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Article: Antoinette gems stolen in Notting Hill burglary.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 13, 2004
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Byline: REBECCA MOWLING
PRICELESS jewellery once owned by Marie Antoinette has been stolen from a house in Notting Hill.
The locket necklace and matching earrings of the illfated queen, guillotined in 1793 during the French Revolution, were taken during the burglary along with a laptop computer.
Detectives said the jewellery had been in the 65-yearold victim's family for more than 200 years.
The locket is made from crystal and enamel, on a fine gold chain, and encrusted with diamonds.
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