Success Stories
Bernardo Bellotto (1722-1780)
Venice: the Bucintoro at the Molo on Ascension Day
Accepted in lieu of tax; permanently allocated to English Heritage for retention and display at Audley End
Tax settled £7,000,000
A Highly important Queen Anne silver-mounted ebony striking table clock of small size
Thomas Tompion and Edward Banger
Accepted in lieu of tax; permanently allocated to the Science Museum
Tax settled £1,750,000
Leonard Rosoman, R.A. (1913-2012)
The Drag Ball, No. 2, Act 2, Scene 1
Accepted in lieu of tax; permanently allocated to Pallant House Gallery
Tax settled £42,000
Thomas Gainsborough, R.A. (1727-1788)
Gaetan-Apolline-Balthazar Vestris
Accepted in lieu of tax; permanently allocated to the National Portrait Gallery
Tax settled £1,125,799
Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn (1606-1669)
The Adoration of the Shepherds: with the lamp
Accepted in lieu of tax; permanently allocated to National Museums Northern Ireland for display at the Ulster Museum
Tax settled: £12,600
Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-1828)
On the Seine – Morning
Accepted in lieu of tax; permanently allocated to the National Gallery
Tax settled £643,365