AQW 24/17-22
Mr Jim Allister KC
Traditional Unionist Voice
North Antrim
Tabled Date: 29/09/2017
Answered On Date: 16/10/2017
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Assembly Commission to publish a full inventory and valuation of Assembly artefacts, including those (i) on display; and (ii) in storage.
Answer:
Please find attached a full and comprehensive list of all the artefacts and artwork belonging to the Assembly. The list includes a description of each item, along with current valuations for each (where applicable). The list also identifies the current location of each item. Inventory of Assembly Artefacts and Artwork Artefacts This section contains a list of items which are deemed to be of historical significance. The current location of each item is noted and, where appropriate, a current valuation is included. Item Description | Item Location | Item Valuation | Part model of Parliament Buildings | Off-site storage | £8,000.00 | Table with Map of six counties | Off-site storage | £10,000.00 | Roll of Honour Table | Off-site storage | £2,000.00 | Books containing the names of the civilian war dead | Speaker's Office | N/A | Assorted items from the Speaker’s Office | Off-site storage | N/A | Ceremonial Sword | Off-site storage | N/A | William IV two-handled Vase | First Minister’s Office | £6,000.00 | Ornamental Stand for the Bell from "HMS Ulster" | Off-site storage | £1,500.00 | A Carved and Gilded Throne Chair | Off-site storage | £7,000.00 | 2 x Silver Maces | Speaker's Office | £20,000.00 | 2 x Jardinières made from the timbers of the "Mountjoy" | 1nr. Speaker's Office 1nr. Apprentice Boys Hall Londonderry | £1,000.00 | A Japanese Officer’s Sword presented to the people of Northern Ireland by Lord Mountbatten of Burma. | First Minister’s Office | £1,000.00 | Black Rod’s Wand of Office | First Minister’s Office | £5,000.00 | Two Red Leather Dispatch Boxes with the Royal Arms of Ulster | Senate Chamber | £4,000.00 | Bell from "HMS Ulster" | First Minister’s Office | N/A | Collection of Clerks’ Uniforms | Off-site storage | N/A | Model of Thiepval Tower | Off-site storage | N/A | The Uniform of the Sergeant at Arms | Offsite storage | £1,000.00 | French Mantle Clock | Off-site storage | N/A | Items of Crockery | Off-site storage | N/A | The Parliament Golf Handicap Challenge Cup 1927 | First Minister’s Office | £1,000.00 | Silver Lighter | First Minister’s Office | N/A | Bust of Frederick Temple | Off-site storage | £3,000.00 | Mantle Clock | Off-site storage | £1,000.00 | Egg Timer | Off-site storage | N/A | Coins | Off-site storage | N/A | Various Military Items | Off-site storage | N/A | Framed Letter from HRH Duke of Edinburgh | Off-site storage | N/A | Speaker's Robes and Wig | Parliament Buildings | £1,500.00 | Dispatch box | Speaker's Office | £1,500.00 | Victorian Tea Service | Speaker's Office | £2,000.00 | Major Daniel Dixon’s Lingfield Hurdle Cup 1928 | First Minister’s Office | £2,000.00 | Royal Irish Rifles Silver Cup 1903 | First Minister’s Office | £2,000.00 | Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Letter | Off-site storage | N/A | Brass Lamp Parts | Off-site storage | N/A | Oak Long Case Clock | Parliament Buildings | N/A | 3 x Trolleys filled with Books | Off-site storage | N/A | 3 x Chandeliers (boxed) | Off-site storage | N/A | Elizabeth II Coronation Vase | First Minister’s Office | £10,000.00 |
Artwork This section contains a list of all paintings and pictures owned by the Assembly. The current location of each item is noted and, where appropriate, a current valuation is included. Item Description | Item Location | Item Valuation | Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Pictures | Off-site storage | N/A | Portrait of Sir Basil Brooke | At the family home | £3,000.00 | Portrait of Sir Henry Wilson MP | Off-site storage | £1,500.00 | State Opening of Parliament, small | Speaker's Office | £25,000.00 | State Opening of Parliament, large | Senate Chamber | £50,000.00 | Portrait of Lord Armaghdale by Riviere | Off-site storage | £2,000.00 | Portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II by Lydia de Burgh | On Loan, Hillsborough Castle | £1,500.00 | Portrait of Frederick Temple, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava by C Williams | Off-site storage | £3,000.00 | Portrait of Rt Hon JM Andrews by F McKelvey | Off-site storage | £2,000.00 | The Obelisk on the Boyne by J Tudor | On Loan, Hillsborough Castle | £300,000.00 | The House Will Divide by Noel Murphy | Senate Chamber | £15,000.00 | Portrait of Seamus Mallon by Rita Duffy | Parliament Buildings Great Hall | £5,000.00 | Rowel Friars Drawings | Members’ Bar | £14,250.00 | The Assembly in Session by Noel Murphy | Speaker's Office | £3,000.00 | La Baie | Speaker's Office | N/A | Portrait of Lord Bannside by Nolan | Parliament Buildings Great Hall | £8,000.00 | Portrait of Eileen Bell by Conor Walton | Members’ Dining Room | £5,000.00 | Portrait of Lord Alderdice by Carol Graham | Members’ Dining Room | £7,000.00 | Portrait of Lord Trimble by Nolan | Parliament Buildings Great Hall | £5,000.00 | Portrait of Mark Durkan by Conor Walton | Parliament Buildings Great Hall | £5,000.00 | Oil painting by P Van Meulen | Speaker's Office | £50,000.00 | Portrait of Lord Craigavon by N Becker | Off-site storage | £3,000.00 | Queen Victoria's Jubilee | Off-site storage | N/A | Picture of the Irish House of Commons | Speaker's Office | N/A | Portrait of Seamus Heaney by Ross Wilson | Parliament Buildings, Senate Rotunda | £8,000.00 | | | | Artwork cont’d | | | Item Description | Item Location | Item Valuation | Portrait of CS Lewis by Ross Wilson | Parliament Buildings, Senate Rotunda | £8,000.00 | View of Belmont & Glenmachan | Offsite storage | N/A | Miscellaneous photographs | Offsite storage | N/A | Parliament Historic Occasions Photographs 1945 | Offsite storage | N/A |
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