According to the press release, two high-security display cases in the Apollo Gallery of the museum were targeted. This specific display is home to the royal collection of gems and crown diamonds.
The eight items stolen were:
Diadem from the parure of Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense
Necklace from the sapphire parure of Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense
Earring, from a pair of the sapphire parure of Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen
Hortense
Emerald necklace from the parure of Marie-Louise
Pair of emerald earrings from the parure of Marie-Louise
Brooch known as the reliquary brooch
Diadem of Empress Eugénie
Large bow corsage of Empress Eugénie (brooch)
Tiara of Empress Eugenie (Picture: Département des Objets d’art du Moyen Age, de la Renaissance et des temps modernes)
The alarms on the two targeted display cases were triggered which is when five museum workers immediately intervened to apply security protocol, according to the press release.
The Ministry of Culture said in a statement: ‘Thanks to the professionalism and rapid response of the Louvre officers, the criminals were put to flight, leaving behind their equipment and one of the stolen objects, namely the crown of Empress Eugenie, the condition of which is under examination.
‘An attempt to set fire to the mechanical vehicle used by the criminals was prevented thanks to the intervention of a Louvre Museum officer.
‘The Minister of Culture would like to thank the Louvre Museum officers for their responsiveness and great professionalism.’
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