Summary of items currently under temporary export deferral
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Polar Medal
First deferral period: 1 May 2024
£1,760,000 (plus VAT of £44,000)
The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist and the Magdalen by Fra Angelico
First deferral period: 7 April 2024
£5,001,000 (plus VAT of £180,200 which can be reclaimed by an eligible institution)
Recto: Portrait of a Dead Child by Samuel Cooper
First deferral period: 14 March 2024
£114,300 (plus VAT of £4,860 which can be reclaimed by an eligible institution)
First deferral period: 10 March 2024
£584,200 (plus VAT of £24,840 which can be reclaimed by an eligible institution. Artist Resale Royalty of £7,791.87 would also be payable)
First deferral period: 23 February 2024
£260,000 (plus VAT of £52,000 which can be reclaimed by an eligible institution)
Taste in High Life (or Taste à-la-Mode) by William Hogarth
First deferral period: 14 March 2024
£2,468,000 (plus VAT of £93,600 which can be reclaimed by an eligible institution)
The Old French New Testament, formerly owned by Jean le Bon
First deferral period: 7 February 2024
£800,000
Walrus Ivory Carving of Deposition from the Cross
Second deferral period: 14 June 2024
£2,006,595 (plus VAT of £40,131.90 which can be reclaimed by an eligible institution)
Risaldar Jagat Singh and Risaldar Man Singh by Philip de László
First deferral period: 13th July 2023
£650,000 (plus VAT of £130,000 which can be reclaimed by an eligible institution)
The Myrowr of Recluses, a medieval manuscript
The deferral period for The Myrowr of Recluses has been suspended.
£168,750