Wednesday, 25th August 2004 (3084 views)

A Danish museum is to showcase jewellery made from gold that was stolen over 200 years ago.

Goldsmith Niels Heidenreich originally stole golden drinking horns in May 1802 and then melted them down into fake gold coins and jewellery.

The National Museum is to show the jewellery items, which were made by Mr Heidenreich using a simple furnace in his home.

A Danish woman donated the earrings to the museum, which she claims were bought by her ancestors from the goldsmith.

At the time of the theft, investigators found 2.5 kilograms of gold in his home.

 

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