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ATG letter: The piece initiative on ivory

MADAM – Further to the distortion of ivory figures by separate piano keys (News, ATG No 2364): surely they are further distorted by the 32 pieces in a chess set, 144 pieces in a Mahjong set, or indeed the 23 balls in an antique snooker set.

19 Nov 2018

19 Nov 2018

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Antiques and elephants should be able to co-exist.

M Bach

London

ATG letter: Auction house charges – let’s focus on the real issues

ATG letter: Auction house charges – let’s focus on the real issues

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