Photographs, which were taken by two girls in 1917 and duped Sherlock creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, auctioned at Cirencester
The Cottingley Fairies photographs, widely considered to be one of the greatest hoaxes of the 20th century, have sold at auction for more than 10 times their estimated value.
The photographs of the fake fairies were expected to fetch between £700 and £1,000 at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, but ended up going for more than £20,000.
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