The Crown Has Become the Scene of a Prop Heist | Architectural Digest

A choice of props have been stolen in the course of the filming of Netflix’s The Crown, the New York Instances experiences. This previous weekend, whereas the Golden Globe successful collection was filming its fifth season, roughly 350 objects had been stolen from three manufacturing automobiles in Northern England.

It’s no secret that the areas the royals inhabit are full of costly furnishings, and although the environments recreated for tv aren’t fairly as densely filled with one-of-a form items, they nonetheless value fairly a fairly penny. Fortunately not one of the stolen items are irreplaceable—probably the most notable merchandise is a reproduction of the 1897 Imperial Coronation coach egg by Fabergé—however the worth of the lot is estimated at a whopping $200,000. An array of gold and silver treasures are among the many disappeared gadgets, particularly a ten piece silver dressing desk set, 12 silver candelabras, and 7 gold candelabras. Although its lengthy case was left behind, the clock face of a William IV grandfather clock was taken by the thieves, too, plus a choice of St Louis gilt crystal glassware and decanters and a wide range of Russian icons.

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“The gadgets stolen aren’t essentially in the most effective situation and subsequently of restricted worth for resale,” Alison Harvey, the set decorator for the fifth season of The Crown, informed the Antiques Commerce Gazette. “Nonetheless, they’re useful as items to the U.Okay. movie business.” A press release from Netflix assures viewers that the theft isn’t anticipated to decelerate the taking pictures schedule. The collection, which now stars Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, is scheduled to return again to Netflix in November of this 12 months.