Ed Sheeran pig statue a thing, brings home the bacon for charity auction
LONDON -- How much would you pay for a statue of Ed Sheeran?
What about a pig-shaped statue of Ed Sheeran?
Because that's a thing, and somebody paid a lot more for it than I can comprehend.
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At a charity auction at Trinity Park in Ipswich, UK, which raised £152,550 for the town's St. Elizabeth Hospice, one item stood out above the rest.
Behold: Ed Sheer-ham.
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The ceramic pig sold for £6,200 -- not the highest bid of the evening, believe it or not.
Another piggy, Ipswich Blue, beat out the Ed Sheeran tribute by £300.
Sheeran has expressed his support for the charity project and even offered to sign his pig doppelgänger with a personal dedication to the winner.
Ed Sheer-ham was one of a collection of 39 pig-inspired art pieces, all with ham-tastic names, such as Elvis Porksley, Shakespeare-inspired Ham-let and Frankenswine, which as you may have guessed resembles a stylised interpretation of Mary Shelley's monster.
Check out some of the statues below:
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