§ Mr. FauldsTo ask the Minister for the Arts whether he will list the items for which the issuing of export licences was withheld on the recommendation of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art during the half year ended 31 December 1987, specifying in each case the valuation and whether an item was eventually exported or retained, with particulars in the latter event of the acquiring institution; whether he will list any items for which licences have been withheld but the final disposal of which is not yet decided, specifying in each case(a) the valuation and (b) the relevant time limit; and whether a
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Description of item Valuation Outcome £ Painting 'Self Portrait as St. Matthew' by Sir Anthony van Dyck 430,000 Decision deferred for 4 months until 16 November 1987. Licence granted George II Centrepiece by David Willaume and Anne Tanqueray — Decision deferred for 6 months until 16 January 1988, with a review after 3 months. Purchased by Temple Newsam House, Leeds Sketchbook by J. M. W. Turner 1,050,000 Decision deferred for 3 months until 16 October 1987. Licence granted following review of situation after one month December 1987 of individual works of art and museum objects pre-eminent for national, scientific, historic or artistic interest which have been accepted in satisfaction of inheritance tax or capital transfer tax, together with information, where applicable, as to conditions or wishes expressed in the matter of allocation by testators or executors; whether he will list the works of art and museum objects which are still awaiting allocation, with the respective dates of their acceptance in satisfaction of inheritance tax or capital transfer tax; and whether a press notice will be issued from the Office of Arts and Libraries covering the information given in his reply.
§ Mr. LuceThe information is as follows:
press notice will be issued from the Office of Arts and Libraries covering the comprehensive information given in his reply, in accordance with past practice.
§ Mr. LuceMy right hon. and Noble Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry accepted my recommendation following consideration by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art to defer making for a specified period a decision on an export licence application in respect of the items listed. The valuation has been omitted in one case when the owner wished it to remain confidential. Details of the items listed were given in press notices issued at the time the Secretary of State decided to accept the recommendation; however, a further press notice will be issued.
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Description of item Valuation Outcome £ Drawing 'The Martyrdom of St. Justina' by Veronese 623,250 Decision deferred for 6 months until 9 March 1988, with review after 2 months Drawing 'The Ramparts near the Bulwark beside the St. Anthoniespoort' by Rembrandt 1,426,250 Decision deferred for 6 months until 13 March 1988. Licence granted following review of the situation after 2 months Roman marble portrait bust of the Empress Livia 156,100 Decision deferred for 3 months until 13 December 1987. Purchased by the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside Drawing 'The Madonna del Popolo' by Barocci 1,784,000 Decision deferred for 6 months until 12 April 1988. Licence granted following review of situation after 2 months Drawing 'The Death of St. Peter, Martyr' by Pordenone 567,500 Decision deferred for 6 months until 9 March 1988. Licence granted following review of situation after 2 months A German giltwood throne armchair 23,415 Decision deferred for 4 months until 13 December 1987. No decision has yet been reached as to whether a licence should be granted Silver Plaque 'The Adoration of the Shepherds' by Paulus Van Vianen 475,000 Decision deferred for 4 months until 12 February 1988 Drawing 'A Farmhouse with a Dovecote and a Hayrick among Trees' by Rembrandt 557,500 Decision deferred for 6 months until 12 April 1988. Licence granted following review of situation after 2 months The Clifford Family papers relating to 'The Secret Treaty of Dover' c.1670 317,775 Decision deferred for 6 months until 12 April 1988 Pair of 18th century carved wood and gilded sarcophagus shaped wine coolers 120,000 Decision deferred for 4 months until 18 April 1988, with review after 6 weeks Pair of Regency mahogany chairs of 'Klismos' shape 40,000 Decision deferred for 3 months until 12 January 1988. Chairs purchased by Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum Mid-Victorian ebony and ivory inlaid display cabinet of concave semi-circular shape 20,070 Decision deferred for 3 months until 21 February 1988 Album of designs for 'Objects de Vertue' relating to Charles Ouizille and Pierre Francois Drais c. 1750–1795 50,625 Decision deferred for 4 months until 4 April 1988 Painting 'The finding of Moses' by Nicolas Poussin 7,250,000 Decision deferred for 6 months until 21 May 1988, with review at 1 month Plaster model for the monument to Archbishop Tillotson by Joseph Wilton 275,000 Decision deferred for 4 months until 4 April 1988 Pair of slap soled ladies shoes 21,185 Decision deferred for 3 months until 4 March 1988 Pair of paintings 'Classical Landscapes' by Jakob-Philip Hackert 900,000 Decision deferred for 3 months until 18 March 1988