Napoleon-era Crown Slips from Thieves’ Grasp in Louvre Heist, Heads to Restoration
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During an October Louvre raid, thieves cut into the Apollo Gallery and seized Napoleonic jewels; Empress Eugénie’s crown slipped from their grasp and was left battered on the pavement. The 1,354-diamond, 56-emerald crown now has palmettes detached, a missing eagle, and about ten diamonds gone, but most components survive and restoration is planned via a competitive bidding process. The Louvre has received offers from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Mellerio, Chaumet, and Boucheron, and aims to restore the crown by reshaping its frame rather than recreating it.
- Louvre releases photos of mangled crown left behind by heist thieves cnn.com
- The Louvre Thieves Dropped This Priceless Crown. Now It Looks Like This. The New York Times
- Louvre Museum crown left crushed but 'intact' after raid BBC
- Louvre Begins Restoration of Historic Crown Damaged During Heist Artnet News
- Louvre to restore deformed Napoleonic crown after brazen heist USA Today
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