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World Service,3 mins

Cheque mate: The world's second most expensive chess sets

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Meet the designer of one of the most valuable and lavish chess sets in the world. The Pearl Royale is estimated to cost US$4 million, and features 20,000 diamonds. Australian jewellery artist Colin Burn reveals why he spent 10 years designing the set. Photo: The Pearl Royale chess set which is made of diamonds, blue sapphires and South Sea pearls. (Credit: Aaron McPolin/Colin Burn)

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