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The Côte de Bretagne is a 107-carat red spinel, cut in 1749 CE in the shape of a dragon to be mounted on the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece commissioned by Louis XV. The spinel was stolen during the 1792 French Crown Jewels theft, but was recovered by Louis XVIII in 1796

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The Côte de Bretagne is a 107-carat red spinel, cut in 1749 CE in the shape of a dragon to be mounted on the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece commissioned by Louis XV. The spinel was stolen during the 1792 French Crown Jewels theft, but was recovered by Louis XVIII in 1796

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A fabric womb made by Angélique du Coudray , a French midwife who was commissioned by King Louis XV to teach midwifery to peasant women in an attempt to reduce infant mortality. Now housed at the Musée Flaubert et d'histoire de la médecine in Rouen, France

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A fabric womb made by Angélique du Coudray , a French midwife who was commissioned by King Louis XV to teach midwifery to peasant women in an attempt to reduce infant mortality. Now housed at the Musée Flaubert et d'histoire de la médecine in Rouen, France

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This golden carriage, made from gilded walnut wood, is an opulent state coach commissioned in 1638 CE by Johann Eggenberg to announce the election of Emperor Ferdinand III to the Pope. The coach was used as a special showpiece to carry the gifts to the Pope through the streets of Rome

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This golden carriage, made from gilded walnut wood, is an opulent state coach commissioned in 1638 CE by Johann Eggenberg to announce the election of Emperor Ferdinand III to the Pope. The coach was used as a special showpiece to carry the gifts to the Pope through the streets of Rome

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A portrait of a young girl with a Titus cut, made by the French painter Pierre-Narcisse Guérin in 1794 CE. The Titus cut, a female haircut that became popular during the French Revolution, was inspired by the way executioners would cut the hair of people going to the guillotine

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A portrait of a young girl with a Titus cut, made by the French painter Pierre-Narcisse Guérin in 1794 CE. The Titus cut, a female haircut that became popular during the French Revolution, was inspired by the way executioners would cut the hair of people going to the guillotine

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A 15th century BC collar made of gold, carnelian, obsidian and glass, which was gifted by Thutmose III to one of his three foreign wives. It was found in their communal, lavishly furnished rock-cut tomb in the same valley where Hatshepsut was going to be buried before she became pharaoh.

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A 15th century BC collar made of gold, carnelian, obsidian and glass, which was gifted by Thutmose III to one of his three foreign wives. It was found in their communal, lavishly furnished rock-cut tomb in the same valley where Hatshepsut was going to be buried before she became pharaoh.

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A wooden bucket stolen in 1325 during the War of the Bucket, fought between Bologna and Modena. A common myth about the war is that it was caused by stealing a bucket from a Bolognese well. However, the bucket was taken as a trophy by the Modenese after the war

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A wooden bucket stolen in 1325 during the War of the Bucket, fought between Bologna and Modena. A common myth about the war is that it was caused by stealing a bucket from a Bolognese well. However, the bucket was taken as a trophy by the Modenese after the war

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The crown of Empress Eugénie, commissioned by Napoleon III for his wife in 1855, was damaged in the spectacular robbery of the Louvre Museum, which occurred on October 19, 2025.

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The crown of Empress Eugénie, commissioned by Napoleon III for his wife in 1855, was damaged in the spectacular robbery of the Louvre Museum, which occurred on October 19, 2025.

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The Amber Room, an interior decoration of amber panels, gold leaf, and mirrors, constructed in the 18th century. Looted from the Catherine Palace by German forces during WWII and currently unrecovered. Estimated modern valuation exceeds $500M.

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The Amber Room, an interior decoration of amber panels, gold leaf, and mirrors, constructed in the 18th century. Looted from the Catherine Palace by German forces during WWII and currently unrecovered. Estimated modern valuation exceeds $500M.

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The Canon of Lewuke Dissawe was gifted to the King of Kandy in 1745. It was later plundered by Dutch forces during their invasion of the palace in 1765 but was returned in 2023.

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The Canon of Lewuke Dissawe was gifted to the King of Kandy in 1745. It was later plundered by Dutch forces during their invasion of the palace in 1765 but was returned in 2023.

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Commissioned by Isabeau of Bavaria for her husband Charles VI, and presented to the French king as a New Year's gift on January 1, 1405 CE, the Goldenes Rössl is a masterpiece of Parisian goldsmithing. The work is made of gold, enameled gold, silver, sapphires, rubies, and pearls

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Commissioned by Isabeau of Bavaria for her husband Charles VI, and presented to the French king as a New Year's gift on January 1, 1405 CE, the Goldenes Rössl is a masterpiece of Parisian goldsmithing. The work is made of gold, enameled gold, silver, sapphires, rubies, and pearls

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