Police are investigating the provenance of a collection of Japanese ivories in connection with a high-value burglary in Surrey. Officers in the county are asking for help to identify the former owners of nine Meiji ivory okimono sold at auction in 2019.
Detective Constable Kerry Plumb said: “These distinctive Japanese antique ivory pieces were sold at an auction by an antiques dealer who we are now investigating in connection with the [Woking] burglary.
“Although these items were not from this burglary, we have some questions about them that we’d like to clear up.”