Export bar issued for 350-year-old £3m Baroque cabinet made by Papal craftsman

A rare 350-year-old cabinet made by Baroque craftsman Giacomo Herman (1615-85) has been temporarily barred from export by the UK government in the hope it will be bought by a buyer in the UK.

The German furniture-maker was Rome’s leading cabinet maker during the 1660s and 1670s and worked fo…

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