An Easter egg given to a two-year-old girl in 1924, which she then treasured for the rest of her life, has found a new home in a museum.
The near-century-old chocolate gift, wrapped up as a doll inside an egg-shaped decorative casing, was auctioned last Friday with a guide price of £200 to £300.
Derbyshire-based auction house Hansons said Bygones in Torquay, Devon, had beaten off competition from internet and phone bidders to secure the egg for £1,040, including a buyer’s premium payment.
The egg was given to a two-year-old girl in 1924 (Hansons/PA)
Hansons had described the rare Pascall’s egg, discovered by one of its valuers during a routine home visit in Hulland Ward, Derbyshire, as being “in impressive condition” given its age.
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