This $8 Million Pair of Earrings Was Once Part of the French Crown Jewels

A pair of pearl and diamond drop earrings that were part of the French Crown Jewels are up for sale at M.S. Rau with an ...

Louvre Robbery: How Thieves Carried Out An Audacious Heist of ‘Priceless’ Napoleonic Jewels

It took seven minutes for thieves to execute a brazen daylight heist at the famed Louvre museum. Here's how they did it ...
Chicago Tribune

Ex-thief says he warned Louvre of security weaknesses around crown jewels

PARIS — Days after thieves took just minutes to steal eight pieces of the French crown jewels from the Louvre, a former bank robber says he warned a museum official of glaring weaknesses — including ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Jewel Thieves Dropped This Crushed Crown as They Fled the Louvre. Now, the Historic Headdress Will Be Restored to Its Former Glory

The crown belonging to Empress Eugénie was found on the sidewalk after robbers made away with eight pieces of royal jewelry ...
WUSA

Louvre heist leaves a cultural wound — and may turn French crown jewels into legend

PARIS(AP) — The robbery at the Louvre has done what no marketing campaign ever could: It has catapulted France’s dusty crown jewels — long admired at home, little known abroad — to global fame. One ...