Projects
Purchase of a Bust of Charles Townley (1807)
Towneley Hall wishes to purchase a bust of the collector Charles Townley by the neoclassical scul
Purchase of a Portrait of Lady Dacre and Son
The National Portrait Gallery wish to purchase a portrait of Mary Neville, Lady Dacre and her son
James II Coronation Cup
The V&A have acquired a silver gilt cup commemorating the coronation of James II in 1685.
Canterbury Astrolabe Quadrant
The British Museum (BM) acquired a unique 14th century brass astrolabe quadrant.
Acquisition of the Dering Roll
The Dering Roll is the oldest English roll of arms surviving in its original form, from the reign
Acquisition of the Stoddard-Templeton Collection
The University of Glasgow, in partnership with the Glasgow School of Art and Culture and Sport Gl
Anthony d'Offay Collection
Purchase of Anthony d'Offay's collection of post-war and contemporary international art.
Acquisition of a Portrait of General Wolfe, circa 1760
Portrait of General James Wolfe by JSC Schaak circa 1760.
Wilshere Collection of Early Christian and Jewish Antiquities
The Wilshere Collection was formed at the end of the 19th century and contains 34 fragments of go
The Sidmouth Papers
Purchase of the correspondence of Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1754-1844), sometime Sp