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Here are the Sotheby's auction chess items (April 2016) from the Schmid collection:

A rare Samanid part chess-set, Nishapur, 10th/11th century or earlier
A Fatimid rock crystal chess piece, Egypt, 11th century
Six chess and other gaming pieces, Egypt and Persia, 9th-12th century
A large Fatimid rock crystal chess piece, Egypt, 11th century
Two large 'King' chess pieces, Persia and Near East, 9th-12th century
Two stone gaming pieces, Central or South Asia, 9th-12th century
Three 'King' chess pieces, Persia and Near East, 9th-12th century
Two chess pieces, a 'Bishop' and a 'Rook', probably Nishapur, Persia, circa 12th century
Two chess pieces, a 'Bishop' and a 'Knight', probably Nishapur, Persia, circa 12th century

That last one is not marked as being from the Schmid collection. Does anyone know how to find out how much the lots sold for? Some sold prices are given, but if no price is given does that mean the lot didn't sell?

Christopher, you seem to have found the results on the website. If no price is given, it should mean the lot was unsold, probably because the reserve was not reached.

There's a lot of people with a lot of money around but that said I can't say I'm too surprised if they went unsold.

It was the first four that went unsold (or failed to reach reserve).
£30,000 to £50,000 for a carved piece of rock crystal (the most expensive).
£98,000 if those four had made the upper end of their estimates.

The last five lots all sold for a combined total of just under £20,000. So not too bad.

I must have missed the chess auction - I was busy buying a Dalek at a local auction

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-de ... e-36468681

First four items still up for grabs if you have a spare 98,000 floating about.

Afternoon all

I was hoping all my chess friends on here would club together and buy me these

Well at least the rain is helping my runner beans grow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ihaOLOt29U

I prefer this -

... I'm just sitting watching flowers in the rain
Feel the power of the rain making the garden grow,
I'm just sitting watching flowers in the rain
Feel the power of the rain keeping me cool.

So I lay upon my side with all the windows opened wide
Couldn't pressurize my head from speaking
Hoping not to make a sound I pushed my bed into the grounds
In time to catch the sight that I was seeking.

I'm just sitting watching flowers in the rain
Feel the power of the rain making the garden grow,
I'm just sitting watching flowers in the rain
Feel the power of the rain keeping me cool.

If this perfect pleasure has the key
Then this is how it has to be
If my pillow's getting wet
I don't see that it matters much to me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQOc_hgpyPE

Yay! A fellow Move fan.

Video looks older than those chess pieces.