Dealer tried to sell elephant tusk at Christie’s

    A dealer who tried to sell an elephant tusk at Christie’s was spared a fine after claiming he was ‘mislead’ by their antiques experts. Barry Collins, 64, said he was given the ‘completely wrong advice’ when he took the ivory to be offered for sale by the prestigious auctioneers. Experts at Christie’s assessed the Indian tusk, mounted on a silver pedestal, as having been crafted in about 1880 and valued it at between £1,200 and £1,800. The company,…