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 ...

MORE than 150 of the world's finest chess ... sets have been found in a cabinet where they had lain untouched for almost 30 years. The sets, which are made from a variety of materials ranging from ...

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 ...

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This helps to explain why most collectable chess sets were produced more than 100 years ago. 'Ivory sets tend to be the most sought after because they are strong and exquisitely carved.

Allawi began to purchase old chess sets from the major auction houses and specialist dealers. He concentrates on those from the 17th to the 19th centuries that are made from ivory, bone or wood.

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 ...