Featured Dresden Green Vault Heist

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by Joe2007, Nov 25, 2019.

  1. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    Time to watch Topkapi and Thomas Crown affair again!!
     
  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Almost 300 years later...Ny has now changed places with Augustus......
     
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  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    The serious money for thieves may be in obtaining something that is not on the market at any price for someone obscenely rich who covets it.

    Adding, the description & photos will be distributed far & wide. Who could you find & trust to do the cutting well? Not saying it can't be done or won't happen. Just pointing out that it is no simple matter to dispose of such an item & hoping it is preserved & eventually recovered.

    I was also encouraged by the fact that the whole thing was captured on surveillance cameras. Guess thieves did not know they were powered separately.
     
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Ya ...the interviewer asked about nefarious ultra wealthy private collectors who target world renowned artworks that they hide away in bunkers behind sliding wall panels......the expert offered that she had been watching too many Bond films !!
     
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  5. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    I suppose the history of stolen art works tends to be rather different than that of most stolen jewellery, as it generally has no value if you cut it up.
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Oceans 8....... what girl fun !!!
     
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  7. Old Poet Girl

    Old Poet Girl Member

    I cannot help but wonder, how many jewelers are there who are qualified to work on stones like this? Unless someone has just enough knowledge to cut them down, poorly.
     
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  8. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    It's not hard for hobbyist,etc to re-cut most stones except diamonds.The people who robbed the vault probably have "underworld" connections waiting for the stones now.
     
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  9. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    no problem. Tel Aviv. practically all African blood diamonds passed there.
    or Antwerp.
     
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