“Priceless value”: These 8 pieces of jewelry were stolen from the Louvre

They once adorned the heads or necklines of monarchs, but now they are in the hands of criminals: After the spectacular museum burglary at the Louvre in Paris, the police are feverishly searching for eight pieces of jewelry with inestimable moral value.

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The material value of the gemstones and precious metals processed is also considerably high. The eight pieces consist of a total of 8,708 diamonds, 34 sapphires, 38 emeralds and 212 pearls. It is now known in detail which art treasures the perpetrators stole:

• One tiara and one Bow brooch by Empress Eugénie: The wife of Napoleon III, who died in 1920. was the last monarch of France. The stolen bodice brooch in the shape of a bow is set with more than 2,600 diamonds. According to media reports, the perpetrators also stole a crown from Empress Eugénie. The headdress, which was set with 56 emeralds and 2,490 diamonds, was lost during the escape. He was found near the Louvre.

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