Download summary of items currently under temporary export deferral

A George II silver-gilt ewer and basin (c.1735)

The Bristol ewer and basin, George Wickes; the ewer 36.2cm high, the basin 55.2cm wide

£1,900,000 (plus £380,000 VAT which can be reclaimed by most public museums)

End of second deferral period: 5 May 2013

 

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

End of first deferral period: 12 February 2012

 

A South German Marquetry table top

Size on stand; 74cm high, 129cm wide, 124cm deep

£274,300

End of first deferral period: 12 February 2013

 

A Regence ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain casket

Height 24cm, width 37.5cm, depth 23.5cm

£193,250

End of first deferral period: 12 February 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 first deferral period: 19 February 2013

 

A painting by Pietro Lorenzetti, Christ between Saints Paul and Peter

Tempera on panel, 32.2cm x 70.4cm

£5,197,500

End of first deferral period: 13 April 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

End of first deferral period: 5 August 2013

 

A painting by Jasper Cropsey, Richmond Hill in the Summer of 1862

Oil on canvas, 137cm x 244cm

£4,950,000

End of first deferral period: 7 April 2013