Endangered Species
Regulations for the trade in endangered species are controlled by the United Nations’ Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES).
This covers items from ivory, rhino horn, tortoiseshell, taxidermy items and certain types of wood whether they comprise the whole or part of the object.
Rhinoceros horn: further changes to the UK law
25 October 2010THE Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have issued further important guidelines regarding the sale of antique rhinoceros horn.
UK restricts rhino horn exports with immediate effect
20 September 2010THE government are to refuse nearly all future applications for the export of old rhinoceros horn sold in the UK.
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Export ban expected for rhino trophies
23 August 2010ATG has learnt that the government is seriously considering withdrawing export licences for much of the old rhinoceros horn sold in the UK.
Antique Rhino Horn: The Rules
23 August 2010MOST antiques that include the “parts and derivatives” of endangered species enjoy an exemption from CITES controls known as the “worked item” derogation.
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Rhino horn debate steps up a gear
16 August 2010A RESPECTED Asian art specialist has defended the sale of rhinoceros horn libation cups at auction.
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Libation cup brings £80,000 in Brigg
06 April 2010THE demand for Chinese works of art goes on apace. In a week when all eyes and activity were centred on New York's Asian sale series, North Lincolnshire auctioneers Brown and Co of Brigg sold this carved rhinoceros horn libation cup for £80,000.
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How the Beagle left its own ‘fossilised’ remains…
10 August 2009Scrimshaw, or carved bone and ivory, is very collectable, but the signature and scenes on this 7in (18cm) long whale’s tooth put it in a special league.
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Elephant lobby target Portobello Road
19 January 2009A CHALK drawing of an ‘elephant graveyard’ appeared earlier this month at the entrance to the Portobello Road Market. The three-dimensional pavement art depicting an elephant carcass was the work of representatives for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), who in recent years have singled out the weekly antiques market in its campaign to curb the illegal trade in modern elephant ivory.
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Government rethink over illogical CITES rules
22 December 2008Could it be that common sense has broken out in the interpretation of the complex laws regarding the sale of antique rhinoceros horns?
EBay ban ivory sales in US
27 October 2008EBAY are to ban the sale of ivory products on its USA site from January.
Dealer found guilty of illegal ivory smuggling
30 June 2008A Kent dealer has received a two-year suspended sentence following a three-year international operation into ivory and whale-tooth smuggling. The case is the latest under Operation Charm, an ongoing campaign against the illegal trade in endangered species in London.
eBay bans international ivory sales
11 June 2007ONLINE auction giant eBay is banning cross-border sales of ivory on all their websites. The company announced that from the end of this month sellers will only be allowed to list ivory items for sale in their own country.
IFAW urge eBay to ban online ivory trade after investigation
29 May 2007EBay’s global network is encouraging the illegal trade in elephant ivory says an investigative report from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
Rhino horn debate heats up as EU rules confuse
23 April 2007RECENT sales of Rhino horn at provincial salerooms have brought into question the law that governs the trade in taxidermy and wildlife specimens.
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Cup runneth over for Chiswick Auction Rooms
25 July 2006Underscoring a strength of demand for rhinoceros horn pieces seen in the recent specialist Asian sales, Chiswick Auctions achieved a house record on July 18 when this rhinoceros horn libation cup carved with carp feeding on a waterlily sold to a Taiwanese dealer at £46,000 (plus 15 per cent buyer’s premium). The 18th or possibly 17th century vessel was discovered by auctioneer William Rouse on the sideboard of a modest home in Hanwell, one of West London’s less fashionable suburbs.
BADA fight trade’s corner over ivory
23 March 2004THE British Antique Dealers’ Association believe campaigners are wrong to call for only independent registered experts to be allowed to date ivory objects. The move would drive trade underground they say.
Ivory campaigners hit out at antiques trade
16 March 2004CAMPAIGNERS against the illegal trade in ivory want to end the exisiting policy which allows any antique dealer to appraise the age of ivory in works of art.
Double appeal sees ivory sell at £1400
04 April 2002The continued demand for Art Nouveau and the ageless appeal of the female nude provided a winning combination at the sale held by Richard Winterton (11% buyer’s premium) at Burton-on-Trent on March 13.
Rare pair of 19th Century Japanese Carved Wood & Ivory Figures
30 October 2001Uncertain of just how widespread a reaction they would receive on the lot, Walker Barnett & Hill of Shropshire estimated this rare pair of 19th Century Japanese Carved Wood & Ivory Figures of two young boys, one with a hobby horse, the other playing a flute, measuring 10in (25cm) high, conservatively at £500-700.
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