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    Sale 12190

    The Private Collection of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan

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    21 - 22 September 2016

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    • PRESIDENT AND MRS. RONALD REAG
    Lot 64

    PRESIDENT AND MRS. RONALD REAGAN
    A PERSONAL GIFT FROM MARGARET AND DENIS THATCHER
    A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER BEAKERS

    MARK OF GERALD BENNEY, LONDON, 1985 AND 1990

    Price realised

    USD 52,500

    Estimate

    USD 1,000 - USD 2,000

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    PRESIDENT AND MRS. RONALD REAGAN
    A PERSONAL GIFT FROM MARGARET AND DENIS THATCHER
    A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER BEAKERS
    MARK OF GERALD BENNEY, LONDON, 1985 AND 1990
    Each with gilt interior, inscribed ‘With love from Margaret and Denis Thatcher’ to one side, the reverse each with an initial R or N, marked Gerald Benney, London on base, and marked on rim
    3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) high; 11 oz. 10 dwt. (360 gr.)

    Provenance

    A personal gift to President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan from Margaret and Denis Thatcher.

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