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Check out her books, another fun and unusual idea by Half-Lady Lisa, at halfladylisa.com"> </head> <body bgcolor="white"> <table bgcolor="white" width="900" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center"> <tr> <td align="left"> <h1>The most valuable antique</h1> <br>November 15, 2011 <br> <br><br> <font face="arial"> George, a wealthy business man, met David at his antique store on his grand opening day. While David was taking George on a tour of his store, he also suggested to him several pieces of antiques for his collection. <br> <br> <img src="antique1.jpg" border="3"> <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> Hey George, come over here. I want to show you something. You may like this dressing table. It s worth today $120,000 dollars. <br> <br> <strong>George:</strong> Wow!!! I thought if it was a couple hundred dollars, I would buy it for my wife. <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> A couple hundred dollars!? No way. You know this one belonged to Marie Antoinette s cousin. <br> <br> <strong>George:</strong> There are some cracks in many areas, and the colors are scratchy and old. Dressing tables sold at Target s look newer and are a lot cheaper. <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> George, you don t understand. Antiques have to look aged the older they are, the more valuable they become. New furniture at Target s has no value for collecting. <br> <br> <img src="antique2.jpg" border="3"> <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> Look at this Roman armchair, you may want it in your living room. <br> <br> <strong> George:</strong> How much is it? <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> It s worth $85,000 dollars. But for a special friend, I can give it to you for $55,000. <br> <br> <strong>George:</strong> $55,000 for this old chair!? My sofa I bought last year from Jordan s Furniture was only $1,200. It looks more comfortable than this. For this old chair I don t know how long it will last. <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> George, you don t understand. This one is antique, people don t use it. <br> <br> <strong>George:</strong> So, why would I need to buy it? <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> For decoration and to show off to people who come to visit your house. <br> <br> <img src="antique3.jpg" border="3"> <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> George, what about this tea set? I know you like drinking tea so you really need this for your collection. <br> <br> <strong>George:</strong> It looks nice. I love Chinese style tea sets. How much is it? <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> $275,000 <br> <br> <strong>George:</strong> You mean  Dollars ? Or  Yuan ? <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> $275,000 dollars. <br> <br> <strong>George:</strong> Are you kidding me? <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> No, I m not kidding you. This one was made during Qin Dynasty. This tea set was one of the Qin Emperor s most favorite. He used it almost everyday. Before Qin Emperor died, he gave it to one of his favorite eunuchs, and it s had been passed down through the eunuch s younger generations. <br> <br> <strong>George:</strong> I don t know if I would enjoy drinking tea from the same cup the Emperor used. Although, he was a Highness, at that time Chinese people would not have had good dental care. <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> George, this tea set is different from the tea sets you have at home. This one is antique, you can t use it and don t let any of your friends touch it. Not only that, you have to build a glass box to cover it. <br> <br> <strong>George:</strong> For what? <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> To protect it from breaking because it is so valuable, if it breaks, you will lose a lot of money. So now tell me, which antique pieces do you want to buy today? <br> <br> <strong>George:</strong> I don t want to buy any because I have the most valuable antique at my home, and it is more valuable than any in your store. <br> <br> <strong>David:</strong> Oh!!! What kind of antique do you collect? <br> <br> <strong>George:</strong> My wife she is very old and valuable because she is worth $10 million dollars on my prenuptial. <br> <br> <img src="antique4.jpg" border="3"> <br> <br> </font> <br><br><br> <a href="index.html"><font color="620460"><h1>Back to Homepage</h1></font></a> <br><br><br><br> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>