Curio Bazaar

Your grandfather's shop is yours now.

Grandpa left you empty shelves and an unfinished ledger. Every missing drawing is waiting in a crate somewhere.

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A rainy morning in a harbour town: the window of the Curio Bazaar shop, with a roped, wax-sealed crate waiting at the door.

Nobody knows what's inside.

Your only clue is a sound, a seal, a label. Size up your rivals and place the last bid before the gavel falls.

Clue A heavy metallic clink comes from the crate

A sealed crate on a pedestal in the auction hall

Going once…

Going twice…

Sold!

Live Auction

  1. Opening60 gold
  2. Madame Lale90 gold
  3. Hasty Ahmet120 gold
  4. You150 gold
  5. Rıfat the Junkman160 gold
  6. You200 gold
A wooden crate with its lid open and a golden glow inside

Lift the lid.

Gold, a cracked pane, or a clever replica? Rarity is revealed at appraisal. Cleaning comes first.

Don't look at the weight of a crate, look at the wear on its lock.

RarityLegendary

Lift the dirt, patiently.

Brass Lantern 1920s · Cairo

  1. BrushMud
  2. FoamOxide
  3. ClothPatina

Scroll, or rub with your finger. You'll be the first to see what's under the mud.

Legendary Find

Hidden find: A coiled snake figure engraved on the lid

This was the half-finished drawing in Grandpa's ledger: the serpent lantern.

Every country is an unfinished page.

Ten countries from Egypt to Peru, auction to auction. Every country's Grand Auction hides the one piece your grandfather searched for all his life.

Map of Egypt: 4 stops, from Luxor Bazaar to Grand Auction of Alexandria Luxor Bazaar Giza Plateau Khan el-Khalili Bazaar Grand Auction of Alexandria
Egypt Land of pharaohs and bazaars “Somewhere in Cairo, a lantern with a snake figure on its lid”
Map of Greece: 7 stops, from Chania Harbour to Acropolis Grand Auction Chania Harbour Rhodes Old Town Nafplio Fortress Corinth Canal Slopes of Delphi Monastiraki Flea Market Acropolis Grand Auction
Greece Land of olive groves and temples “Somewhere in Athens, a laurel wreath with leaves of gold”
Map of Italy: 7 stops, from Rialto, Venice to Grand Auction of the Colosseum Rialto, Venice Murano Workshop Ponte Vecchio, Florence Siena's Piazza Naples Harbour Market Porta Portese, Rome Grand Auction of the Colosseum
Italy Land of canals and workshops “Somewhere in Rome, a gold signet ring with a crest of balls”
Map of Türkiye: 7 stops, from Ancient Ephesus to Grand Auction of the Grand Bazaar Ancient Ephesus Pamukkale Terraces Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia Mevlana Bazaar, Konya Koza Han, Bursa Çukurcuma, Istanbul Grand Auction of the Grand Bazaar
Türkiye Land of tiles and bazaars “Somewhere in Istanbul, a turban plume set with an emerald”
Map of France: 7 stops, from Provence Lavender Market to Grand Auction of the Louvre Provence Lavender Market Old Lyon Château on the Loire Limoges Porcelain Works Montmartre Saint-Ouen, Paris Grand Auction of the Louvre
France Land of châteaux and flea markets “Somewhere in Paris, a gold snuffbox enamelled with lilies”
Map of Spain: 7 stops, from Triana, Seville to Grand Auction of Barcelona Triana, Seville Mezquita, Córdoba Albaicín, Granada Toledo Swordsmith Central Market, Valencia El Rastro, Madrid Grand Auction of Barcelona
Spain Land of tiles and flamenco “Somewhere in Barcelona, a large door key inlaid with gold”
Map of Germany: 7 stops, from Black Forest Clockmaker to Berlin Grand Auction Black Forest Clockmaker Rhine Wine Village Heidelberg Bridge Nuremberg Toymaker Meissen Workshop Munich Auer Dult Berlin Grand Auction
Germany Land of forests, clocks and castles “Somewhere in Berlin, a printed page with a gilded initial”
Map of Japan: 7 stops, from Nara Deer Park to Edo Castle Grand Auction Nara Deer Park Gion, Kyoto Arita Potter Kanazawa Gold Leaf Great Buddha of Kamakura Tomioka Hachiman Market, Tokyo Edo Castle Grand Auction
Japan Land of temples and teahouses “Somewhere in Edo, a tea bowl with cracks joined in gold”
Map of China: 7 stops, from Xi’an City Walls to Forbidden City Grand Auction Xi’an City Walls Terracotta Army Workshop Jingdezhen Porcelain Kiln Gardens of Suzhou Hangzhou Tea Hills Panjiayuan, Beijing Forbidden City Grand Auction
China Land of silk, jade and porcelain “Somewhere in Beijing, a jade seal with a dragon handle”
Map of Peru: 7 stops, from Barranco, Lima to Machu Picchu Grand Auction Barranco, Lima Paracas Coast Nazca Desert Arequipa, the White City Lake Titicaca Pisac Market, Cusco Machu Picchu Grand Auction
Peru Land of mountains, weavings and the sun “Somewhere in the Andes, a golden sun disc with a smiling face”

What's in the next crate?

When a chapter ends, a passport stamp goes on the page and your find takes its place in the shop window. Then the road moves on to a new country.

Inside the shop, the Great Ledger lies open on the counter beside a brush, a cloth and a magnifying glass

Every country a crate, every crate a story. The blank pages are yours.

Grandpa

The ledger lies open on the counter. The first page is yours to write.

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