U.S. singer Kelly Clarkson banned from taking Jane Austin's ring from Britain The singer bought the jewellery at auction last year Culture minister Ed Vaizey has put a temporary export bar on the piece The ring is one of only three surviving pieces of jewellery known to have belonged to the Pride and Prejudice author Kelly Clarkson will not be allowed to take a gold and turquoise ring once owned by Jane Austen out of the country The Government has stepped in to stop U.S. singer Kelly Clarkson taking a gold and turquoise ring once owned by Jane Austen out of the country. The star, who shot to fame when she won the American Idol show, bought the jewellery at auction last year for more than £150,000, but culture minister Ed Vaizey has put a temporary export bar on the piece in a bid to keep it in the UK. The ring is one of only three surviving pieces of jewellery known to have belonged to the Pride and Prejudice author, having been given to her sister Cassandra and then passed down through the family before it was sold. Mr Vaizey said: 'Jane Austen's modest lifestyle and her early death mean that objects associated with her of any kind are extremely rare, so I hope that a UK buyer comes forward so this simple but elegant ring can be saved for the nation.' The decision on the export licence will be deferred until September 30 and can be extended to December 30 if proof emerges of "a serious intention to raise funds" to match its six-figure price tag. Austen, whose face will appear on £10 notes from 2017, wrote six full novels which cemented her place in the canon of English literature. The banknote will include the quote from Pride and Prejudice: "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!" Her books, which are regularly adapted for television and film, continue to sell well almost 200 years after her death at the age of 41, in 1817. Clarkson, who grew up in Texas, has sold more than 20 million records since winning the US talent show in 2002. Precious: The ring is one of only three surviving pieces of jewellery known to have belonged to Jane Austen The ring is one of three surviving pieces of jewellery known to have belonged to the Pride and Prejudice author The Government took the extraordinary step of putting an export bar on a classic £5million Bentley dubbed the 'Concorde of its day' to stop it leaving the country. This 1929 four litre supercharged Bentley "Blower" is regarded as one of the most significant cars in British motorsport history. Its current owner forked out a world record £5,042,000 for the motor car at Bonhams" Goodwood Festival of Speed auction last year. Classic: The government has put an export bar on the £5million Bentley dubbed the Concorde of its day He has now decided to permanently export the single-seater car. However, because the Bentley has been recognised as a 'national treasure' by authorities culture secretary Ed Vaizey has temporarily banned its export in the hope of finding a buyer. Any interested parties would need to spend an agreed price of £5,149,800 for the car, which was raced by motorsport icon Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin. Birkin, a former fighter pilot, was one of the most famous of the Bentley Boys - a group of wealthy men who raced the British sports cars in the 1920s and 30s. The Bentley has been recognised as a 'national treasure' by authorities The 1929 Bentley 'Blower' is regarded as one of the most significant cars in British motorsport history The Bentley sold for a record £5,042,000 at Bonhams¿ Goodwood Festival of Speed auction last year In March 1932 Birkin set an Outer Circuit record at Brooklands of 137.96mph in the Bentley. His life was cut short in 1933 in a freak accident after he burned himself on an exhaust pipe during a race. The burn became infected and he died from septicaemia at the age of 36. His iconic Bentley was later bought by the horologist George Daniels, who owned it until his death in 2011. The classic Bentley which was raced by motorsport icon Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin (pictured) Culture Minister Ed Vaizey yesterday made the decision to defer granting an export licence following a recommendation by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest. It was agreed with Arts Council England that the Bentley 'was of outstanding significance for the study of motor racing and automobile technology in the first half of the twentieth century'. The decision on the export licence application for the car will be deferred for a period ending on October 31, 2013. This period may be extended until May 31, 2014 inclusive if a serious intention to raise funds to purchase the car is made at the recommended price.