MANUEL ALCINO - 1933-2025 A large vase 925/1000 silver tempered and hammered decoration with application of Japanese ivory sculpture "Elder" Portuguese ivory sculptures from the Meiji period (1868-1912) with small gluing and small bruises Porto mark (1985-2020), Manuel Alcino & Filhos Ld.ª makers' mark (reg. 1986) Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 37 x 26 cm; Peso - (bruto) 3.335 g. Notes: a) This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified: No. 26PTLX00238C;
b) Currently, the import of goods incorporating materials from protected wild fauna and flora species, including, among others, ivory, coral and tortoiseshell, is prohibited by several countries;
c) In Portugal, in accordance with the planned transposition into national legislation of the most recent EU guidelines on the ivory trade, the issuance of re-export certificates to countries outside the EU is suspended;
d) In this context, potential buyers are advised to inform themselves beforehand about the legislation of their country and applicable international restrictions.
See VIDAL, Manoel Gonçalves; ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de - "Marcas de Contrastes e Ourives Portugueses (1887 a 1993)", vol. II. Lisbon: IN-CM, 1996, nos. 4103 and 4887.