This chess set was given to me when I was a child. Each piece has its own individual character with the 4½-inch-tall kings being fearsome looking. Paper labels read: “Guaranteed African Ivory ...

An heirloom bronze elephant with ivory tusks, great-grandmother’s piano with ivory keys, a vintage ivory chess set or an antique silver teapot with a small ivory inset in the handle to keep it ...

In Thailand, native elephant tusks may be used for ivory under certain conditions, and ivory obtained before the 1989 ban may be traded domestically in any country in the world. “Because this is about ...

This means that trade in works less than 100 years old—such as Art Deco pieces from the 1920s and 1930s—is now effectively banned. The upshot of the prohibition is that today even much ivory ...

Wooden chess set, now very much in fashion.Prices and demand has increased due to the Ivory ban (Image: Supplied) In the past 5 or 6 years there has been two distinct trends that I've seen.