Sotheby’s has announced hosting its Geneva the Magnificent Jewels sale on November 19, 2008 at the Beau-Rivage Hotel. The sale will include precious diamonds and collections of rarity. One such is the Lesotho I, peculiar for its size, it weighs 71.73 carats and is an emerald-cut diamond, derived from a 601 carat rough. It is estimated to sell for $3 million to $5 million, and has been with the present owner since it was sold by Harry Winston himself. The 10.48 carats Fancy Deep Blue briolette diamond is also one rare stone being sold. It is graded as Flawless, and recognised by the GIA with the highest-possible grade, for its polish and symmetry, and is likely to generate around $6 million to $9 million in sale. %% An extremely rare 1.92 carats Fancy Red diamond of a rectangular-cut is expected to attract $2.5 million to $3 million in sale. A diamond necklace / brooch combination designed by Pierre Sterlé has an expectation tag of $1 million to $2 million, while a necklace made of nine rows of pearls held by a rectangular clasp of diamonds carries an expectation of $900,000 to $1.3 million in sale.