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Submitted by kohai on Fri, 05/08/2009 at 10:50am.

Whilst browsing the BBC news site,my husband came across this and asked if it was of interest too me.

A chess set thrown out as rubbish by one of north Wales's biggest landowners could fetch £5,000 for relatives of the butler who saved it from the bonfire.

The set is believed to fetch between £3000 - £5000, roughly $4,524 - $7,540 at Christie's Auction House, London.

The set, made of ivory and bone depicts the French vs the Moors.

The auction house have said that sets from the 18th century are rarely found complete.

More details and photographs can be found on both of these links;

BBC Wales

Christies Auction House

Personally, i'm not sure i'd pay to have this particular chess set .. though its nice to see its history, and the fact its still in good condition for such a rare set.

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by pakitine - 5 months ago
Bradford vermont United States
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 63

My mother told me that my uncle once threw his chess set out of the window because he was losing. I asked her, "How could he do that, throwing away a nice chess set?"

I assume the object under discussion took a similar pathway.

by bromar - 5 months ago
talisaycitycebu Philippines
Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 8

well, for me I'd rather play those cheap pieces

by chessdogg1 - 5 months ago
United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 12

Study of the Moors is a rich history; a chess set like this from the 18th century should be sold for $55,000 or more. For those rich people, they should rush to purchase this one!

by Gonnosuke - 5 months ago
Southern California Germany
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 2529

/salute dumpster divers

by Niven42 - 5 months ago
West Lafayette, Indiana United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 1140

Look at the Staunton one on the Christie's page.  A weighted club set from London c.1900-1915?  Gives me chills to think about who could've played with those pieces...

by maarty53 - 5 months ago
United Kingdom
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 2

just look at the world

by owenwilson - 5 months ago
Ireland
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 64

The French have a lovely saying to fit this case : plus il y a de fous, plus on rit.  The English version is :  the more, the merrier.  I much prefer the literal translation of the French : the more madmen there are, the more you laugh...

Can you believe the idiocy of this ?  I mean, in a big landed estate, anything which is in the mansion is bound to be of significant value.  And the chess set was of  ivory and bone !  Ye Gods !  Reminds me of that quaint English saying..."There's nowt (nothing) as queer as folk".....

by robertfholmes85 - 5 months ago
coal city wv United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 7

scientist should be looking fora prevention for dementia instead of a cure starting earley playing chess might be where to start

by ADK - 5 months ago
Santa Clarita, CA United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 16240

I can't believe he was just going to throw it away like that! Luckily the butler saved that piece of art...

ADK

 
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