AQW 6767/17-22
Mr Jim Allister KC
Traditional Unionist Voice
North Antrim
Tabled Date: 11/09/2020
Answered On Date: 28/09/2020
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 including their valuation.
Answer:
The latest inventory of Assembly artefacts, which includes their location and, where appropriate, the current valuation of each item is set out below. 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 | Table with Map of Northern Ireland | Off-site storage | £10,000 | Roll of Honour Table | Off-site storage | £2,000 | Books containing the names of the civilian war dead | Library Room 141 | 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 | Ornamental Stand for the Bell from "HMS Ulster" | Off-site storage | £1,500 | A Carved and Gilded Throne Chair | Off-site storage | £7,000 | 2 x Silver Maces | Speaker's Office | £20,000 | 2 x Jardinières made from the timbers of the "Mountjoy" | 1nr. Speaker's Office 1nr. Apprentice Boys Hall, Londonderry | £1,000 | A Japanese Officer’s Sword presented to the people of Northern Ireland by Lord Mountbatten of Burma. | First Minister’s Office | £1,000 | Black Rod’s Wand of Office | First Minister’s Office | £5,000 | Two Red Leather Dispatch Boxes with the Royal Arms of Ulster | Senate Chamber | £4,000 | 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 | 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 | Silver Lighter | First Minister’s Office | N/A | Bust of Frederick Temple | Off-site storage | £3,000 | Mantle Clock | Off-site storage | £1,000 | 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 | Senate Rotunda Parliament Buildings | £1,500 | Herald’s Tabard | Dublin Castle (Temporary Exhibition) | To be confirmed | Gilt-tooled Dispatch box | Principal Deputy Speaker’s Office | £1,500 | Victorian Tea Service | Speaker's Office | £2,000 | Major Daniel Dixon’s Lingfield Hurdle Cup 1928 | First Minister’s Office | £2,000 | Royal Irish Rifles Silver Cup 1903 | First Minister’s Office | £2,000 | Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Letter | Off-site storage | N/A | Brass Lamp Parts | Off-site storage | N/A | Oak Long Case Clock | Room 25 Parliament Buildings | N/A | 3 x Warehouse Cages 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 |
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 | Official Opening of Parliament Buildings (photograph) | First Minister’s Office | N/A | Portrait of Sir Basil Brooke | At the family home | £3,000 | Portrait of Sir Henry Wilson MP | Off-site storage | £1,500 | State Opening of Parliament, small | Senate Chamber | £25,000 | State Opening of Parliament, large | Dublin Castle (Temporary Exhibition) | £50,000 | Portrait of Lord Armaghdale by Riviere | Off-site storage | £2,000 | Portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II by Lydia de Burgh | On Loan, Hillsborough Castle | £1,500 | Portrait of Frederick Temple, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava by C Williams | Off-site storage | £3,000 | Portrait of Rt Hon JM Andrews by F McKelvey | Off-site storage | £2,000 | The Obelisk on the Boyne by J Tudor | On Loan, Hillsborough Castle | £300,000 | The House Will Divide by Noel Murphy | Senate Chamber | £15,000 | Portrait of Seamus Mallon by Rita Duffy | Great Hall North Balcony | £5,000 | Rowel Friars Drawings | Members’ Bar | £14,250 | The Assembly in Session by Noel Murphy | Speaker's Office | £3,000 | La Baie | Speaker's Office | N/A | Portrait of Lord Bannside by Nolan | Great Hall North Balcony | £8,000 | Portrait of Martin McGuinness by Tony Bell | Great Hall North Balcony | £8,000 | Portrait of Eileen Bell by Conor Walton | Great Hall West Balcony | £5,000 | Portrait of Lord Alderdice by Carol Graham | Great Hall West Balcony | £7,000 | Portrait of Lord Trimble by Nolan | Great Hall North Balcony | £5,000 | Portrait of Mark Durkan by Conor Walton | Great Hall North Balcony | £5,000 | Oil painting by P Van Meulen | Speaker's Office | £50,000 | Portrait of Lord Craigavon by N Becker | Off-site storage | £3,000 | 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 | Senate Rotunda | £8,000 | Portrait of CS Lewis by Ross Wilson | Senate Rotunda | £8,000 | 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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