Destroying artwork

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by estcrh

Arial, just begining to realize that we all in some way have been living in police states, some more disquised than others?

Though interesting to some ...may I suggest that this thread be moved to Ethnographic Miscellania since the so called Destruction of Artwork is not an ethnographic weapon...but is allowable in terms of that Forum...not this one.

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Though interesting to some ...may I suggest that this thread be moved to Ethnographic Miscellania since the so called Destruction of Artwork is not an ethnographic weapon...but is allowable in terms of that Forum...not this one.

The minimum required indeed.

[kronckew]

feel free to delete the BS.

[Sylektis]

https://www.antiquestradegazette.com...ed-to-customs/

[Bob A]

Originally Posted by Sylektis

https://www.antiquestradegazette.com...ed-to-customs/

Criminal vandalism, within the auspices of the law, the consequence of accepting the rule of people who know what is good for us, and make it mandatory.

I see little difference between this sort of destruction, and the wholesale destruction of world heritage sites by ignorant fundamentalists. The world is permitting itself to be ruled by barbaric thugs on every side, and civilisation is the loser.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Bob A

I see little difference between this sort of destruction, and the wholesale destruction of world heritage sites by ignorant fundamentalists.

Agreed, both are guided by blind self righteousness. On the British Antiques Roadshow (recently in the US, last year in the UK) there was an especially acerebric representative from one such advocacy group arguing for the destruction of all ivory countered by a V&A curator with the more reasonable view that destroying antique cultural heritage was not the correct measure to save elephants.

Some possibly good news is that I just read in the Maine Antique Digest (July 2016, p 3-A) that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a final rule effective on June 6 that the paper describes as "... will make dealers and collectors jump through a lot of hoops, but in the current political climate I think it's the best result the trade could have hoped for ... burden will be on the seller to prove that objects qualify, but the rule does not require expensive forensic testing. A qualified appraisal, with strict guidelines, will suffice."

USFWS Final Rule Effective on July 16, 2016

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by Sylektis

https://www.antiquestradegazette.com...ed-to-customs/

This is sickening, no one has the ability to see that these are genuine historical antiques that deserve to be preserved in the same way that elephants need to be saved