HC Deb 09 July 1982 vol 27 cc223-4W
Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list the items for which the issuing of export licences was withheld on the recommendations of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art during the year ended 30 June, 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; 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. Channon

Details are as follows. In three cases the valuation has been omitted because of the owner's wish that this should remain confidential.

Description Valuation Outcome
A George II Rosewood Hanging Display Cabinet — * Retained: licence suspended for an in-definite period
A Drawing by William Hogarth entitled "The Industrious Prentice, Alderman of London, The Idle One brought before him and impeached by his accomplice" £14,000 Purchased by the British Museum
A Drawing by William Hogarth entitled "The Idle Prentice betrayed by his Whore and taken in a Night Cellar with his accomplice" £34,993.27 Purchased by the British Museum.
A Mid 19th century Sofa by John Henry Belter £32,644.17 Purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum
A George II Giltwood Console Table by John Vardy £38,500 Purchased by the National Heritage Memorial Fund
A 50 hour Expedition Maritime Chronometer by John Roger Arnold — Exported
A Pair of French Flintlock Presentation Pistols by Nicholas Noel Boutet c. 1796 — * Retained: licence suspended for an in definite period
A Painting: "Gimcrack with Jockey up, on Newmarket Heath" by George Stubbs £750,000 Purchased by the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
A Collection of Archival Papers of H. M. Stanley £400,000 Licence withheld for 4 months ie to 27 September 1982
A Set of six Early French Silver Spoons with Pear Shaped Bowls and Fruitlet Knops c. 1480–1500 £18,500 Licence withheld for 2 months ie until 27 July 1982
* The owner announced in advance his intention not to accept an offer from a public collection to purchase the item. Therefore, the licence was suspended for an indefinite period.