Rarer than diamonds, loved by Queen Napoleon, the corals that Tiffany & Co. is committed to saving are so beautiful

International luxury jewelry brands are vying for the pampering of ruby red coral, which is rarer than diamonds, and Tiffany Tiffany is saving it.

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Stunning ruby red coral

Cartier coral works, Sotheby's auction

The Tiffany Foundation, an international jewelry giant, is working to save coral reefs in Mauritius. Over the past few decades, Mauritius' beaches have shrunk by 65 feet, in part due to the destruction of its coral reefs and marine biodiversity.

In 2004, Tiffany stopped selling coral jewelry for ethical reasons. "We don't think there's any way to get it responsibly," said Andy Hart, senior vice president of diamond and jewelry supply at Tiffany. Sustainable development, responsible for the environment, biodiversity, human rights and peace, is an increasingly popular issue in the international community.

The island, protected by Tiffany and one of the brand's diamond processing sites, "If we don't protect the ocean, we can't take care of the local communities that rely on the fishing economy."

Tiffany antique coral brooch

"Coral is known as the nursery of the ocean because it supports hundreds of thousands of species," explains Tiffany's chief sustainability officer. Coral reefs are very useful and can even buffer tsunamis, and there is no doubt that they need protection. The destruction of coral reefs could threaten the future of the entire island,

In 2000, the Tiffany Foundation was founded to support coral conservation, with a further $20 million.

It is worth mentioning that Tiffany protects ordinary coral reefs, and that small island is not the main source of gem-quality red corals. However, in other gem-quality coral production areas, the harvesting of gem corals can spread to coral reefs in shallow seas, causing environmental damage. This is also the reason why China strictly controls coral fishing, which is currently only available to merchants with special licenses.

Pink coral set estimated at 11,000-16,000 francs Sold for 6,600 francs sotheby's In November 2006, the Swiss auction

As for coral jewelry, if you like it, you must find a legal way to buy it, you can also buy antique jewelry, or medieval (second-hand) coral jewelry.

Auction grade coral necklace

Sotheby's London auction on 11 December 2018 was valued at £2,000-3,000 for £4,750

Van Cleef & Arpels Coral Version Four-Leaf Clover

Van Cleef & Arpels coral works

Bulgari Angel Muscle Coral Necklace

Bulgari coral necklace

Bulgari Coral Spirit Snake

de Grisogono coral earrings

buccellati coral brooch

M.-Buccellati-Coral-Cherry-Brooch-in-18K-Gold

buccellati coral earrings

Buccellati coral works

Van Cleef & Arpels' Flanant corail necklace

Coral, Diamond, Amethyst Earrings Estimated at $40,000-$60,000 sold at $842,500 Christie's 2011

Coral set from Elizabeth Taylor's collection

Super loved the coral decoration

In Europe, coral has always been very popular with the nobility, it symbolizes the blood of the Son, has the meaning of protection, so it often appears in portraits and religious paintings of children/noblewomen.

In the painting, Jesus wears a coral necklace

Coral carving: The Passion of Jesus

Jane Elizabeth, Countess of Oxford, John Hopner, 1797

Queen Josephine

Do you know this person in the picture above? Napoleon's first empress: Josephine.

François-Joseph Kinsoen. Portrait of a German Prin

Jacques-Louis David. The Sisters Zénaïde and Charl

Coral pendant from 1854

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