May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA very fine Japanese ivory okimono of a man with an umbrella, Tokyo school, Meiji period, H 23 cm -€450
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA large Japanese walrus ivory okimono of a musical family, Meiji period (1868-1912), H 26 cm - 1906g€600
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA Japanese hippo and walrus ivory okimono of a man selling fish, Meiji period (1868-1912), H 28,5 cm€400(1 bid)
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA large Japanese walrus ivory okimono of a wood gatherer drinking from a gourd flask, Meiji period€800
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsTwo Japanese Meiji period ivory okimono; added a ditto Republic period Chinese figure; one okimono€400
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA large and fine Japanese walrus ivory okimono of a falconer and his son watching an eagle, Meiji€800
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA large Japanese walrus ivory okimono of a farmer, Meiji period (1868-1912), H 33 cm - 1935g€300
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA large Japanese walrus ivory okimono of a wood gatherer, Meiji period (1868-1912), H 38 cm - 2248g€500
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA fine Japanese hippo ivory okimono of a street seller, Meiji period (1868-1912), H 21 cm - 826g€600
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsTwo ivory okimono, Meiji period (1868-1912); one of a huntsman and his hawk, H 14,7 cm - 177 g, one€600
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA large Japanese walrus ivory okimono of an artisan with his son, Meiji period (1868-1912), H 46,5 -€800
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA Japanese hardwood display cabinet with Shibayama inlay, Meiji period (1868-1912), H 156,5 cm - W€1,000
May 29, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA walrus/sperm whale ivory okimono group of a family with bunnies, fixed on a black lacquered wooden€240
World Elephant Day calls for global effort to stop ivory poachingNEW YORK – LiveAuctioneers joins many other conservation-minded businesses on August 12, World Elephant Day, to raise awareness about how thousands of Asian and African elephants are killed every year to fuel the global demand for ivory. Many may mistakenly believe that the greatest demand for ivory is in Asia, but the fact is, 80 […]
Hong Kong approves ban on local ivory trading by 2021HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers gave final approval on Wednesday to a government proposal banning local ivory trading in the Chinese territory by 2021, with conservation groups hailing it as a major victory in the fight to save elephants.