A Sotheby's employee holds a 30.48 carat, D colour, Internally and Externally Flawless Type IIA diamond in New York December 4, 2009. The diamond, estimated to sell for between $3.3 and $3.8-million, will be auctioned during Sotheby's New York sale of Magnificent Jewels on December 9.
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