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Old 15th May 2016, 09:18 AM   #1
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Not only warriors of ISIS destroy artwork. U.S.A. laws (about ivory) do the same. Look in what condition Bonhams auctioned weapons aged 200 and more years, from the Richard Wagner collection.
You can compare from their original state in the book "Oliver S. Pinchot, Arms of the Paladins, the Richard R. Wagner Jr. Collection"
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Old 15th May 2016, 09:21 AM   #2
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Old 15th May 2016, 09:23 AM   #3
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The end.
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Horrific destruction for no reason.
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Old 15th May 2016, 10:18 AM   #5
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Vandalism.
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Old 15th May 2016, 10:46 AM   #6
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It's disgusting.
But I don't understand, if the ivory is more than one hundred year old, they cant do that...
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It's disgusting.
But I don't understand, if the ivory is more than one hundred year old, they cant do that...
In the U.S. it is much more complicated, it is virtually impossible to prove how old the ivory is under the current system, they have decided to ignore the rights of people who have purchased or otherwise own antique items containing ivory when it comes to reselling these items. Now people resort to calling it "bone" and not selling items with ivory openly, this is a real problem here and it will only get worse.
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Old 15th May 2016, 10:52 AM   #8
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Angry Bureaucratic hysteria

Senseless, gratuitous vandalism that will save no animals but which does stand as a monument to arrogant, incompetent, lazy regulation and lawmaking done from a 'politically correct' mindset.
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Old 15th May 2016, 11:57 AM   #9
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A couple of points:-

Bonham's should be ashamed of themselves for having anything to do with it.

I wonder where the ivory is now?

And do you know, you can still import ivory into the USA providing you have shot the elephant yourself!
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Greed meet Vandalism.
No respect for nothing except money.
Poor and hollowly modern world.
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