Two men steal a diamond necklace worth about $4.6 million from Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK). Multiple outlets report that the thieves pay admission before taking the necklace from a display.
The necklace contains 673 stones and is described as a platinum and diamond piece associated with Queen Nazli of Egypt. DW and the other reports say it is being shown in an exhibition connected to French jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels. Artforum adds that the necklace was designed by Van Cleef & Arpels and references how Queen Nazli wore it at her daughter’s wedding. The outlets focus on different details—such as the entry timing and the necklace’s estimated value—but they agree on the basic facts of the theft, the museum, and the necklace’s provenance and exhibition context.
