‘One-in-a-billion’ round egg sold at auction for £420

A round egg which has been described as “one-in-a-billion” has sold at auction.

Alison Greene, an egg handler on Fenton Farm, near the Somerset border, identified the unusual shape before Christmas.

The egg sold at Bearnes Hampton Littlewood Auctioneers in Exeter for £420, with proceeds going to the Devon Rape Crisis charity.

A similar discovery sold at auction for £200 in Berkshire with those funds going to a mental health charity.

Ms Greene said: “It felt like watching one of my children in a sports race when everyone was bidding. It was just brilliant.

“There were people in the room bidding as well and to everyone that did bid, I’m just very, very grateful.”