Editor’s Note
This article reports on a brazen heist at France’s Musée Lalique, where masked thieves made off with jewellery valued at nearly €4 million, just months after the Louvre robbery.
Masked crooks have stolen millions of dollars worth of jewellery from Musée Lalique in France, less than one year after the world was stunned by the robbery at the Louvre in Paris. A group of masked thieves entered the museum by forcing a door open and heading to the jewellery room. Around 20 pieces of jewellery were stolen, French media have reported, with the loss close to €4 million ($AUD6.57 million). Police are reviewing CCTV footage, and staff have identified the stolen items. Named after the French jeweller, the museum exhibits Art Nouveau and Art Deco jewellery alongside his creations. Musée Lalique opened in July 2011 and houses around 650 works that trace the careers of Lalique and his successors, including jewellery, crystal, glass, perfume bottles, and drawings.
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