Painting of Chequers.

Edité par May 1989

Image de l’article 1 de 2
Partenaire historique

Vendeur : Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Royaume-UniPeter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB.

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 26 juillet 1999

Membre d’une association professionnelle : ABAPBFAILAB

Etat: Occasion

EUR 12 190,72

EUR 26,04 expédition 
Expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

A painting of Chequers, the prime minister's country retreat, executed by one of Margaret Thatcher's chief lieutenants, the staunch Thatcherite Nicholas Ridley, and presented to her by the cabinet to mark her tenth anniversary as prime minister. Thatcher adored Chequers, later writing in her memoirs that 'I do not think anyone has stayed long at Chequers without falling in love with it' (Downing Street Years, p. 36). Ridley was chosen as the painter due to his well-regarded artistic abilities, being a keen amateur artist throughout his life, with his works displayed at the annual display of MP's artistic efforts in the House of Commons. The painting, a fitting present for the longest serving prime minister of the 20th century, was among Thatcher's personal effects in her Chester Square home following her death, and was subsequently acquired directly from her estate. The career of Nicholas Ridley was intertwined with, and central to, the entire Thatcherite project. One of the earliest converts to the free market cause, in the 1970s Ridley was one of the founders, and the first president, of the Selsdon Group, the Conservative's free market lobby group. In 1977 he drew up the Ridley Report, a secret - though subsequently leaked - plan to counter a coal strike through stockpiling coal and orchestrating a large-scale police response, tactics which were fully implemented in the 1984 coal strike. With Thatcher's election in 1979, Ridley was made minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office responsible for the Falkland Islands, where he has been widely criticized for failing to prepare for the coming Argentine invasion, and for indicating to the Argentineans that Britain would consider ceding her sovereignty. In 1981, at the height of the recession, Ridley was appointed financial secretary to the Treasury, where he aided in the ongoing policies of monetarism and aggressive fiscal tightening. Following the 1983 election, as Thatcher used her landslide victory to tighten her ideological control of the party, Ridley was appointed secretary of state for transport. There, he had a considerable role in preparing for and countering the 1984 coal strike, and implemented many of the policies he had outlined in his own Ridley Report. He additionally deregulated the bus industry, as a precursor to privatisation. In 1987, he was appointed secretary of state for the environment, where he was responsible for instituting the community charge - better known as the poll tax - which was one of the key events that led to Thatcher's downfall. He was moved in 1990 to secretary of state for trade, but had to resign after comparing the European Community to Hitler, and calling it a German conspiracy to take over Europe. His fall, as a rigid Thatcherite, weakened Thatcher's position in the cabinet, and Thatcher herself resigned a few months later. Ridley was made a life peer as Baron Ridley of Liddesdale in 1992, and died the following year. On the 22 November 1996, Thatcher delivered the Nicholas Ridley Memorial Lecture, where she said "Free-market economics was always Nick's passion. And he had a longer, better pedigree in that respect than most Thatcherites - or indeed I may add - than Thatcher herself. His first vote against a Conservative Government bailing out nationalised industries was in 1961. To be so right, so early on, is not to have seen the light - it is to have lit it. He would have been a superb Chancellor". Watercolour by the then Secretary of State for the Environment Nicholas Ridley, initialled and dated bottom right corner, mounted in gilt frame with conservation acrylic glazing. With a printed presentation message on back, together with the framer's stamp of Geoffrey Viven Ltd of Cheltenham. Painting size: 46 x 30 cm; frame size: 64 x 49 cm. A few very light, near-imperceptible, scratches to paintwork.…

N° de réf. du vendeur 130239

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
Painting of Chequers.
Auteur
THATCHER, Margaret - RIDLEY, Nicholas.
Éditeur
May 1989

Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB.

London, Royaume-Uni

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 26 juillet 1999

Membre d’une association professionnelle :

Frais d'expédition de Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis

Article7 à 12 jours ouvrés2 à 3 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 26,04EUR 35,51
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Chèque
  • Mandat
  • Traite bancaire
  • Virement bancaire

Description de la boutique

Peter Harrington Antiquarian Bookseller has grown to become one of the largest and best known rare booksellers in Europe. Member of the ABA and ILAB. Visit us in the UK at 100 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London SW3 6HS Phone +44 (0)20 7591 0220 Fax +44 (0)20 7225 7054 www.peterharrington.co.uk

Spécialité

Original Artwork & Illustrations, Economics, Colour-Plate Books, Fine Bindings, Landmarks in Science & History, Voyage, Travel & Atlases, Bound Sets, Children's & Illustrated Books, English & American Literature, Modern First Editions

Membre d’une association professionnelle

  • Antiquarian Booksellers' Association
  • Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association
  • International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
Les membres de ces associations s'engagent à respecter des critères de qualité particulièrement contraignants. Ils se portent garants de l'authenticité de tous les articles proposés à la vente. Ils fournissent des descriptions détaillées et professionnelles, signalent tous défauts et/ou traitements de restauration importants, établissent des prix clairs et précis et font preuve d'équité et d'honnêteté lors de l'achat d'un article.

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Peter Harrington Ltd

100 Fulham Road
London, Royaume-Uni SW3 6HS