US EditionNew Zealand man accused of eating Faberge pendant inspired by Bond movie as police wait for evidence
The pendant, worth NZ$33,585 and inspired by the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy, was swallowed to evade detection and later recovered naturally, police said.
- On Nov. 28, a 32-year-old man allegedly swallowed a Fabergé Octopussy egg pendant at Partridge Jewellers in central Auckland, and store staff called police around 3.30 p.m., leading to his arrest on theft charges.
- Fabergé's Octopussy-inspired pendant is described as a limited edition: one of 50, crafted from gold with enamel, set with 183 diamonds and two sapphires, and opening to reveal an 18ct yellow-gold octopus.
- Police said the suspect underwent a medical assessment at arrest and is being constantly monitored by an assigned police officer, with Inspector Grae Anderson adding, `At this stage the pendant has not been recovered.`
- He appeared in Auckland District Court on Nov. 29 and did not enter a plea on a theft charge; the accused remains in custody and is due back on Dec. 8.
- Fabergé's market prominence is illustrated by a recent record sale when an Imperial Egg sold for �22.9 million , while swallowing jewellery occurred in the Jaythan Gilder case involving $769,500 earrings.
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A thief in New Zealand swallowed down a diamond-occupied miniature Fabergé egg. After six days under police surveillance, the trailer came to light again, naturally.
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republicain-lorrain.frA Fabergé egg, worth over 17,000 euros, had been bought by a man in a shop in Auckland last week. The police waited for nature to do its work.
New Zealand police have recovered a valuable Fabergé egg that had been swallowed by a 32-year-old man. The suspect was arrested last week after stealing the piece from an Auckland jewelry store.
The Fabergé egg swallowed by a thief earlier this week has been recovered, New Zealand police announced. It eventually emerged "naturally."
A man suspected of stealing a Fabergé jewel inlaid with diamonds, and then having the idea of making it a bite, was arrested.
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