In 1987, Count Paul de la Panouse had a precious family heirloom stolen from the Château de Thoiry. 37 years later, he was found, the porcelain given to his family by Queen Marie-Antoinette has been found and will be returned to him.
“They were objects that were passed down in the family from generation to generation,” he says, “so when it was stolen, I really felt very responsible.” “It blew me away. When he saw the photo, he said: “That? Stolen inThoiry in 1987’, the count recalls. The items were found. They are precisely identified, there is no longer any doubt, it is time to bring them home, he says.“They will proudly sit among the treasures of the castle’s lounges,’ says the count, not daring to move the objects himself, who then leaves to store the jug and its basin behind a glass case.