A WEDGWOOD BUST OF MARGARET THATCHER, A ROYAL WORCESTER PORTRAIT PLATE AND A MINTON CRYSTAL GOBLET
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A WEDGWOOD BUST OF MARGARET THATCHER, A ROYAL WORCESTER PORTRAIT PLATE AND A MINTON CRYSTAL GOBLET

LATE 20TH CENTURY, PRINTED AND IMPRESSED MARKS TO THE PORCELAIN

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A WEDGWOOD BUST OF MARGARET THATCHER, A ROYAL WORCESTER PORTRAIT PLATE AND A MINTON CRYSTAL GOBLET
LATE 20TH CENTURY, PRINTED AND IMPRESSED MARKS TO THE PORCELAIN
The bust with a gilt inscription 'THE RIGHT HONOURABLE / MARGARET THATCHER M.P. / PRIME MINISTER' and to the back 'Number 1 / in a Limited Edition of 500 / Wedgwood England', the plate painted with a portrait of Margaret Thatcher and inscribed to the back 'The Rt. Hon. / Mrs Margaret Thatcher / F.R.S., M.P. / Member of Parliament / 8th October 1959 / Leader of the Conservative Party / 11th February 1975 / Prime Minister / 4th May 1979 / Second General Election Victory / 9th June 1983 / Third General Election Victory / 11th June 1987 / Anniversary of ten years as Prime Minister / 4th May 1989/ A LIMITED EDITION OF 2,500, NUMBER 1', the goblet engraved with a portrait of Margaret Thatcher to one side, and 'Big Ben' to the other, with the inscription 'THE RT. HON. MRS MARGARET THATCHER M.P. FIRST WOMAN PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM'

Note du spécialiste

The bust, which is numbered 1 from a limited edition of 500 and is from a sculpture by the renowned artist Oscar Nemon (1906-1985), who was responsible for many important sculptures, including that of Sir Winston Churchill which stands near the sculpture of Margaret Thatcher at the door to the House of Commons.