WHAT is she thinking about, I wonder?” I gazed at the little chess piece sitting in the display case in front of me. A crown sat on the figure’s head, indicating her status as a queen. One hand cupped

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One day this month saw the sale of the medals of a naval war hero and the collection of a long-serving art critic with a keen eye for pictures

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