In 1964, an Edinburgh antiques dealer paid just £5 for a small carved warrior; after spending decades in a family drawer, it was identified as a missing Lewis chess piece and sold for £735,000
- A small carved ivory figure bought for just £5 by an Edinburgh antiques dealer in 1964 has sold at auction for £735,000 after experts identified it as a long-lost Lewis chessman.
- The sale set an official record for the most expensive medieval chess piece ever sold at auction, according to Guinness World Records.
- The 8.8-centimetre figure is made from walrus tusk and represents a warder, which is the equivalent of a rook in modern chess.
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- A small carved ivory figure bought for just £5 by an Edinburgh antiques dealer in 1964 has sold at auction for £735,000 after experts identified it as a long-lost Lewis chessman.
- The sale set an official record for the most expensive medieval chess piece ever sold at auction, according to Guinness World Records.
- The 8.8-centimetre figure is made from walrus tusk and represents a warder, which is the equivalent of a rook in modern chess.
Sources: Times of India