前在一古董商处见到一件The Chait Collection 所收录的藏品,从侧面证实了佛老的说法)
老柴特的理论是 We could never afford to compete with our clients(老土注:我们和客户竞争不起). 所以你现在很少能看到他们店里能有和中级收藏家毗美的藏品了,just some modest pieces at the modest price."
"Thank you very much for the backstage stories, Henry."老土再次感谢了佛老的解答,这时看到老管家有进来了,垂手站在一旁,似有事禀告,老土忙停住了话头,佛老也向他投去了问寻的目光。
"Sorry for interrupting, Dr. Crosby Forbes and Dr. Yan. The guest waiting outside says he is Mr. A5161, a messenger from Mr. Allan Chait. Mr. Chait knows that Dr. Yan is here meeting with you, therefore sends Mr. A5161 to here with a gift for Dr. Yan."老土心里一惊,大柴特消息这么灵通,这末快就知道老土在佛老处,还派A老送来了礼物。老土先前还以为是安猪的人来见佛老,原是Allan派人来见老土,顿觉殆慢,看着佛老征寻的目光,连说 sorry.
"Bring him in, please." 佛老对老管家说。
dragon tray - maker's mark "Wang Hing", vegetable tray - maker's mark "CUT" (Cumshing), 图片提供: Ralph M. Chait Galleries
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