Tea and coffee silver set - France, early 20th Century

of ovoid shape resting on triple claw foot, elephant ivory handles (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758). Apocryphal marks. Coffee pot 30 x 22 x 10 cm, weight 976 gr; teapot 27 x 25 x 12 cm, weight 1035 gr; sugar bowl 17 x 16 x 9 cm, weight 589 gr; milk jug 15.5 x 15.5 x 9 cm weight 346 gr. Item condition grading: *** fair (defects, dents). ccompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of authenticity (pre-1947).

This lot is available for sale only with shipments within the European Union

THE CITES ARTICLE 8 (3b) DEROGATION

The article 8 (3b) derogation - Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97, the so-called "antique derogation”, and the article 62 – Council Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, allow to sell this kind of item (defined as pre-1947) within the European Union. Current legislation states that if an item has been manufactured prior to June 1947 and has been significantly altered from its natural raw state for jewellery, adornment, art, utility or musical instrument before that date, a CITES certificate is not required (therefore only for material that has been “worked” before 1947, and has been transformed from its natural state by human craft).