ABSTRACT
Six items, including paintings by Reynolds and Van Dyck and the Hambledon Cricket Club Account Book, have been accepted by the government in lieu of inheritance tax, David Mellor, Secretary of State for National Heritage, announced today. Answering a written parliamentary question from David Wilshire, MP for Spelthorne, Mr Mellor said:
Since my announcement on 3 June at column 570, I am pleased to inform the House of the acceptance of a further six offers: a painting, Up and Out, by Richard Hamilton in lieu of £7,000; Hambledon Cricket Club Account Book in lieu of £39,120; two paintings, John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset by Sir Joshua Reynolds and Lady Frances Cranfield by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, in lieu of £404,544; two busts by Rysbrack in lieu of £418,920; a painting, Lady Charlotte Bonham-Carter, by Peter Greenham in lieu of £8,500; and land known as Nolands Farm in lieu of £57,920.
