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A 300-YEAR-OLD Rococo-era clock described as a 'masterpiece' is going under the hammer in Dorchester with a starting bid of more than £100,000.
The Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace (currently closed for renovation work) © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 The surveyors in charge of the Queen’s vast art collection have been made redundant as part of a cost-cutting restructuring of the Royal Collection Trust (RCT). Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures and Chief Surveyor, and Rufus Bird, Surveyor of The Queen's Works of Art, will leave the organisation under a voluntary severance programme initiated in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The trust looks after more than a million objects he...
BBC News Published image captionBuckingham Palace's Masterpieces exhibition was forced to shut after less than two weeks The two men in charge of the Queen's art collection have left and won't be replaced "for the time being" because of Covid's impact on royal finances. Desmond Shawe-Taylor, the Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures - a post that was created in 1625 - has taken redundancy. Rufus Bird, the Surveyor of The Queen's Works of Art, has also left. The Royal Collection Trust has said it expects to lose £64m in income this year because Buckingham Palace and other sites have been shut to v...
| UPDATED: 15:04, Wed, Dec 23, 2020 Link copied Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Desmond Shawe-Taylor could become the last person appointed as surveyor of the Queen’s pictures and chief surveyor. The Royal Collection Trust (RCT) has confirme...
The Queen has made her chief art adviser redundant amid restructuring plans undertaken during the pandemic, axing the role created under Charles I. It is understood Desmond Shawe-Taylor could be the last Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures after departing the role under the 'voluntary severance programme', the Times reported. The Royal Collection Trust confirmed on Tuesday that Mr Shawe-Taylor, 65, and his assistant Rufus Bird would leave amid cost-cutting plans, with the roles 'lost and held in abeyance for the time being.' The Trust previously said the pandemic would co...