The identities of the pair remain a mystery, though the police suspected they were East Coast mobsters.

According to the museum's website, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is still offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the safe return of the artworks, while a separate $100,000 reward is on offer for the return of the bronze eagle finial.

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