Description
Property from a Baltimore, MD Estate
Dominique Alonzo (French, active 1910-1930), Salome, Gilt Bronze and Ivory Sculpture, signed on rear of dress.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING ENDANGERED SPECIES MATERIAL
PLEASE NOTE:Â THIS LOT IS ACCOMPANIED BY DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING THAT IT MEETS FEDERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES REQUIREMENTS.
Please note, that as the purchaser, you are responsible for conforming with applicable federal, state and local government regulations concerning objects that contain endangered species materials or related substances. iGavel and the sellers on iGavel assume no responsibility for communicating to the purchaser the legality or otherwise of the sale of any objects that may be restricted under state and local law within the jurisdiction of the purchaser.
DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION
In accordance with the Director’s Order 210 there is an exemption from the prohibition on selling or offering for sale in international and foreign commerce for certain manufactured items that contain a small amount of ivory that meet the following conditions:
A. If the item is located in the United States – the ivory must have been imported prior to January 18, 1990 or imported under a CITES pre-Convention certificate with no limitation on the commercial use;
B. If the item is located outside the United States - the ivory must have been removed from the wild prior to February 26, 1976;
C.The ivory is a fixed or integral component or components of a larger manufactured item and is not the primary source of value of the item, that is, the ivory does not account for more than 50% of the value of the item;
D.The ivory is not raw;
E.The manufactured item is not made wholly or primarily of ivory, that is, the ivory component or components do not account for more than 50% of the item by volume;
F.The total weight of the ivory component or components is less than 200 grams; and
G.The item was manufactured before July 6, 2016
To qualify for the de minimis exception, an item must meet the criteria provided above. An item is considered to be made wholly or primarily of ivory if the ivory component or components account for more than 50 percent of the item by volume. Likewise, if more than 50 percent of the value of an item is attributed to the ivory component or components, then ivory is considered to be the primary source of the value of that item. Value can be ascertained by comparing a similar item that does not contain ivory to one that does (for example, comparing the price of a basket with ivory trim/decoration to the price of a similar basket without ivory components). Though not required, a qualified appraisal or another method of documenting the value of the item and the relative value of the ivory component, including, information in catalogues, price lists, and other similar materials, can also be used. Ivory components are not required to be removed from an item to be weighed.
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