How much are the heist jewels at the Louvre worth?

Louvre tour guide Amy Huntington asks tourists the same question when they visit the Galerie d’Apollon, the gilded gallery where the French crown jewels are held.

“I always ask, ‘If you could take just one of those home with you, which one would it be?’” Huntington tells TODAY.com.

She says people often would pick Queen Marie-Amélie’s sapphire necklace or Empress Eugénie’s pearl tiara — or maybe her diamond-encrusted bow.

“Now,” she says, “those favorites are gone.” This photograph shows the set of jewelry of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense displayed at the Louvre. On the morning of Oct. 19, just minutes after the museum opened, four thieves carried out an audacious robbery of the French crown jewels. Within seven minutes, they left the museum with nine priceless items.

“These ar