An officer with the cross of the Supreme Order of Christ (Vatican) stands beside Mount Vesuvius, holding a map of southern Italy. miniature on ivory engraved metal frame Italian 18th/19th C. glass with small chips signed, unidentified signature Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (marfim) 7,5 x 6,5 cm Notes: paper with the handwritten inscription BARON CHIMANI on the back. a) This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified: nr 25PTLX05087C; b) Several countries prohibit the import of goods that incorporate materials from protected wild fauna and flora species, including, among others, ivory, coral and tortoiseshell; c) In Portugal, according to the forecast transposition into the Portuguese legislation of the more recent EU guidance document concerning ivory commerce, the issuing of reexport certifications for non EU countries is suspended; d) We therefore advise potential buyers to inform themselves in advance on the applicable legislation, in particular the customs regulations in force in the countries concerned