In Africa poachers are killing elephants for ... After all, no one is likely to mistake an early 18th century ivory chess set or beer stein as made of modern ivory. Nor does it matter in which ...

Now, the import of African elephant ivory for commercial ... if you have just inherited grandpa’s ivory chess set or if you want to sell dad’s ivory tusk letter opener. Before the ban went ...

Thirty-two African countries on ... or "carved" before 1976. Antique ivory products manufactured before 1947 – such as billard balls, piano keys and chess pieces - are also legal and do not ...

Q. My great-uncle brought this ivory chess set back with him from China. The set is complete, but some of the pawns’ swords are missing. –Jane S. Blewitt, Elida, Ohio A. References to chess ...

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The second trend that has become popular are for 20th C chess sets from Russian / Soviet States. This is probably the biggest growth area in recent years. The Ivory ban in the UK (& the USA ...