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Oct 10, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA rare Japanese boxwood and ivory okimono of a monkey trainer, Meiji period (1868-1912), H 30 cm (+)€1,500(1 bid)
Oct 10, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA lively Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) ivory okimono, Tokyo school, H 31,5 cm - weight 1848 g€400(1 bid)
Oct 10, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsAn exceptional Japanese ivory okimono of a fierce warrior, Meiji period, H 10,5 cm - 156g (+)€400
Oct 10, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA large Japanese bronze and ivory okimono of a boy with a net on the shore, Meiji period€1,000
Oct 10, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA Japanese ivory vase with Shibayama inlay, Meiji period (1868-1912), signed, H 26,5 cm (base€1,000
Oct 10, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA Japanese ivory and bronze okimono of a fisherman, Meiji period (1868-1912), H 38,5 cm (+)€600
Oct 10, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA Japanese ivory, wood and bronze okimono of a hunter, Meiji period (1868-1912), H 35 cm (+)€600
Oct 10, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA pair of Japanese ivory vases with mythological scenes, Meiji period (1868-1912), H (with base)€300
Oct 10, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA fine Japanese ivory okimono of a swordsmith at work, Meiji period, signed, H 8,5 cm - 150g (+)€300
Oct 10, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsTwo ivory okimono, Meiji period (1868-1912); one of a huntsman and his hawk, H 14,7 cm - 177 g, one€400
Oct 10, 2024Carlo Bonte AuctionsA walrus/sperm whale ivory okimono group of a family with bunnies, fixed on a black lacquered wooden€200
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.