Re: Burglary at Empress Eugénie's Chinese Museum in Fontainebleau Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on March 2, 2015, 7:05 am, in reply to "Re: Burglary at Empress Eugénie's Chinese Museum in Fontainebleau"
Sad state of affairs. It occurred to me that it might be a robbery to order. The items would not be easy to offload otherwise. --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : What a pity ! I hope these objects will soon : find their way back to the Palace : : : : What a tragedy ! Alas, I'm afraid, these : items are lost. Sadly, there is a very : wealthy market for such items and it : wouldn't be the first time, that a museum : has been robbed upon order of some dubious : 'customers'... The audaciousness of the : burglars suggests they were true : 'professionals'. :
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