New Frontier to auction fine Western, cowboy & Native American items, Aug. 27

Left, Coonskin cap worn by John Wayne in the 1960 film ‘The Alamo,’ est. $10,000-$30,000; Right, Silver-banded black hat worn by John Wayne in the film ‘Red River,’ est. $10,000-$30,000. Images courtesy of New Frontier Auctions
Left, Coonskin cap worn by John Wayne in the 1960 film ‘The Alamo,’ est. $10,000-$30,000; Right, Silver-banded black hat worn by John Wayne in the film ‘Red River,’ est. $10,000-$30,000. Images courtesy of New Frontier Auctions

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – No movie character played by the immortal John Wayne was ever accused of being “all hat, no cattle.” Whether playing a cattle baron in The Cowboys and Chisum or portraying such unforgettable characters as True Grit’s Rooster Cogburn and Alamo hero Davy Crockett, Wayne always delivered onscreen credibility. His decades-long career and signature persona made him one of the world’s most admired Western stars. New Frontier Auctions is proud to announce that, as featured highlights of their August 27 auction at the Cheyenne Firearms & Western Collectibles Show, it will offer eight special items screen-worn by The Duke. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Brazil police recover art masterpieces worth $139M stolen from elderly widow

The Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, photographed in February 2010. Police in Rio seek the arrest of six people accused of involvement in the theft of 16 artworks worth more than $139 million, taken from the widow of an art dealer-collector. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Artyominc. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 Unported license.
The Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, photographed in February 2010. Police in Rio seek the arrest of six people accused of involvement in the theft of 16 artworks worth more than $139 million, taken from the widow of an art dealer-collector. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Artyominc. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 Unported license.
The Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, photographed in February 2010. Police in Rio seek the arrest of six people accused of involvement in the theft of 16 artworks worth more than $139 million, taken from the widow of an art dealer-collector. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Artyominc. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 Unported license.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Police in Rio de Janeiro are seeking the arrest of six people accused of involvement in stealing 16 artworks together valued at more than 700 million reais, (roughly equivalent to $139 million), some of which were recovered. Police said in a statement that the group stole the works from an 82-year-old widow, who had been married to an art collector and dealer.

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Michaan’s offers broad selection in Aug. 20 Gallery Auction

Henrietta Berk self-portrait, est. $1,000-$2,000
Henrietta Berk self-portrait, est. $1,000-$2,000
Henrietta Berk self-portrait, est. $1,000-$2,000

ALAMEDA, Calif. – On Saturday, August 20, Michaan’s Auctions will hold its monthly Gallery Auction. It will present an array of items from every genre and period, including a Henrietta Berk self-portrait, a Persian Rosicrucian rug, Haig Patigian artworks and a 2.20-carat VS1 diamond. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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World Elephant Day calls for global effort to stop ivory poaching

Despite the global embargo on elephant ivory that has been in place since 1990, the rate of elephant slaughter for tusks is at the highest point in a decade. In this picture, three female African bush elephants travel as a small herd in Tanzania. Photo by Ikiwaner, taken July 29, 2010, licensed under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2.
The slaughter of elephants for their tusks continues. Pictured here are three female African bush elephants in Tanzania, July 2010. Photo by Ikiwaner, GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2.

NEW YORK – LiveAuctioneers joins many other conservation-minded businesses on August 12, World Elephant Day, to raise awareness about how thousands of Asian and African elephants are killed every year to fuel the global demand for ivory. Many may mistakenly believe that the greatest demand for ivory is in Asia, but the fact is, 80 percent of the market for illegal ivory is in the United States.
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Worcester Art Museum to debut 48 Japanese prints at November show

Utagawa Hiroshige, ‘Crowds Visiting the Shrine of Benzaitenat Enoshima,’ 1851. Ink and color on paper. John Chandler Bancroft Collection, 1901.1158
Utagawa Hiroshige, ‘Crowds Visiting the Shrine of Benzaitenat Enoshima,’ 1851. Ink and color on paper. John Chandler Bancroft Collection, 1901.1158
Utagawa Hiroshige, ‘Crowds Visiting the Shrine of Benzaitenat Enoshima,’ 1851. Ink and color on paper. John Chandler Bancroft Collection, 1901.1158

WORCESTER, Mass. — This fall, the Worcester Art Museum (WAM) will present The Floating World: Japanese Prints from the Bancroft Collection, an exhibition of 50 Japanese prints from the museum’s collection, 48 of which will be displayed for the first time. On view November 26 through March 5, 2023, the exhibition will take a comprehensive look at the diverse ukiyo-e genre through the lens of John Chandler Bancroft (1835-1901), one of the earliest and most significant collectors of Japanese prints in the United States.

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Jewelry designer Raymond Yard rose to the challenge

A citrine and gold jewelry suite Raymond Yard made for actress Joan Crawford brought $200,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
A citrine and gold jewelry suite Raymond Yard made for actress Joan Crawford brought $200,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
A citrine and gold jewelry suite Raymond Yard made for actress Joan Crawford brought $200,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK — The life of Raymond C. Yard (1898-1964) demonstrates the power of a heavy-hitting early endorsement. Born to a railroad conductor and a stay-at-home mother, he began his career in the jewelry trade as a door attendant and errand boy for Marcus & Co at age 13, one of the top jewelry firms in New York City. Yard went from earning three dollars a week to becoming one of its top salesmen. In 1922, at the urging of one of Marcus’ most affluent patrons, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., he decided to hang his own shingle on Manhattan’s iconic Fifth Avenue. Rockefeller promised to bring Yard business and he kept his word, not only having the young man design jewelry for his wedding but recommending him to his friends. The jeweler was soon courted by movie stars and high society clients, many of whom commissioned statement pieces from him.

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