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Rare pink diamond to go under hammer in Geneva

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" A picture taken in Geneva on September 23, 2022 shows the Fortune Pink, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, that is expected to bring in up to $35 million when it will comes up for sale in Geneva on November 8, 2022 by Christie" s="" auction="" house.="" At="" over="" the="" vividly="" coloured="" gem="" is="" largest="" pear-shaped="" pink="" diamond="" of="" its="" quality="" ever="" to="" be="" offered="" for="" sale="" at="" auction.="" Fabrice="" Coffrini="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/09/26/fortune-pink-afp.jpg"/><figcaption>A picture taken in Geneva on September 23, 2022 shows the Fortune Pink, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, that is expected to bring in up to $35 million when it will comes up for sale in Geneva on November 8, 2022 by Christie&#x27;s auction house. At over 18 carats, the vividly coloured gem is the largest pear-shaped pink diamond of its quality ever to be offered for sale at auction. <em>Fabrice Coffrini / AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>GENEVA - The Fortune Pink, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, will be auctioned in Geneva in November when it is expected to go for up to $35 million, auctioneers said Monday.</p><p>At over 18 carats, the vividly colored gem is the largest pear-shaped pink diamond of its quality ever to be offered for sale at auction, the Christie&#x27;s auction house said.</p><p>The diamond, which goes under the hammer for the first time on November 8, has been estimated at between $25 million and $35 million.</p><p>The sparkling pink tear-drop-formed stone, which has been mounted on a ring flanked by a large white diamond on either side, weighs exactly 18.18 carats.</p><p>Christie&#x27;s highlighted that this was considered a lucky number in Asia, where it signifies &quot;definite prosperity&quot;, saying it expected the diamond to &quot;garner interest from collectors across the globe.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Weighing in at an auspicious 18.18 carats... the weight in fact brings luck to the new owner,&quot; Angela Berden, Christie&#x27;s senior jewellery specialist, told AFP.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s a beautiful stone, it&#x27;s extremely rare to find a pink diamond, vivid pink diamond, of this size,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;The colour saturation of this stone is... so difficult to find in nature, and then when you find a crystal... with that weight, with that colour, and a very good clarity, that&#x27;s just really rare.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I wouldn&#x27;t know where to find another one at this moment.&quot;</p><p>While the Fortune Pink is the largest vivid pink pear-shaped diamond to go to auction, larger cushion-shaped pink diamonds have previously gone under the hammer.</p><p>In 2018, Christie&#x27;s sold the 18.96-carat Winston Pink Legacy, which raked in over $50 million -- the highest per-carat price ever paid for a stone of its kind. </p><p>The giant Raj Pink diamond, weighing a full 37.3 carats, meanwhile, failed to sell at a Sotheby&#x27;s auction a year earlier, where it had been estimated at up to $30 million. </p><p>elm-nl/vog/kjm </p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1724690" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Fortune Pink, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, will be auctioned in Geneva in November when it is expected to go for up to $35 million, auctioneers said Monday.