Beschreibung:

Antique ivory mounted walking stick cane - London 1891 elephant ivory handle carved in the form of D'Artagnan's head, one of the three musketeers, 9ct gold collar fully hallmarked London 1891-92 engraved with iscription and date 1901, Ebony wood shaft and base metal ferrule. Weight 483 gr, height 97 cm. Item condition grading: **** good. Ce.S.Ar. Certificate of antiquity (pre-1947). (Published in the book "Bastoni " ed. 2006 by A. Gerardi, R. Traballesi, A. Zina, p. 70 nr. 87) Notes This lot contains ivory/coral/ tortoiseshell or other species protected by CITES regulation (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). Due to recent changes in the laws of many countries (e.g. USA, France, China) - about endangered species including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell - BFA recommends that buyers check with their own government regarding any importation requirements prior to placing a bid. For example, USA regulations restrict the import of elephant ivory; please note that BFA will not assist buyers with the shipment of this lot into the USA. THE CITES ARTICLE 8 DEROGATION The CITES Article 8 derogation - Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 - the so-called "antique derogation" allow to sell this kind of item (defined as pre-1947). 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 (then is only true for material that has been “worked” before 1947, and has been transformed from its natural state by human craft).