Export Delay Notices

The Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board has delayed the export of the cultural property listed below as outlined in the Cultural Property Export and Import Act. Delay periods provide an opportunity for designated organizations to purchase cultural property of outstanding significance and national importance for public collections. Designated organizations may be eligible for a Movable Cultural Property Grant to cover a portion of the purchase price.

The Review Board has recently set the following export delay period(s):

• Appeal: 108812 (reviewed March 26, 2013)
  Cultural Property: A pair of large Chinese cloisonné censers with covers
  Medium: Cloisonné
  Creator: N/A
  Date: Qing Dynasty, late 18th/19th century
  Dimensions: 42 inches high
  Weight: N/A
  Estimated Value: $250,000.00 US
  Export delay expires: September 26, 2013

• Appeal: 103832 (reviewed June 20, 2013)
  Cultural Property: Fountain of Pomona at the Villa d’Este at Tivoli
  Medium: red chalk on paper
  Creator: Jean-Honoré Fragonard
  Date: no date
  Dimensions: 18 3/8 x 13 3/4 inches
  Weight: N/A
  Estimated Value: $550,000.00 US
  Export delay expires: December 20, 2013

• Appeal: 103832 (reviewed June 20, 2013)
  Cultural Property: The Garden at Arcueil
  Medium: black chalk on blue paper
  Creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
  Date: circa 1745
  Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 20 3/8 inches
  Weight: N/A
  Estimated Value: $60,000.00 US
  Export delay expires: December 20, 2013

• Appeal: 104328 (reviewed September 12, 2013)
  Cultural Property: Trees in a Landscape
  Medium: brush and dark grey ink on paper
  Creator: Antwerp School
  Date: circa 1530
  Dimensions: 112 x 175 mm
  Weight: N/A
  Estimated Value: £30,000.00
  Export delay expires: March 12, 2014

Institutions or public authorities interested in purchasing cultural property subject to an export delay can contact the staff of the Movable Cultural Property Program.