An old piece of 6.35 million. What pieces sell at such a high price
4hw.com.cn: it was reported on July 5 that the British media said that a Lewis Island chess piece found not long ago was photographed for 735000 pounds (about 6.35 million yuan).
According to the guardian on July 4, the chess piece was bought by an art dealer for ￡ 5 in 1964. The family put it in the drawer cabinet without speculating on its real value until it was sent to Sotheby's auction house for valuation.
Experts judge that this is a missing part of Lewis Island chess, which is known as one of the wonders of the middle ages.
It is reported that Lewis Island chess was made of walrus teeth and was found on Lewis Island (Outer Hebrides) in northwest Scotland in 1832. Among them, 82 pieces are collected in the British Museum in London, 11 pieces are collected in the Scottish National Museum in Edinburgh, and 5 pieces are missing.
It is speculated that Lewis Island chess was made by Norwegian sculptors between 1150 and 1200. As for how it came to Lewis Island, there are many speculations. Some people think it was caused by the shipwreck, and others think it was a businessman who tried to take it out for preservation.
Lewis Island chess became famous after the release of the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone.