Fate of precious Henry VIII stained glass in dispute as ‘haunted house’ auction halted at last minute

Intervention by conservationists halts sale of 1530s roundel from Grade-I listed manor, created to celebrate king’s union with Anne Boleyn

The fate of precious Tudor stained glass marking the union of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is in dispute after its last-minute withdrawal from a private auction, the Observer has learned.

Urgent intervention by conservationists prevented the sale of English glasswork “of exceptional importance”, including a window made in the 1530s as well as older ­medieval glass. The windows were hanging in a& 16th-century Dorset manor and were destined for a private contents auction until spotted listed alongside vintage furniture and china.