Lot 40
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A LARGE RED-TINTED AND CLEAR GLASS BOWL
A LARGE RED-TINTED AND CLEAR GLASS BOWL

1980s, PROBABLY RUSSIAN

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A LARGE RED-TINTED AND CLEAR GLASS BOWL
1980s, PROBABLY RUSSIAN
Cut with stylised flowerheads and foliage; together with a note on headed paper 'From the desk of Margaret Thatcher' inscribed in Mrs. Thatcher's hand 'Gorbachev/ Red Glass Bowl'
16 3/8 in. (41.5 cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

This bowl was given to Margaret Thatcher whilst serving as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom by Mikhail Gorbachev, possibly during his visit to Britain in December 1984 when Mrs. Thatcher famously declared to the press that ‘I like Mr. Gorbachev. We can do business together’.

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