The banquet menu signed by Chinese leader Mao Zedong was sold for 275 thousand dollars at an auction in the USA. RIA News referring to auction house RR Auction.
“Historic 1956 banquet menu from the first official visit of the Pakistani delegation to China, signed by Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and other influential Chinese dignitaries… Sold: $275,000,” the house said in a statement.
Later, in 1956, the parties signed an agreement on the replacement of coal from China with Pakistani cotton, industrial development and training of engineers.
Members of the Pakistani delegation were then served swallow’s nest consommé, shark fin with sauce, Peking duck, walnut and date cream and other dishes, according to the menu.
Previously resident in Australia Sold I was painting for $200 and only later did I find out it cost more than $50,000.
family before I learnedThat the painting in their home is worth several million dollars.