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The world's largest 'flawless' gem could fetch a cool $20m

Geneva - A total of 250 lots will be on offer at Christie's auction

The largest-ever "flawless" heart-shaped diamond to appear at auction will go under the hammer at Christie's sale of precious jewels in Geneva this month, and is expected to fetch up to $20 million.
The 92-carat pendant suspended from a pearl sautoir is the showcase piece at Christie's spring sale, set for May 17 at the ultra-luxe Four Seasons des Bergues hotel on the shores of Lake Geneva. Despite what Christie's calls the piece's "pure quality and magnitude", the necklace is unlikely to approach the jaw-dropping sums paid for smaller coloured diamonds.
In Hong Kong last month the 59.60-carat "Pink Star" fetched a record $71.2 million, a price that highlighted the galloping market for rare pink and blue diamonds. Film buffs will also have the chance to bid on a set of ruby and diamond earrings and matching bracelet given to late Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor in 1957 by her then husband, director and producer Mike Todd. 
Christie's said the parure could sell for up to $500,000.
A total of 250 lots will be on offer at the auction, likely to be attended by high-end buyers from across the globe but especially Asia, a continent that has increasingly scooped up the world's most valuable stones.