Prince William Charity Urges Ivory Ban, DiCaprio’s Surprising Art Collection, and More Fresh News

Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at the official Canada Day celebration in Ottawa, 2011. Photo by Brian Gratwicke, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, at the official Canada Day celebration in Ottawa, 2011. Photo by Brian Gratwicke, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  •  A recent study suggested that the UK is now the third-largest supplier of illegal ivory items to the United States. Prince William, a patron of the animal conservation charity Tusk, is backing an initiative to stop all ivory trade in Britain. [Read more from The Guardian]
  •  Leonardo DiCaprio has become one savvy buyer of contemporary art, most recently acquiring an Ed Ruscha painting at a benefit for Haiti. DiCaprio’s collection contains works by Basquiat, Murakami and many other top artists. [Read more from Artnet News]
  •  Which antiques and collectibles are likely to be hot sellers in 2017? Answers given by dealers and shop owners who were polled by a Minnesota newspaper may surprise you. [Read more from the Post Bulletin]
  • “I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man, I keep his house,” was one of Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor’s famous quotes. Gabor was married nine times and died last month at age 99, leaving behind a Bel Air mansion she bought in the 1970s for only $250,000 — it’s worth much more now. [Read more from TopTenRealEstateDeals.com]

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Carlyle Galleries auction Jan. 15 spans Old Masters to modern

 

Gene Davis, ‘Black-Red-Orange,’ 1958, oil on canvas, 12 1/4 × 10 inches. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000. Carlyle Galleries International image
Gene Davis, ‘Black-Red-Orange,’ 1958, oil on canvas, 12 1/4 × 10 inches. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000. Carlyle Galleries International image

 

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Carlyle Galleries International Inc., the online fine art dealers and auctioneers, is hosting their next auction: “500 Years of Art: Old Masters to Contemporary” on Sunday, Jan. 15, at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Room-size Persian, Asian rugs have Jasper52 auction covered Jan. 14

Garrous Bijar Gol Farang design rug, Iran, 1870s, wool, 11.9 x 15 feet. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000. Jasper52 image
Garrous Bijar Gol Farang design rug, Iran, 1870s, wool, 11.9 x 15 feet. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000. Jasper52 image

 

NEW YORK – For anyone searching for floor covering for their palace, Jasper52’s Persian and Asian rug auction Jan. 14 features large room-size choices – some of them antique. There are also smaller rugs to spuce up any space. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.com.

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Important photography to highlight Clars Jan. 14-15 auction

Clars will be selling three of Edward Curtis’ Orotone prints including one of his more famous pieces, ‘The Vanishing Race,’ (1904) which is estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Clars Auction Gallery image
Clars will be selling three of Edward Curtis’ Orotone prints including one of his more famous pieces, ‘The Vanishing Race,’ (1904) which is estimated at $8,000-$12,000. Clars Auction Gallery image

 

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery’s Jan. 14 and 15 sale will be highlighted by important and rare photography offerings. This two-day event will also feature a fine selection of Asian art and antiques, jewelry and timepieces, decorative arts and furnishings as well as fine art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Ancient city wrecked by militants, left for looters

'The Palaces at Nimrud Restored,' 1853, imagined by the city's first excavator, Austen Henry Layard and architectural historian James Fergusson. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
‘The Palaces at Nimrud Restored,’ 1853, imagined by the city’s first excavator, Austen Henry Layard and architectural historian James Fergusson. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

 

NIMRUD, Iraq (AP) – The giant winged bulls that once stood sentry at the nearly 3,000-year-old palace at Nimrud have been hacked to pieces. The fantastical human-headed creatures were believed to guard the king from evil, but now their stone remains are piled in the dirt, victims of the Islamic State group’s fervor to erase history.

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