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Word: gheyn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...jewel-encrusted gold snuff boxes, figurines and rings from the famous Rothschild collection. In South London, a burglar climbed to the roof of Dulwich College, smashed a skylight, descended into the art gallery and used a crowbar to wrench from the wall Rembrandt's painting of Jacob de Gheyn III, worth $5 million. Police roared up within three minutes to find both thief and painting gone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: Stop and Think | 7/4/1983 | See Source »

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