25-11-2019 17:24 via artnews.com

Thieves Steal ‘Priceless’ Centuries-Old Jewels at Royal Palace in Dresden

Three diamond jewelry sets dating back to the 18th-century were stolen from the Green Vault at Dresden’s Royal Palace on Monday morning, according to a report by the BBC. The Green Vault, which holds some 3,000 precious objects and jewels worth millions, is part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen consortium.
Each set taken reportedly consists of 27 components, and police and museum representatives are still in the process of assessing how much was stolen. The collection in the Green Vault w
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