“The perpetrators broke shortly before 6:00,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that the break lasted only seven minutes in this place among “the most secure of the castle, equipped with alarms and surveillance cameras. ”
“It’s a shock and a huge trauma”
Among the stolen items, compiled by Empress Eugenie in her Chinese museum in 1863, included notably the crown of the King of Siam, Siam offered by the ambassadors to Napoleon III during the official visit of 1861, a Tibetan mandala and Chinese cloisonné enamel chimera of the reign of Qianlong (1736-1795), the ministry said.
“It’s a shock and a huge trauma,” the president of the Château de Fontainebleau, Jean-Francois Hebert. “We feel that this are very determined people who knew precisely what they wanted to find, and that have been very professional, “he added, noting that the stolen items were” unique “and” invaluable “.
Pieces of the most beautiful museum
These parts
are “among the most beautiful objects in the museum,” he continued, indicating that vases and other chimeras were also among the stolen works. “The objects were selected for their beauty and artistic value, we hope to see them one day” through the Central Office for the fight against trafficking in cultural property (OCBC), has he said.
The previous flight at Fontainebleau took place in 1995. Fifteen items were then stolen from the Musée Napoléon, nine of which have been found to date. A representative of Fontainebleau parquet went there in the morning. The investigation was entrusted to the judicial police Melun.
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