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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 561722, member: 2844&quot;]It isn&#039;t mammoth.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here in Europe the general rule is that you need an appraisal report and an official certificate to prove that it dates from before 1947, the year of the first Cites agreement.</p><p>Pieces like your elephants were imported when it was perfectly legal to do so, which is why it is unfair. And of course no one thought there would ever be this large scale poaching problem and it would be necessary to have receipts etc.</p><p>The elephants have age and could even pre-date 1947, but without proof....</p><p><br /></p><p>As you&#039;ve already read, many of us are faced with that problem. All my ivory is antique, the oldest piece dates from ca 14th century. No receipt, obviously.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /> I haven&#039;t bought any ivory since it became illegal here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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