![]() ![]() Ian stays firm and they finally agree on one thousand guineas. Ian wonders what would bring a woman like that to marry Mather - for he is a bounder of the first order, with a house of kept women who assent to his rare proclivities.Īnd perhaps thinking it would sway Ian to a better price, Mather invites Ian to meet his fiance at the opera that night - but of course it doesn’t work. Ian wonders why not give her the bowl itself? But Mather laughs at that - for women don’t know the first thing about porcelain! Besides, she is a beautiful woman and rich in her own right. So Ian stays firm, even when Mather explains the need for the marriage gift. There were at least five fakes in the glass cases on the other side of Mather’s collection room, and Ian wagered Mather had no idea. If Mather couldn’t tell the value of his pieces, he had no business collecting porcelain. Ian’s rapidly calculating mind had taken in every asset and flaw in ten seconds flat. He paid fifteen hundred for it! Ian must explain himself! quote ![]() Mackenzie offers one thousand guineas and Mathers is displeased. Mather is engaged to be married, and the sale of this bowl will fund his wedding present. Lord Ian Mackenzie is a highly respected collector of ming bowls, and today he’s looking at a bowl available for purchase from Sir Lyndon Mather. ![]()
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