Duncan Phillips, organiser of the Chelsea Antique Fair holds up a giant egg, the largest in the world, laid in the early 17th century by the Great Elephant Bird of Madagascar. The egg will be one of the most extraordinary exhibits ever to appear for sale at The Chelsea Antiques Fair at Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, from 25 to 29 March. Belonging to antique dealer and exhibitor John Shepherd from Kent, the egg is larger than any known egg, with a circumference exceeding a metre, greater in size than a rugby ball, and is more than 350 years old. The egg will be on sale for GBP 5,000.