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'Lost' chess piece sells for £735,000

A medieval sculpture thought lost has been sold at auction for £735,000.
The Lewis Chessman had been kept in the home of an Edinburgh family, whose antique dealer grandfather bought the piece for £5 in 1964.
His descendants discovered its true value when they had the ivory figure valued.
An anonymous bidder acquired the Chessman at auction in London.

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