‘Joan of Arc’ ring sells for £240,000 after English v French bidding battle

A medieval ring long associated with Joan of Arc sold for £240,000 – almost 30 times its estimate – at Timeline Auctions in Bloomsbury on February 25.

It was bought by two French solicitors thought to be acting on behalf of the French government.

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