A bottle that was dug up on a farm in Wiltshire has sold at auction for almost £8,000. The farmer who discovered it on his land kept it on a shelf for over 50 years until his son decided to find out its previous history. Consultation with a specialist at Woolley and Wallis Salerooms in Salisbury revealed that the bottle was in fact a rare example dating from the 17th century, and of considerable value.

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