Leila Amineddoleh, an adjunct law professor, said the the jewelry most likely has been dismantled. Read the full story.
Amineddoleh, … whose practice includes art and cultural heritage, was less optimistic. “They absolutely do not care about these jewels,” she said. “I doubt any of the thieves were like, ‘Hmm, let me steal this for my wife or girlfriend, this is going to look beautiful on her.’”
“No one can wear that tiara in public,” she said.
Amineddoleh said there’s a small possibility that the thieves had a buyer lined up to purchase, say, the tiara whole, but “most likely it’s being dismantled.”
Owned by the likes of Empress Marie Louise, second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, and other royals, the jewels could have been worn at a coronation or at meetings with dignitaries, Amineddoleh said. If they have been taken apart, what’s lost is “that historic heritage value, and that’s irreplaceable,” she said.
