In July, Christie’s plans to auction three “spectacular pieces of diamond jewellery” to support healthcare workers fighting coronavirus, IDEX Online reports. The auction will run online from July 3 to July 13.
The pieces, created by Taiwan-born designer Anna Hu, include a 27.02 carat fancy brown-yellow diamond set in an 18-carat red gold and white gold necklace, alongside smaller fancy color and colorless diamonds; an 18-carat red gold ring featuring a faint brown diamond weighing 1.59 carats; and a pair of earrings of 18-carat white gold and 18-carat red gold, each with a pear-shaped 3-carat diamond.
According to the report, the pieces will be sold to help Diamonds That Care, an initiative launched by Alrosa. Sergey Ivanov, CEO of Alrosa, commented: “By working with Christie’s, which operates in all the regions affected by the coronavirus, and the brilliant Chinese jewelry artist Anna Hu, we are raising funds for a US-based charitable organization supporting activities in various countries”.