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Rare $425K clock stolen from Chicago antique show

M.S. Rau Antiques is asking that anyone with information regarding this Asprey Mystery Clock valued at $425,000, which was taken from their display at a Chicago antiques show, please contact authorities. Image provided by M.S. Rau Antiques

 

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say three people stole a rare, diamond-encrusted clock worth more than $400,000 from an antique show at the city’s Merchandise Mart.

Authorities say two women and a man approached a booth at the show on Sunday afternoon. The man and one woman distracted employees while the other woman took the clock.

Made by Asprey & Co., London, the diamond and sapphire-encrusted clock is believed to have been designed for the Sultan of Brunei.

Lori Paige is chief marketing officer for New Orleans-based M.S. Rau Antiques, which was displaying the clock. She says the Asprey & Co. “Mystery Clock” is valued at $425,000.

Paige says surveillance video from the booth was given to police and she’s hopeful the clock will be found.

Front view of clock. Image courtesy of M.S. Rau Antiques
Back view of clock. Image courtesy of M.S. Rau Antiques

 

In a statement, Bill Rau, the CEO of M.S. Rau Antiques in New Orleans, said, “It was unfortunate that this theft happened during what was otherwise a wonderful and successful show … there was security throughout the Chicago Antiques, Art + Design Show … Our security footage is being reviewed by the police and we’re confident that the criminals will be quickly apprehended and this wonderful timepiece returned.”

For a closer look at the clock, view the video: https://youtu.be/JTaqCocaomw.

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