Proceeds of Pearl auction to be donated to RCA

posted on 10/11/2010: 62 views

Upon the directives of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of General Women's Union and of Family Development Foundation, the proceeds of the Pearl auction to be organised by the Pearl Revival Committee next Sunday, will be donated to the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) to be spent on humanitarian operations. The auction will take place at the Greater Tunb Hall at the Armed Forces Officers' Club in Abu Dhabi.

Meanwhile, the 4th World Pearl Exhibition will open tomorrow at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) under the patronage of Sheikha Fatima.

One of the world's rare pearls named after Sheikha Fatima will be showcased among pearls from around the world. The 856.58-carat (171.3 gram) nacreous baroque pearl sits secured in the antique gold sculptured torso of a centaur, a half-man, half-horse creature of Greek mythology. At 10.2 cm long and with a circumference of 15.2cm, it is almost twice as large as the Hope pearl, which is displayed at the British Museum of Natural History, and almost 11 carats heavier than the Burma pearl.

Khalid bin Ali Al Sayegh, Chairman of the Pearl Revival Committee, thanked Sheikha Fatima for her generous patronage of the 4th World Pearl Conference and Exhibition. – Emirates News Agency, WAM

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