Early Suffragette banner – a £13,600 charity shop find

For more than 10 years after its donation, this Suffragette banner sat stowed away in a cupboard at a little charity shop in Leeds. On June 20 it sold at local saleroom Gary Don for £13,600 (plus 21% buyer’ premium).

Suffragette memorabilia of this significance is a rare sight at auction.

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