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TALLAHASSEE — Better sell that ivory jewelry your grandmother left you. A bill before the Legislature would make it illegal to sell it without proper documentation of its origins. Sen. Thad A… ...
The value of antique ivory held in the U.S. is unclear. One survey of ivory dealers and collectors placed it at nearly $12 billion, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which regulates the U.S ...
Briars Antiques, 4121 Briars Rd., Olney; 301-774-3596. Diane Grimes has in her basement the most extensive collection of antique jewelry I have seen under one roof–not counting the Victoria and Albert ...
At issue are small amounts of ivory in pianos, antique furniture, violin bows, jewelry, knives, clocks, canes, sculpture, silver teapots, ... Options for Disposition of Ivory Antiques.
State Sen. Marko Liias is a good friend of mine, and a fine senator, but in supporting Initiative 1401 he took at face value and relied on statements made by the proponents that are demonstrably ...
It wasn’t exactly a fire sale. Ming’s jewelry was still priced at the level you’d expect for those beautiful pieces. But some dealers were offering deep discounts for other vintage ivory ...
Antique lobbyists who want to continue dealing in pre-1947 ivory are challenging the ban in a judicial review in the High Court next week, arguing it is incompatible with EU law.
“Before the enactment of the state ivory law,” Grace X. Zhou, an assistant state solicitor general, said Friday, arguing before the Second Circuit. “New York was a hub for trade in ivory, contributing ...
Q: Help me decide what to do. I inherited a lovely ivory necklace and ivory stud earrings from an aunt who was important in my life. I love the pieces but feel uncomfortable wearing them any ...
An English immigrant has vowed to fight an order to pay for the “vandalism” of his 123-year-old antique piano, which had its ivory key tops removed and dumped by New Zealand’s Department of ...