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A hungry chambermaid bit into an apple a century ago and helped solve a high-wire diamond heist
The 9.01-carat gem was documented by gemologists and is now considered unsellable, museum officials said.
- The 9.01-carat Grand Condé returns to public display this October at Chantilly, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the diamond's historic theft.
- Thieves Leon Kauffer and Emile Souter stole the gem 100 years ago, but chambermaid Suzanne Schiltz discovered it hidden inside an apple in their suitcase.
- Mathieu Deldicque, chief heritage curator, emphasized the stone's symbolic heritage, noting that pink diamonds are among the rarest and most expensive gemstones on the market.
- Despite risks highlighted by the October 2025 Louvre burglary, Deldicque hopes scientific analysis creates an "identity card" for the stone, rendering it unsellable to illicit buyers.
- He persevered to ensure the public could view the diamond, which he describes as a work of nature, even though Deldicque initially hesitated to postpone or cancel the exhibition.
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