Hundreds queue for a 10p piece of Turk's Britart oeuvre

Hundreds of people formed an orderly queue around a duck's egg the size of a Mini Metro yesterday to get a signed photocopy of a montage that included a waxwork of Sid Vicious pretending to be Elvis Presley. Truly, a strange day.

For 40 minutes only Tate Britain became a venue for art lovers attempting to obtain an original from one of Britart's finest, Gavin Turk, for just 10p.

From 10am, people began to arrive at the Tate in central London. They had plenty of time to examine one of Turk's sculptures, Oeuvre (Duck) 2002 – a giant egg that stands in the Tate's front garden. For their patience, they received an A4 print produced by Turk that included pictures of a liquorice pipe and Nomad, a sculpture of a homeless person.

So what price art? Those at the front of the queue seemed delighted with their purchases. And, after signing a couple of hundred prints, Turk reflected on a job well done. "The main point is to try to make sure lots of people can get works of art for a little amount," he said.