Tag: #Jewels
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Major museum heists
Paris, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): The art heist at a museum in Dresden on Monday is the latest major robbery of artworks and precious objects from museums. Following are some precedents: – The Mona Lisa, the Louvre – On August 21, 1911, Leonardo de Vinci’s famed “Mona Lisa” was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris.…
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‘Priceless’ jewels snatched from German state museum
Berlin, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): Robbers made off with priceless 18th century jewellery from a state museum in Dresden on Monday, police and museum directors said, in a major art heist that has shocked Germ67any. The thieves at dawn broke into the Green Vault at Dresden’s Royal Palace — home to around 4,000 precious objects of…
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Elizabeth Taylor’s personal treasures set for auction block
New York, Oct 19 (AFP/APP): Internationally known for her lavish lifestyle and glam taste, silver screen siren Elizabeth Taylor also boasted a playful side, and now some of her personal effects that bared it are hitting the auction block. Items including a gold vermeil link belt, a sumptuous silk caftan and a studded black leather…