Art collector and socialite Shafira Huang has announced a &pound;1.5 million reward following the theft of &pound;10.4 million in bespoke jewellery and &pound;150,000 worth of designer handbags from her Primrose Hill mansion near Avenue Road.
Officials said the heist was carried out by a white man of medium-build in his 20s or 30s dressed in a dark hoodie, cargo pants, and a grey baseball cap. He kept his face covered&nbsp;while breaking and entering through a second-floor window between 5&nbsp;and 5.30 pm on December 7. Notably, Avenue Road is known for its high-profile residents and multimillion-pound properties: a semi-detached house on the street sold for &pound;26 million last year.
Huang, an art collector and cultural ambassador for Bond Street&rsquo;s&nbsp;Halcyon Gallery, was not at home during the break-in.
Among the items stolen were &pound;150,000 worth of Herm&egrave;s Crocodile Kelly handbags, &pound;15,000 in cash, and a range of unique jewellery pieces, the Metropolitan Police said.
The stolen jewellery&nbsp;includes a 10.73-carat Graff diamond ring, two De Beers butterfly diamond rings, a 3.03-carat Herm&egrave;s ring, and an aquamarine ring and &ldquo;Niloticud Lumiere&rdquo; necklace by Herm&egrave;s. Other items include a Van Cleef &amp; Arpels clip adorned with gold, diamonds, and sapphires, a &lsquo;Fleur des Mers&rsquo; ring featuring diamonds, sapphires, and aquamarines, and a diamond, sapphire, and platinum necklace-bracelet combination from 1978.
The &pound;1.5 million reward offered by Huang reflects her determination to recover her belongings and hold the perpetrator accountable. Investigations are ongoing.

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December 31, 2024 | 16:51 IST