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20 of the world's most valuable stolen treasures

Priceless pilfered objects
Gibson Stradivarius, value: $15 million (£11.6m)
Caravaggio's Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence, value: $20 million (£15.5m)
Picasso's Le Pigeon aux Petits-Pois, value: $28 million (£21.7m)
Patiala Necklace, value: $30 million (£23m)
Third Imperial Fabergé Egg, value: $33 million (£25.6m)
Rembrandt's Self-portrait with Beret and Gathered Shirt, value: $37 million (£28.7m)
Van Gogh's Poppy Flowers, value: $55 million (£42.6m)
Cellini Salt Cellar, value: $65 million (£50.4m)
Da Vinci's Madonna of the Yarnwinder (the Buccleuch Madonna) value: $65 million (£50.4m)
Cézanne's The Boy in the Red Vest, value: $91 million (£70.5m)
Rembrandt's The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, value: $100 million (£77.5m) – priceless
Raphael's Portrait of a Young Man, value: $100 million (£77.5m) – priceless
Van Eyck's The Just Judges Panel, value: priceless
Munch's The Scream, value: $120 million+ (£92.8m+)
Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, value: $150 million (£116m)
Vermeer's The Concert, value: $200 million (£154.8m) – priceless
Hope Diamond, value: $250 million (£200m)
Amber Room, value: $303 million (£234.6m)
Empire State Building, value: $1.89 billion (£1.46bn)
Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, value: $2 billion (£1.55bn) – priceless
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Priceless pilfered objects

A giant Canadian gold coin worth $4.7 million (£3.6m) was recently snatched from Berlin's Bode Museum in an audacious dawn heist. The 220-pound coin may be worth a fortune, but it isn't the most valuable treasure that has been swiped – by a long shot. From prized jewels to priceless paintings, we reveal 20 of the most expensive stolen items of all time.
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lovemoney staff

03 May 2017

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