§ Mr. FauldsTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she 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 30 June, specifying in each case the valuation and whether an item was exported or retained, with particulars in the latter event of the acquiring institutions; and if she 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.
§ Mr. SproatThe information is as follows.
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Description of item Valuation £ Outcome A painting Erminia finding the wounded Tancred, by Guercino (1591–1666) 3,500,000 Decision deferred until after 15 July 1996 A pair of paintings Portrait of Master de Winton/Portrait of his wife, by John Lewis (1765) 40,000 Export licence granted A pair of George I gilt gesso open armchairs (c 1725) 909,935 Export licence granted A pair of burr walnut and parcel gilt sidechairs (c 1717) 295,052 Export licence granted
Description of item Valuation £ Outcome A pair of French Empire armchairs by Jacob-Desmalter (c 1803–1813) 249,904 Decision deferred until after 9 August 1996 A Louis XVI bedstead by Jean-Baptiste Tilliard (1723–1797) 82,222 Acquired by Leeds City Museum A 'ideal' marble bust by Antonio Canova(1817) 695,000 Decision deferred until after 9 August 1996 An Anglo-Saxon glass claw beaker (6th/7th century) 25,000 Acquired by Maidstone Museum A double-sided painting The Journey of the Three Kings/The Assumption of the Virgin, by the Master of St. Bartholomew (c 1470–1480) 2,600,000 Export licence granted An Egyptian statue of Amenhotep II (c 1426–1400 BC) 426,412 Export licence application withdrawn A London delftware clapmash dish (1637) 280,000 Decision deferred until after 5 August 1996 A pair of George II open armchairs by William and John Linnell (c 1753) 192,307 Decision deferred until after 16 July 1996 A marble bust of Henry Fuseli by EH Bailey (1824) 128,000 Decision deferred until after 16 July 1996
§ Mr. FauldsTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list the allocations made to public institutions in the United Kingdom during the half-year ended 30 June 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, together with information, where applicable, as to conditions or wishes expressed by testators or executors in the matter of allocation; and if she 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. [36223]
§ Mr. SproatThe information which the hon. Member requests is as follows:
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Item(s) To whom allocated Conditions/ wishes expressed La Journiée Bleue (painting) by Yves Tanguy Tate Gallery Conditional Two Girls Dressing a Kitten by Candlelight (painting) by Joseph Wright Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission (display at Kenwood House) Conditional Paintings and silver Leeds City Council (display at Temple Newsam House) Conditional
Item(s) To whom allocated Conditions/ wishes expressed Lower Woods, North Avon Gloucester Trust for Nature Conservation Unconditional A collection of military orders, decorations and medals Imperial War Museum Conditional A collection of six modern works of art Tate Gallery Wish A Lemon and White Spaniel by a Tree in a Landscape (painting) by George Stubbs Lincolnshire County Council (display at Usher Art Gallery) Wish
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Items awaiting allocation Date of acceptance The Old Man and His Grandson (watercolour) by Arthur Rackham 20 May 1996 Les Andelys (painting) by Maurice de Vlaminck 30 April 1996 Paintings by Thomas Girtin and John Opie 25 April 1996 Pair cased clock watch by Edward East 25 April 1996 An archive of family papers 25 March 1996 Two archives 13 March 1996 Four portraits by Richard Cosway and Thomas Hudson 13 March 1996 Ivory panels of 13th century triptych 7 February 1996 Furniture and drawings 1 February 1996 French Furniture 10 January 1996 Prints by Picasso, Dubuffet, Pasmore and other such items 8 January 1996 Furniture by Giacometti 21 November 1995 German Stoneware 1 November 1995 Joan of Arc Manuscript 31 October 1995 Christ Brought before Pontius Pilate (painting by Luca Cambiaso) 12 September 1995 BÖttger Teapot 16 August 1995 An archive of family papers 2 August 1995 Landscape with Lord Coventry (painting) by John Wootton 26 July 1995 A collection of items related to the theatre 25 May 1995 Musical automaton clock by Thomas Weekes 19 October 1994 Library Furniture by William Gomm 2 December 1993 A portrait of John Ker by Batoni 2 December 1993 Woodland at Tadworth 18 August 1993 George II Giltwood Pier Glasses 10 March 1992