"The Louvre has announced plans to restore the crown of Empress Eugenie, which abandoned by thieves during their gateway after a brazen heist in the Paris museum last year. Thieves made off with 88 million euros ($104 million) in jewels in October but dropped the 170-year-old crown as they escaped. The crown was left "badly deformed," the Louvre said on Thursday, but it was nevertheless "nearly intact" and could be restored "without the need for reconstruction.""
"The crown originally featured eight golden eagles, 10 emeralds and more than 1,000 diamondsImage: Stephane De sakutin/AFP The museum will open a competitive bidding process to select an accredited restorer under the French Heritage Code, which will also be aided by a new advisory committee of experts comprised of museum officials and jewelry experts. The museum will also invite one representative from each of the five historical jewelry houses Mellerio, Chaumet, Cartier, Boucheron and Van Cleef & Arpels to join the advisory committee."
Louvre authorities plan to restore Empress Eugenie's 170-year-old crown after thieves dropped it during an October brazen heist that stole 88 million euros in jewels. The crown was badly deformed but described as nearly intact and restorable without reconstruction. All 56 emeralds remain, with only 10 very small diamonds missing from the original 1,354 and one of eight golden eagles absent. The crown was commissioned by Napoleon III in 1855. The museum will run a competitive bidding process under the French Heritage Code and convene an advisory committee including museum officials, jewelry experts and one representative from each historical house. Four alleged crew members were arrested, but the mastermind remains at large.
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