A necklace nearly taken to a car boot sale with a £15 price tag was later identified as a rare South Pacific treasure; expected to fetch just £60 to £100, it sold for £99,000 at auction

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• A necklace found during a house clearance was nearly sold at a car boot sale with a £15 price tag.
• The piece was identified as a rare late 18th-century necklace from the Austral Islands, made from human hair and sperm whale bone.