A MOTTAHEDEH PORCELAIN CHINESE EXPORT STYLE COMMEMORATIVE MONTEITH
MODERN, BLUE SCRIPT MARK
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Price Realised USD 15,000
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USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
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Closed: 6 Apr 2017
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A MOTTAHEDEH PORCELAIN CHINESE EXPORT STYLE COMMEMORATIVE MONTEITH
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Lot Essay
The four quotes on the monteith are some of President Reagan's best known. Two are taken from the addresses to either Congress or Western Europe regarding relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. One is from an address to the Canadian Parliament and the last from an address to Chinese community leaders in Beijing.
An identical monteith from the personal collection of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan was sold Christie's, New York, 21-22 September 2016, lot 230, for $60,000.
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Presents well; a large U-shaped section of the rim has been broken and restored, with associated overpaint; some light wear to the interior.
The quotes are as follows:
"'Trust the people' -- these three words are not only the heart and soul of American history but the most powerful force for human progress in the world today" --Remarks to Chinese Community Leaders in Beijing, China, April 27, 1984
"We, all peoples in every land, can shape the world in which we live and determine the future" --Address to the People of Western Europe on Soviet-United States Relations, November 4, 1987
"Our mission is... to lift the world's dreams beyond the short limits of our sights and to the far edges of our best hopes" -Remarks to Canadian Parliament, March 11, 1981
"There can be no greater good than the quest for peace and no finer purpose than the preservation of freedom" --Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress Following the Soviet-United States Summit Meeting in Geneva, November 21, 1985
The seal depicted is otherwise titled The Great Seal of the United States.
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MODERN, BLUE SCRIPT MARKA MOTTAHEDEH PORCELAIN CHINESE EXPORT STYLE COMMEMORATIVE MONTEITHEstimate: USD 3,000 - 5,000
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