HC Deb 19 January 1987 vol 108 c411W
Mr. Faulds

asked 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 1986, 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

Description of item Valuation Outcome £ Outcome
A silver cup and cover by Joseph Preedy 28,500 Licence suspended for three months. Purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A Self portrait by Hans Leonhard Schaufelein 133,800 Licence suspended for three months. Licence granted.
A Lambeth Delft figure of Apollo c. 1679 60,885 Licence suspended for three months until 28 January 1987
A marble bust of Shakespeare by John Michael Rysbrack 307,260 Licence suspended for six months until 28 April 1987 following a review of the situation two months after the beginning of the export stop.
A statue of Diana by Nollekens 97,707 Licence suspended for three months until 28 January 1987.
A painting "An extensive view of Salisbury" English school c. 1870 Licence suspended for five months to 2 May 1987
A portrait of Lord George Stuart, Seigneur D'Aubigny by Sir Anthomy Van Dyck Licence suspended for three months to 2 March 1987.
The Achavrail armlet 100,000 Licence suspended for three months to 2 March 1987.
Three Anglo Saxon burial urns 5,500 Licence suspended for three months to 2 March 1987.
An Anglo Saxon black clay vessel with lid of bulbous form 6,000 Licence suspended for three months to 2 March 1987.