A 17th century gold unicorn ring which had lain buried in a farmer’s field for nearly 400 years before being dug up by a metal detectorist has sold at auction for £20, 000. The signet ring, which belonged to an English noble with links to Scotland was found on farmland at Thornton in Buckinghamshire in 2018. Weighing more than 20g, it went under the hammeron December 9 with an upper estimate of £12, 000, but sold for nearly double that price, Hansons Auctioneers said. The gold unicorn head ring
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2021-12-15 00:00:00.0