Mayfair Gallery loses fight for return of seized Qing dynasty silver tea set with ivory

A judge in London has ruled against a London gallery over the seizure of a Chinese silver tea set dating from the Qing dynasty containing a tiny amount of ivory.

The hearing in the first-tier Tribunal Tax court heard how in October 2015 UK Border Force had seize…

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