Ingmar Bergman items fetch $2.6 million at auction in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM (Associated Press) - A chipped and incomplete chess set believed to have featured in one of Ingmar Bergman's best known films fetched one of the highest bids at a special auction for the late director's belongings, auction house officials said Tuesday.

The set, which had been valued at around 10,000-15,000 kronor ($1,430-$2,150), sold for 1 million kronor ($142,000), said Charlotte Bergström, a spokeswoman at Bukowskis in Stockholm. It is missing a white king and is believed to have been used in "The Seventh Seal," one of Bergman's most famous films.

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