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Here's What Was Stolen At The Jewelry Heist In The Louvre Museum

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<p>On 19 October 2025, the <strong>Louvre Museum</strong> in Paris was hit by a swift daylight theft that targeted some of the most important jewelry pieces in French history. The thieves made off with numerous items from the museum’s<strong> Galerie d’Apollon</strong>, home of the French crown jewels, most of which belonged to 19th-century Empresses and Queens. </p><div><br/></div><p>The stolen pieces include a sapphire set from the collection of Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense, consisting of a tiara, a necklace, and a single earring.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:722px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1761030282346Queen Marie-Amélie_s Sapphire Set.webp" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Queen Marie-Amélie&#x27;s Sapphire Set</span></span></span></div><p>Another notable item taken from the Louvre was an emerald set belonging to Empress Marie-Louise<strong></strong>, the second wife of Napoleon I. The set features a necklace centered on a striking 13.75-carat oval emerald, surrounded by 32 smaller emeralds and more than a thousand diamonds, along with a matching pair of emerald earrings. </p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:722px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1761030330126Empress Marie-Louise_s Emerald Set.webp" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Empress Marie-Louise&#x27;s Emerald Set</span></span></span></div><p>Also among the stolen treasures were pieces associated with Empress Eugénie, including a tiara adorned with 212 pearls and nearly 2,000 diamonds, a large bow-shaped brooch set with 2,438 diamonds and 196 rose-cut stones, and a reliquary brooch embellished with 94 diamonds.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:722px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1761030344628Bow-shaped Brooch Set.webp" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Bow-shaped Brooch Set</span></span></span></div><p>One of the most significant pieces involved in the heist was a crown belonging also to Empress Eugénie, featuring more than 1,300 diamonds and several emeralds. It was reportedly dropped by the thieves during their escape and later found outside the museum, recovered in broken form.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1761030411004Empress Eugénie_s Crown.webp" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Empress Eugénie&#x27;s Crown</span></span></span></div><p>From a fashion-heritage viewpoint, these pieces are extraordinary. The sapphire and emerald parures are representative of 19th-century court jewelry design, where matching sets were worn to signal status, elegance, and power. The emerald parure for Marie-Louise was a wedding gift from Napoleon in 1810, tying jewelry to dynastic symbolism. </p><div><br/></div><p>For the fashion world, the Louvre heist is more than a crime, it’s the loss of living history. These jewels embodied French imperial style and craftsmanship, bridging past and present through their design. Their disappearance leaves a gap in fashion’s story, erasing a lineage of beauty and influence that continues to inspire jewelry and luxury design today.</p>

<p>The loss of the Louvre’s crown jewels marks a blow to fashion heritage and cultural history.</p>

The loss of the Louvre’s crown jewels marks a blow to fashion heritage and cultural history.

All Of The Multi-Million Jewels Stolen At The Infamous Louvre Museum Heist

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All Of The Multi-Million Jewels Stolen At The Infamous Louvre Museum Heist

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Published Oct 21, 2025 03:30 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 21, 2025 03:48 PM PHT

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