Carved ivory and silver enamelled vase, 19th century

Made in the early 19th century. It has a wide foot composed of four lotus petals on which is placed a rounded body, adorned with reliefs of Buddhist celestial deities, executed with painstaking detail and realism. Above this, from lobed shoulders decorated with coloured enamels, rises a long, narrow neck that ends in a wide, flaring mouth decorated with fine details of bunches and ribbons. On either side of the body are two dragons with incised details in relief, with coiled bodies and large open jaws, which serve as handles. 

Size: 36.5 x 10.2 x 11 cm

Total weight: 976 g

It is very important that our Users know that all the ivories, both carved and not carved, that we put in our auction have been carefully checked and studied by our experts, requesting all the necessary information to determine that these pieces have not been obtained illegally and that they fulfil all the necessary requirements of the Cites and Soivre legislation of animal protection. In the case of antiques, processed specimens acquired before the entry into force of the Regulation, i.e. before 1 June 1947, would be exempted from the prohibition indicated in the previous paragraphs. The competent authorities indicate that a CITES certificate is not required in this case. All our lots of old ivories are accompanied by a Certificate of Guarantee of Origin prior to 1947.   There are a number of exceptions to this prohibition, provided that it can be reliably demonstrated that the specimens were acquired or introduced into Spain before 1 January 1986.

At present, in Spain, it is not possible to sell ivory pieces without CITES documentation, except as indicated above.