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500 year old reliquary statuette of Saint Christopher at risk of leaving UK
A temporary export bar has been placed on a 500 year old late Gothic statuette of St Christopher worth £10 million
From:
4 June 2021
Valued at £10 million, the statuette is a remarkable object from the great age of European masters such as Hans Holbein and Albrecht Durer.
Bar is to allow time for a UK gallery or institution to acquire the work
Statuette is a companion piece to another reliquary, of Saint Sebastian, in the V&A Museum
A German late Gothic statuette of Saint Christopher that dates back to the 15th century is at risk of leaving the country unless a UK buyer can be found to save the work for the nation. ....

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