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Lot 23 - Auction 102

French ivory carving of Napoléon - 19th Century

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French ivory carving of Napoléon - 19th Century

elephant ivory carving (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 o Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758) depicting the figure of Bonaparte carved in full round.
Height x width x depth 12 x 5 x 2.4 cm. Weight 93.8 gr.
Item condition grading: **** good (previous ankle fractures).
Accompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of authenticity (pre-1947).

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

THE CITES ARTICLE 8 (3b) DEROGATIONThe 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 thatif 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)

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