The items sat in a locked storage unit for years, discovered only when the vendor went to dump the items in a landfill, where a worker found and rescued them.
in gas masks holding assault rifles. The photo bore the inscription,"To Mrs. Thatcher from 22 SAS Regt."
A painting of a study of a kilim textile suspended in a doorway, bearing presentation inscription ‘Mrs. Thatcher, Remembering you Forever' was also part of the sale The 22nd SAS regiment successfully freed 26 hostages at the embassy in London after a six-day siege, which significantly boosted Thatcher’s profile at the time. Sworders estimated that the highest-selling item would have been a painting of Thatcher seated in a blue dress in a green armchair, bearing a brass plaque that read,"From a true friend and admirer with sincere best wishes on your birthday, 13th October 1995.
Despite the very clear and personal nature of the piece, and the signature of Professor Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, at the time future Prime Minister of Indonesia, the piece sold for just over £1,100 on an estimate of £700.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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