EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — On June 23, World Auction Gallery conducted its Exceptional Premier Auction with 432 lots of fine and decorative art, furniture, Asian antiques, jewelry and collectibles. Coming out on top with great pre-auction interest was a rare Murano glass chess set by Gianni Toso (Italian, b circa 1943). The circa 1969 set was titled Jews vs. Catholics and depicted a battle between leaders of the two religions, armed with various ritualistic items. The 42 Venetian blown glass figures were paired with the original chessboard and were in very good condition. Coming from a Long Island, N.Y., home, the set was bid well past its $1,500 high estimate to achieve $13,000 with buyer’s premium. Further discussion of the sale will be in a future issue.