Sotheby’s on Saturday became the latest international auction house to end the sale of rhino horn artefacts, withdrawing antique lots from an upcoming event in Hong Kong following an outcry from environmental groups.
The auction house had been due to put three lots of rhinoceros horn under the hammer at a sale next week.
“The company will no longer offer rhino horn artefacts in the future,” Nicolas Chow, chairman of Sotheby’s Asia, said.
Recently, auction house Bonhams cancelled a sale in Hong Kong of 21 lots of rhino horn carvings.
The decision came after 37 wildlife conservation organisations wrote to the company, demanding it cancel the auction and stop future sales.
