Culture Minister, Matt Hancock, has placed a temporary export bar on Clive of India’s huqqa set and flask to provide an opportunity to keep them in the country.
The Mughal ruby and emerald flask and the sapphire and ruby huqqa set are both at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of £6,000,000 for the flask or £240,000 for the huqqa set.