After the three sons, Jasmine and Reuben walked on stage, knelt in front of Lord Moore, and presented their gifts. 3
Oscar then announced:
"The eldest grandson, Reuben Moore, presents a pair o f imperial jadeite ornaments, worth 80 million.”
"The eldest granddaughter, Jasmine Moore, presents a painting, The Blinding of Samson by Rembrandt, worth 70 million." 1
After the family finished their rounds, the guests stepped forward one after another, giving gifts. 1
Although the guests' gifts were not as valuable as the Moore family members', they were also quite pricey between the range of 10 to 30 million.
Next, Donald and Sean stood up. Sean held the gift carefully and walked toward Lord Moore with his father. 1
On his way, Sean shot a scornful look at Charlie.
He was about to give Lord Moore a priceless piece of authentic painting from Vermeer, it had to be the most valuable gift among all the guests!
He was certain that Charlie's gift would pale in comparison to his gift, he would know by then that they were from different worlds! 2
Sean was feeling extremely proud of himself as he imagined the scene. He held the painting carefully and bowed before Lord Moore. Then, he marched forward and said with a smile, "Grandpa Moore, this is a gift from me! I heard that you like Johannes Vermeer’s painting, so I had someone bring one from our house, The Geographer, which is worth hundreds o f millions of dollars. I hope you like it." 2
Then, Oscar immediately announced loudly, "The eldest son of the Webb family presents a copy of Vermeer’s original The Geographer, with a value of over 100 million!" 5
His announcement attracted curious gazes and attention from all the guests.
Vermeer's paintings were relatively few and rare in the market, and every piece of his painting was extremely priceless.
Any of the most common paintings came with a price tag of at least 30 to 40 million, let alone the extremely rare ones.
Previously, Vermeer's The Girl with the Pearl Earring had been sold abroad for 3.6 billion dollars.
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