HC Deb 03 July 1986 vol 100 cc645-7W
Mr. Faulds

asked the Minister for the Arts whether he will list the items for which the issuing of export licences

Description of item Valuation £ Outcome
A Capodimonte Ewer and Basin 100,000 Licence suspended for three months. Purchased by British Museum.
An engraving by Mantegna "Bacchanal with a Wine Press" 381,944 Licence suspended for three months. Licence granted.
A drawing by Raphael "The Virgin and Child with Infant Baptist" — Suspended for three months. With a review at two months. Licence granted.
Two sandstone figures of Knights — Licence suspended for three months. Potential purchase under negotiation.
A carved board bird and snake motif 21,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A carved board bird and snake motif 21,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A carved board bird and snake motif 20,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A hornbill composition 26,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
An openwork carving 18,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A carved standing figure 17,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A carved standing figure 18,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A carved standing figure 19,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A carved standing figure 17,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A Tantua mask 16,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A Tantua mask 16,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
An Owl mask 17,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
An Owl mask 17,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A mask 19,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.

was withheld on the recommendations of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art during the half-year ended 30 June, specifying in each case the valuation and whether an item was eventually exported or retained, with particulars, in the latter case, of the acquiring institutions; and whether he will list any items for which licences have been withheld but the final disposal of which is not decided, specifying in each case, (a) the valuation and (b) the relevant time limit.

Mr. Luce

The items for which export licenses were withheld for a period on the advice of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art are as follows. The vaulation has been omitted in two cases where the owners wished it to remain confidential.

Description of item Valuation £ Outcome
A Kepong mask 18,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A mask 19,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A Tantua mask 16,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A Kepong mask 18,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A Tolai mask 25,000 Licence suspended for three months until 11 July 1986.
A gold, diamond and enamel box presented by Queen Victoria to Henry Morton Stanley 106,200 Licence suspended for three months until 20 August 1986.
A watercolour "Two soldiers at Arras" by John Singer Sargent 21,840 Licence suspended for three months until 20 August 1986.
A painting "A huntsman coursing with a pack of Hounds" by Jan Wyck 323,350 Licence suspended for three months until September 1986 (with review after six weeks).