Four small ivory snuff bottles, early 20th century

Four small ivory snuff bottles, early 20th century

Four ivory snuff bottles, made during the first third of the 20th century, are of different shapes and sizes, with carved reliefs depicting scenes of characters performing everyday actions and playing instruments. 

Sizes: 7.5 x 1.9 x 3.2 cm; 5.3 x 2.5 x 4 cm; 6.7 x 1.6 x 3.9 cm; 7.9 x 2 x 3.6 cm.

It is very important for our Users to know that all the ivories, both carved and uncarved, that we put in our auction have been thoroughly checked and studied by our experts, requesting all the necessary information to determine that these pieces have not been obtained illegally and that they meet all the necessary requirements of the Cites and Soivre animal protection legislation. In the case of antiques, processed specimens acquired before the entry into force of the Regulation, i.e. before 1 June 1947, would be exempted from the prohibition indicated in the previous paragraphs. The competent authorities indicate that a CITES certificate is not required in this case. All our lots of old ivories are accompanied by a Certificate of Guarantee of Origin prior to 1947.   There are a number of exceptions to this prohibition, provided that it can be reliably demonstrated that the specimens were acquired or introduced into Spain before 1 January 1986.

At present, in Spain, it is not possible to sell ivory pieces without CITES documentation, except as indicated above.