Lovejoy episode helps antiques dealer identify stolen Napoleon III artefacts
Repeat of BBC series gave clue to Paul Gostelow about 19th-century altar cards taken from crypt in HampshireTwo priceless artefacts stolen more than a decade ago from the crypt of Napoleon III in England have been recovered after an antiques dealer realised he had them while watching a repeat of...
<p>Repeat of BBC series gave clue to Paul Gostelow about 19th-century altar cards taken from crypt in Hampshire</p><p>Two priceless artefacts stolen more than a decade ago from the crypt of Napoleon III in England have been recovered after an antiques dealer realised he had them while watching a repeat of the comedy drama Lovejoy.</p><p>The wooden 19th-century altar cards were taken in a burglary at <a href="https://farnboroughabbey.org/">St Michael’s Abbey</a> in Farnborough, Hampshire in February 2014 and were feared lost for ever.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/23/lovejoy-episode-antiques-dealer-identify-stolen-napoleon-iii-artefacts">Continue reading...</a>
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