Hudson’s Bay to ask court to allow auction of charter, art and artifacts - National | Globalnews.ca

Hudson’s Bay is expected to seek court permission today to auction off its art, artifacts and the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the company.

The department store company filed a notice of motion last week asking to separate the charter along with 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts from an ongoing sales process.

The potential auction has been a lightning rod for concerns from archival institutions, governments and historians who don’t want the pieces to be a second thought.