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For the “Magnificent Jewels<\/strong>” sale, Christie’s<\/strong> will offer the largest white diamond at auction, along with a historic canary yellow diamond, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Red Cross<\/strong>. At 228.31 carats, “The Rock is the largest white diamond ever offered at auction. It is a truly exceptional pear-shaped diamond,<\/em>” Max Fawcett<\/strong>, head of Christie’s jewelry department in Geneva, told AFP.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The price of this sale could reach records, due to its rarity and highly sought-after pear shape. “It is perfectly symmetrical. It’s estimated to fetch $20 million to $30 million, and I expect an explosion of bidding<\/em>,” Fawcett says.\u00a0The last record Christie’s obtained for a similar white diamond, had reached some $33.7 million<\/strong> at a November 2017 sale in Geneva. “The Rock<\/strong>” was extracted from a mine in South Africa in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n