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Missing Crown Silver of Saxony discovered by amateur


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Before the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, a man discoverd in a forest near the Moritzburg in Saxony, some of the Crown Silver, which was hurriedly hidden by the Saxon Princes before the arrival of the Russians in 1945. Some time after that, the Red Army dug the grounds and removed vast quantities of the buried treasure and brought this to Leningrad, where it was secretly stored in the basement of the Eremitage Palace.

That has been undiscovered till recent years. Some of it is now on open display. This came in recent years to the attention of Prince Rudiger of Saxony, who was interested in it's return. He was allowed to view the objects, but is sure that much more is hidden in storage. The museum authorities in the Eremitage claim they do not have an overview of the stocks in the reserve collections, as these are sealed and were never registered.

 

The find before 1989 by treasure hunter, Hanno Marschner, was secret for many years. He had been illegally searching in the forest, and discovered a buried wooden box, which he unearthed, finding a large quantity of gilded silver vessels bearing the Saxon Royal crest. One piece he took home and showed to his wife. They returned and found much more, taking as much as they could carry and stashing it into their "Trabi". This was then stored in their home for several years until the fall of the iron curtain. After this, they turned to the museum authorities in the Moritzburg, and told them where they had made the find. It did not take long till archaeologist teams were on the spot, finding much more. Marschner later returned, believing that even more must be still there. His instinct was right, and he found even more. This was then returned to the state and the man got a finder reward. The Museum at the Moritzburg was able to purchase most of the items, which was were they came from originally, and these are now restored and on display, apart from a large quantity, which is still in Russia and not being returned. Prince Rudiger has hoped that the rest may one day return to Saxony, or maybe at least for an exhibition on loan. Estimated value of find so far was over 10 million Euro.

 

Photos show some of the objects found, and a portrait of Prinz Rudiger von Sachsen, present head of the Royal House

 

 

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The Kings of Saxony - House of Wettin, 1806 - 1918, and the ruling princes, Margraves (Markgrafen) of Meissen and Dukes (Herzöge) of Saxony before 1806

 

 

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Konrad I. - Ancestor of the Kings of Saxony

Illustration: Crest of Herzogtum Sachsen-Meißen (Middle Ages)

 

 

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Grünes Gewölbe, Dresden, where the Crown Juwels of Saxony are kept. Over 31 important and priceless pieces were stolen by a band from southeastern Europe in 2019. So far a good quantity has been recovered
Rund drei Jahre nach dem Einbruch in das Grüne Gewölbe in Dresden haben die Ermittler einen Großteil der Beute sichergestellt. Sie spürten 31 geraubte Gegenstände in Berlin auf

Die Behörden haben in der vergangenen Nacht in Berlin einen nach eigenen Angaben "erheblichen Teil" des 2019 aus dem Grünen Gewölbe in Dresden entwendeten Diebesguts sichergestellt. Das teilten Staatsanwaltschaft und Polizei am heutigen Samstag in Dresden mit.

31 Einzelteile seien in der Nacht zum Samstag in Berlin entdeckt worden, hieß es. Darunter seien auch mehrere besonders wertvolle Gegenstände, unter anderen:

  • Der bekannte Hutschmuck (Reiherstutz)
  • und der Bruststern des polnischen Weißen Adler-Ordens aus der Brillantgarnitur.

Dagegen fehlen demnach:

  • die bei dem Diebstahl beschädigte Epaulette mit dem "Sächsischen Weißen"
  • und die Große Brustschleife der Königin Amalie Auguste.

Ansicht eines verspiegelten Raumes mit grün-goldenen Verzierungen im Grünen Gewölbes in Dreseden.

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