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A 100-year-old print of the famous Cottingley Fairies photo hoax has sold for £1,050 at auction.
The original pictures were posed in 1917 by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths in Cottingley, Yorkshire.
Two prints were on offer at the auction held at Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester earlier.
Alice and the Fairies, featuring Frances, sold for £1,050 but Iris and the Gnome, posed by Elsie, went unsold as no bids met the £500 reserve price.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-50781521
The original pictures were posed in 1917 by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths in Cottingley, Yorkshire.
Two prints were on offer at the auction held at Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester earlier.
Alice and the Fairies, featuring Frances, sold for £1,050 but Iris and the Gnome, posed by Elsie, went unsold as no bids met the £500 reserve price.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-50781521