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Lot Essay
Mrs Thatcher wore, what is almost certainly this brooch during her groundbreaking meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev at Chequers on 16 December 1984.
This brooch is one of at least three of this type known to have been owned by Mrs Thatcher. They were given to her as official gifts on visiting Japan. One of the brooches sold in Mrs Thatcher, Part I, Christie's, London, 15 December 2015 (£6,250). See also lot 42 in this sale.
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Overall condition good with normal signs of wear, surface scratches and minor nicks, some tiny dents; Cultured pearls, creamy white, pinkish overtones, good lustre, some minor surface blemishes and surface unevenness; Stamped K14 but no official hallmark
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Lot 184Sale 16441
1980s, Maker’s mark CULTURED PEARL BROOCH, MIKIMOTO Estimate: GBP 700 - 1,000
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