Export Delay Notices

The Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board has delayed the export of the cultural property listed below in accordance with the Cultural Property Export and Import Act. The delay period provides an opportunity for Canadian collecting institutions to purchase objects of outstanding significance and national importance for public collections. Institutions and public authorities may be eligible for a Movable Cultural Property Grant to cover a portion of the purchase cost.

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

Appeal: 105335 (reviewed December 8, 2011)
Cultural Property: "Donnemara" carpet
Medium: N/A
Creator: Charles Voysey
Date: c. 1900
Dimensions: 11' x 16' 3"
Weight: N/A
Estimated Value: £40,000.00
Export delay expires: June 8, 2012

Appeal: 104652 (reviewed March 15, 2012)
Cultural Property:  Sperrylite mineral specimen
Matrix: green and brown quartz/epidote
Creator:  N/A
Date:  mined 2011, Ontario
Dimensions: 3.0 x 3.0 x 4.0 cm; crystal: 7 mm
Weight:  N/A
Estimated Value:  $2,500.00
Export delay expires: June 15, 2012

Appeal:  104589 (reviewed March 15, 2012)
Cultural Property:  Cadavre Exquis
Medium:  drawing, pastel on black paper
Creators:  Tristan Tzara, Yves Tanguy, Paul & Nusch Eluard and Valentine Hugo
Date:  circa 1930
Dimensions:  12 ⅜ x 9 ⅜ inches
Weight:  N/A
Estimated Value:  £21,500.00
Export delay expires: September 15, 2012

Appeal:  101236 (reviewed March 15, 2012)
Cultural Property:  Sperrylite mineral specimen
Matrix:  rusty sulphide
Creator:  N/A
Date:  mined 2011, Ontario
Dimensions:  2.8 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
Weight:  N/A
Estimated Value:  $45,000.00
Export delay expires: September 15, 2012

Appeal:  101237 (reviewed March 15, 2012)
Cultural Property:  Sperrylite mineral specimen
Matrix:  rusty breccia
Creator:  N/A
Date:  mined 2011, Ontario
Dimensions:  9.5 x 6.7 6.0 cm
Weight:  N/A
Estimated Value:  $50,000.00 
Export delay expires: September 15, 2012

Appeal:  101238 (reviewed March 15, 2012)
Cultural Property:  Sperrylite mineral specimen
Matrix:  chalcopyrite
Creator: N/A
Date:  mined 2011, Ontario
Dimensions:  3.8 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Weight:  N/A
Estimated Value:  $55,000.00 
Export delay expires: September 15, 2012

Appeal:  106409 (reviewed March 15, 2012)
Cultural Property:  sculpture (or model)
Medium:  terracotta
Creator:  unknown
Date: late 15^th/early 16^th century
Dimensions:  20.5 x 11.9 cm
Weight:  N/A
Estimated Value:  $30,300.00
Export delay expires: September 15, 2012

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