US Edition"National treasures" worth $11 million stolen from museum in France in the middle of the night
- On September 4, 2025, three valuable porcelain items, collectively estimated at around 9.5 million euros, were stolen from a national museum located in Limoges.
- The suspects forced entry by smashing a window, triggered the alarm around 3:15 a.m., and fled before police arrived, prompting a prosecutor investigation.
- The stolen items comprise two significant Chinese porcelain dishes dating back to the late medieval period and an 18th-century vase, all recognized as national treasures.
- Mayor Emile Roger Lombertie suggested that the thefts may be orchestrated by collectors who are collaborating with organized criminal groups.
- The heist highlights ongoing challenges as French museums experience repeated major thefts, suggesting a need to review security systems and investigate organized crime links.
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Limoges museum heist: €9.5m treasures stolen
A smash-and-grab at around 3:15am left the Adrien Dubouché National Museum in Limoges counting the cost on Thursday september 4. Intruders shattered a window, tripped the alarms and were gone within minutes, taking three porcelain masterpieces with them. By the time security guards raised the alert and police reached the scene, the thieves had disappeared into the dark. Source
Two Chinese porcelain bowls and a vase were taken from a French museum.
There is a vase and two plates missing, total value: 6.5 million euros. In the French Limoges art thieves have succeeded in a spectacular coup. Apparently, the gangsters were enough to open a window.
French ceramics museum struck by €9.5 million porcelain heist
The Adrien-Dubouché National Museum in central Limoges, which claims to have the largest collection of porcelain in the world, was burgled on Wednesday night, with three pieces classified as national treasures taken by thieves.
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