MADAM – Here is the text of a letter sent to The Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham, The House of Lords:
Thank you for speaking to us at the 66 club dinner last night in Bournemouth, when I had the opportunity to speak with you about the proposed ban in trade on all ivory items of whatever age, value or cultural significance.
In view of the imminent parliamentary vote, the matter is pressing and alarming to antiques and antiquities dealers, museum curators, auctioneers, fine art collectors, connoisseurs, musical instrument dealers and others worldwide.