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| Ambergris found on Anglesey beach sells for £11,000 | |
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| Ambergris found by a dog walker on an Anglesey beach has sold at auction for £11,000. | |
| The 1.1kg (2.4lb) chunk of whale vomit, known as ambergris and used mainly in perfume, sold to a phone bidder in France on Friday - exceeding the estimated price of up to £7,000. | |
| Auctioneer Adam Partridge said he was "elated" at the sale, in Macclesfield. | Auctioneer Adam Partridge said he was "elated" at the sale, in Macclesfield. |
| "Somebody brought this smelly waxy rugby ball-shaped lump to us and asked us to sell it for them," he added. | "Somebody brought this smelly waxy rugby ball-shaped lump to us and asked us to sell it for them," he added. |
| "There are many things which can be mistaken for ambergris - fat, rubber and palm oil amongst others - but after doing some research and consulting the authorities on such things, we found out that what we had was indeed very valuable. | "There are many things which can be mistaken for ambergris - fat, rubber and palm oil amongst others - but after doing some research and consulting the authorities on such things, we found out that what we had was indeed very valuable. |
| "We've had lots of unusual items pass through the doors over the years, but this is by far the weirdest." | "We've had lots of unusual items pass through the doors over the years, but this is by far the weirdest." |
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