Destroying artwork

[kai]

Hello Gavin,

Thus far, this appears to be a US Bonhams issue only as Bonhams in the UK and elsewhere do still auction ivory, here is one such example.

FWIW, in the US, they also continue to auction this (no link to keep with forum policies).

I *suspect* that this is/was not an issue of the auction house (they were fairly upfront with their reference to Oliver's book).

It seems more likely that this happened during transit (from the US to the UK?) or, less likely, with the consignee (also note that the affected items were delayed and not included in the main Wagner auction).

Regards,
Kai