Carved tusk with pedestal, 19th century

Carved tusk with pedestal, 19th century

A carved boar's tusk with reliefs made at the end of the 19th century. It shows a succession of characters arranged sideways, divided into transverse bands. It stands on a custom-made silver base with a descriptive plaque. 

Size: 19.4 x 3.5 x 37.5 cm; Size with stand: 30.5 x 8.2 x 37.5 cm.

Weight: 1014 g

It is very important that our Users know that all the ivories, both carved and not carved, that we put in our auction have been carefully checked and studied by our experts, requesting all the precise information to determine that these pieces have not been obtained illegally and that they fulfil all the necessary requirements of the Cites and Soivre legislation of animal protection. In the case of antiques, processed specimens acquired before the entry into force of the Regulation, i.e. before 1 June 1947, would be exempt 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 antique 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.