Status: 12/17/2022 3:16 p.m
Around three years after the burglary in the Green Vault in Dresden, investigators have found a significant part of the stolen goods. At that time valuable jewelery from the 18th century had been stolen.
Investigators have secured a large part of the stolen goods that were stolen three years ago when the Green Vault in Dresden was broken into. 31 individual parts were found in Berlin during the night, the police and the public prosecutor announced.
Among them are several pieces that appear complete, such as the hat decoration (heron tail) and the breast star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle from the diamond set. Among other things, the epaulette with the “Saxon White” that was damaged during the theft and the large breast bow of Queen Amalie Auguste were missing.
The secured pieces were brought to Dresden accompanied by special police forces, it said. In the Saxon state capital, they should first be examined forensically. Afterwards, experts from the Dresden State Art Collections should check them for authenticity and completeness.
As the investigators said, the discovery of the valuable pieces preceded exploratory talks with the lawyers of the alleged burglars. A trial against six suspects for serious gang theft, arson and particularly serious arson has been underway in Dresden since the beginning of the year.
Kretschmer thanks investigators
“The police and judiciary have done a first-class job,” wrote Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer on Twitter. “Saxony says: Thank you! The valuable works of art from the Green Vault are part of our state’s cultural heritage.”
The Dresden Residenzschloss was broken into on November 25, 2019. The perpetrators punched holes in a display case with an ax and ripped out the jewels. In total, pieces of jewelery with thousands of diamonds and brilliants with an insured value of more than 113 million euros disappeared.