Thieves have pulled off a daring heist at the Louvre, stealing priceless Napoleonic jewels. On Sunday, they used a basket lift to access the museum, smashed display cases, and fled with the treasures.
I saw the top piece in another article, and I heard about all the sapphires. This is my first time seeing them, and they are unbelievable. It looks like they’re the right works.
There was also a crown that got dropped in the street and took some damage. At least it was recovered.
I once read a book by a retired jewel thief whose statutes of limitations has all run out, and he said that that the first thing he did was break down the jewelry, sort the stones, and melt down the settings. Then he’d fence them ASAP. Always. So all that jewelry he stole, all that sentimental value, is gone forever.
These works are priceless not only for their craftsmanship and beauty, but their historic significance as well. They were literally created to be fit for a King, or Queen.
Unfortunately, the intrinsic value of those old, perfect stones on today’s market, far outweighs their historic or artistic value. There is likely some Sociopathic Oligarchs who think those stones would look better in modern settings, and be better served by being worn around, and not just put on display in some museum where nobody goes.
That’s a lot of loose stones, some of them very large, and some small. There are enough to make many, many pieces of jewelry. Perhaps there will be a bit of a black market among jewelers who cater to the very wealthy, to sell works that includes a Louvre stone or two.
The article can’t be bothered to include any pictures of the stolen jewels
edit: I think these are the stolen jewels
I saw the top piece in another article, and I heard about all the sapphires. This is my first time seeing them, and they are unbelievable. It looks like they’re the right works.
There was also a crown that got dropped in the street and took some damage. At least it was recovered.
I once read a book by a retired jewel thief whose statutes of limitations has all run out, and he said that that the first thing he did was break down the jewelry, sort the stones, and melt down the settings. Then he’d fence them ASAP. Always. So all that jewelry he stole, all that sentimental value, is gone forever.
These works are priceless not only for their craftsmanship and beauty, but their historic significance as well. They were literally created to be fit for a King, or Queen.
Unfortunately, the intrinsic value of those old, perfect stones on today’s market, far outweighs their historic or artistic value. There is likely some Sociopathic Oligarchs who think those stones would look better in modern settings, and be better served by being worn around, and not just put on display in some museum where nobody goes.
That’s a lot of loose stones, some of them very large, and some small. There are enough to make many, many pieces of jewelry. Perhaps there will be a bit of a black market among jewelers who cater to the very wealthy, to sell works that includes a Louvre stone or two.
I’ll keep an eye out for them.
“Why do you think these are the stolen items?”
“Well, for one, I just took these pictures in my cellar of stolen jewels…”
They would have taken their own photos, but the jewels were stolen so they couldn’t.
I won the luck lotto with an Amazon mistake that packed a freakin’ Switch 2 with my order of storage containers a couple months ago. 🤣
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