A long lost Medieval chess piece stored in a drawer for 55 years, the Lewis Warder, could now fetch up to $1.3 million at auction.
The new discovery is a 3.5-inch warder, a bearded figure with a sword in his right hand and shield at his left side. In modern chess it would be the equivalent of a rook. It will be auctioned at Sotheby's London on July 2, the first time any of the Lewis Chessmen has been auctioned.
"From this description it can be assumed that he was unaware he had purchased an important historic artifact," the spokesperson said."It was stored away in his home and then when my grandfather died my mother inherited the chess piece."Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby's "For many years it resided in a drawer in her home where it had been carefully wrapped in a small bag. From time to time, she would remove the chess piece from the drawer in order to appreciate its uniqueness."
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