Seraphina Sterling pulled on a pair of silk gloves and walked over to the three porcelain items first. She examined them one by one, her focus intense. After all, she had bought Philip Hale's antique shop for one of these three pieces. If her memory served her right, among them should be a piece of Blue and White Porcelain!
The minutes ticked by. Seraphina Sterling spent a full twenty minutes on those three porcelain items alone. Joel Xavier, who had been somewhat expectant, thought Seraphina might demonstrate some extraordinary skill. 'Now it seems she's nothing special after all!'
However, that thought had barely lasted a minute in Joel Xavier's mind before it vanished completely.
Because after looking at the three porcelain pieces, she merely glanced over the other seven, hefted their weight, and didn't examine them closely at all. The appraisal was over!
