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Among the eight items stolen were diadems, necklaces, ear-rings and brooches adorned with thousands of diamonds and other precious gemstones.

They won’t fetch as much without the luster of their Napoleonic ties, but they’ll still be evaluated on their natural qualities as gemstones.

"The diamond and gemstone market is liquid and there are many buyers on the fringes that don't ask too many questions."

Shells and gemstones hang from her neck and are peppered across a brown, netted cover-up.

Inspired by nature, her abstract forms look like extraterrestrial corals, otherworldly weeds and rare gemstones from far off planets.