Download summary of items currently under temporary export deferral
A George II ivory-mounted padouk medal cabinet - The Brand Cabinet
Designed by Horace Walpole; the cabinet is 134cm high, 98cm wide, and 21cm deep
£1,250,700 (inclusive of VAT; but please note that any institution which is able to recalaim VAT would need to match £1,217,250 plus VAT at 20%, the latter of which coulc be reclaimed).
End of second deferral period: 12 June 2013
A three-masted topsail schooner, Kathleen and May
Built by Ferguson & Baird, launched 1900; measures 98' 4'' in length by 23' 2'' in the beam, tonnage 136 gross
£2,000,000
End of second deferral period: 19 June 2013
A painting by Pietro Lorenzetti, Christ between Saints Paul and Peter
Tempera on panel, 32.2cm x 70.4cm
£5,197,500 (£4,500,000 representing the hammer price at the auction, plus £581,250 representing the buyer's premium at the auction, plus £116,250 representing the VAT on the buyer's premium, which could be reclaimed by an eligible institution).
End of second deferral period: 13 August 2013
Two paintings by George Stubbs, The Kongouro from New Holland (The Kangaroo) and Portrait of a Large Dog (The Dingo)
Oil paint on two panels, 60.5cm x 71.5cm and 61cm x 71cm
£5,500,000 (net of VAT, amount to be confirmed, which could be reclaimed by most institutions).
End of first deferral period: 5 August 2013
Seven Silk Works
Set of seven textile hangings depicting different views from the temple of Solomon, embroidered in gold or silver-gilt thread and coloured silks. Sizes: 107 x 182 cm; 94 x 58 cm; 91 x 58 cm; 77 x 58 cm; 77 x 58 cm; 33 x 56 cm; 33 x 56 cm. Date: Early 18th Century.
£120,000
End of second deferral period: 20 August 2013
Louis de Gruuthuse's copy of the Deeds of Sir Gillion de Trazegnies in the Middle East
The manuscript is dated 1464 and was transcribed by the Burgundian court scribe David Aubert. It includes eight half-page miniatures with painted borders and forty-four historiated initials, all by Lieven Van Lathem (fl. 1454-93). It comprises 237 leaves, each of which measures 275 x 262 mm.
£3,849,250
End of first deferral period: 3 July 2013
A study by Raphael, Head of a Young Apostle
The study is black chalk over a pounced, dotted outline, measuring 375 x 278 mm and dating c. 1519-1520.
£29,721,250 (plus VAT which can be reclaimed by most institutions).
End of first deferral period: 3 July 2013
A peridot and gold suite of jewellery by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell
A set of gold and peridot jewels in open-backed settings, comprising a necklace with pendant cross, a pair of pendant earrings, a pair of bracelets and a brooch, by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, London, 1816.
£150,000 (plus VAT which can be reclaimed by most institutions).
End of first deferral period: 1 July 2013
An Amber Games Board attributed to Georg Schreiber
Dated 1607, the games board measures 4 x 69 x 34.5 cm when open and the draughtsmen measure 4 cm in diameter.
£821,500 (plus VAT which can be reclaimed by most institutions).
End of first deferral period: 8 July 2013
Four Scenes from the Passion of Christ by Niccolo Di Pietro Gerini
Tempera on linen, measuring 95.5 x 101 cm; 95.5 x 100 cm; 89.5 x 92 cm; 89.5 x 91.5 cm. The paintings are dated c. 1385-90
£1,105,250 (£950,000 representing the hammer price at auction, plus £155,250 representing the byuer's premium at auction), plus VAT on the buyer's premium which could be reclaimed by an eligible institution.
End of first deferral period: 8 August 2013
A Julia Margaret Cameron Photo Album
35 photographs by various photographers including Cameron, Reginald Southey, Rejlander, and 2nd Earl Brownlow.
£121,250
End of first deferral period: 8 July 2013
