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