Lot 497
Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th of July 2026
HMS Edinburgh, a perspex and gilt iron paperweight made to commemorate the recovery of gold in 1981 14cm x 8cm
Sold for £50Condition report
The "gilt iron" bar represents a precisely cast, gold-plated replica of the original 23 pound Soviet ingots, brought up from the seabed, the paperweights were produced for and distributed among consortium members, salvage divers and key officials involved in the historic deep-sea operation
