Truffle auctioned for no trifling sum
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One of the biggest truffles found in half a century -- a 3.3-pound specimen unearthed in Italy late last month -- sold for $330,000 at an auction held simultaneously in Macao, London and Florence.
The giant fungus, described as “looking like a man’s brain,” was presented on a silver platter by an Italian chef flanked by Chinese models at a Macao hotel.
The winning bid came from Macao casino mogul Stanley Ho, beating British artist Damien Hirst and Sheik Mansoor Bin Zayed Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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