UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED BAN ON THE SALE OF IVORY
The UK government has proposed introducing a ban on the sale of all ivory items (with a number of exceptions) and at the moment this is progressing through Parliment and the House of Lords and I expect this to become law before the end of the year, but we now expect at least a six month lead in time. It will still be legal to own ivory items and you will be able to pass these onto family and friends and as mentioned certain items will be exempt from this ban.
Whilst we all agree with the preservation of elephants and do not condone the slaughter of these animals for their ivory, I do not believe this type of ban on all antique ivory items will help to save one elephant unfortunately.
I have made the decision to dispose of my remaining ivory stock and am going through a process of reducing the prices of these items on a daily basis, updated 17th October, so if you would like to own one of these marvellous pieces, please keep checking the website and take advantage of these highly discounted prices. This will be closing shortly as I will be sending my remaining items to Europe for sale, so don’t hesitate to long!
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ANTIQUE MINIATURE MAHOGANY GENTLEMANS DRESSING TABLE
£1,500.00 -
ANTIQUE JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER 3 CASE INRO BY HARA YOYUSAI
£3,300.00 -
ANTIQUE EDWARDIAN MINIATURE MAHOGANY WASHSTAND
£250.00 -
WILLIAM EDWARD ATKINS-WATERCOLOUR-HMY VICTORIA & ALBERT
£2,450.00 -
WILLIAM EDWARD ATKINS-WATERCOLOUR-FRIGATE LEAVING PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR
£1,650.00 -
WILLIAM EDWARD ATKINS-WATERCOLOUR-ROYAL NAVAL SHIPS PORTSMOUTH
£1,950.00 -
WILLIAM EDWARD ATKINS-WATERCOLOUR-ROYAL NAVY SHIP LEAVING HARBOUR
£1,350.00 -
WILLIAM EDWARD ATKINS-WATERCOLOUR-THE OLD INVINCIBLE
£2,100.00
WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE RA
William Lionel Wyllie R.A. is considered by many to be the leading British marine artist of his period, his work is in the Royal collection and the Tate.
ANTIQUE CHESS SETS
So often one sees articles on the history of chess and frankly, to a chess collector it is probably the last thing on his/her mind.
STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES
In Staffordshire during the middle of the last century there were many small pot banks churning out hundreds of different models, covering such themes as Royalty,
Latest News
Hello,
Another interesting week both in the showroom and on the website. I have just sold the waterfall bookcase on display in Emsworth and this will winging its way to its new home on Friday, so I will be in the store to see what I can replace this with, so check the showroom after Friday afternoon!
I will be changing items on display more often now, so keep looking in if passing.
Please remember that the Emsworth showroom is normally only open by appointment at the moment, so please contact me if you wish to view anything there.
9th October 2018
