Posted on 12/16/2015 8:24:54 AM PST by C19fan
Flattering it might have been. But the lady herself would probably have had something to say about all this rampant inflation. How could a little silver bowl, with a guide price of £400, reach £47,500 in a couple of minutes? How could a signed photo — and she must have signed hundreds, if not thousands — rocket from £600 to ten times that sum in a blink? Moments later, it was snaffled by a mystery buyer in Singapore for a tidy £13,000. Such was the premium attached to anything with the imprimatur of Margaret Thatcher yesterday evening as many of her personal possessions came under the hammer at Christie’s. A quarter of a century on from her Downing Street defenestration, the Iron Lady was delivering a spectacular, posthumous masterclass in the market forces which she promoted so vigorously throughout her life.Gripping stuff in a packed London saleroom.
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It would be very interesting to see the statistics of bidders and winners by nationality. I'll wager significant participation from the former colonies! Probably even some from old opponents like Russia and China.
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I have an autographed copy of her book “The Downing Street Years” - she signed it for me with a perfect signature, slid it across the table, and said in that perfect Margaret Thatcher voice, “Thank you very much!”
...her Downing Street defenestration....
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They threw Maggie out of a window? Oh, my!
I don’t suppose Elvis Costello bought anything?
Tramp The Dirt Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-BZIWSI5UQ
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