MADAM – Peter Matthews’ impressive zeal in demanding a full ban on the sale of works of art containing ivory (Letters, ATG No 2278) is best summed up by the phrase ‘the end justifies the means’.
Apart from the inevitable trashing of irreplaceable and exquisite works of art such a policy would cause, he clearly has not considered the thousands of innocent collectors who depend on the value of their collections to supplement their pensions or to leave as an inheritance to their children
Apart from the inevitable trashing of irreplaceable and exquisite works of art such a policy would cause, he clearly has not considered the thousands of innocent collectors who depend on the value of their collections to supplement their pensions or to leave as an inheritance to their children