Q. My great-uncle brought this ivory chess set back with him from China. The set is complete, but some of the pawns’ swords are missing. –Jane S. Blewitt, Elida, Ohio A. References to chess ...

A CARVED ivory chess set could sell at auction for more than £7,000 after it was saved from a bonfire.

This chess set was given to me when I was a child. Each piece has its own individual character with the 4½-inch-tall kings being fearsome looking. Paper labels read: “Guaranteed African Ivory ...

A CARVED ivory chess set which was nearly thrown out with the rubbish sold for more than double its estimate at Christie’s. ...