Eight historic jewels were stolen from the Louvre on Sunday, October 19. Media outlets are scrambling to place a value on these priceless treasures. The value of one is pretty clear, though. Here’s what we know about the diamond brooch that belonged to Empress Eugenie, which entered the Louvre amid high drama in 2008 and has now vanished the same way. Empress Eugenie’s diamond bow brooch was made in 1855 of old mine and old European-cut diamonds — lots of […] The post Eugenie brooch a...
