(8) In 2023, it was revealed that Peter Higgs, the curator with top responsibility for the Greek and Roman collections at the British Museum, had managed to steal and resell around 1,500 to 2,000 historical gemstones, artworks, and jewellery.
Many described deliberately putting a damper on their love of colours and affinity for sparkling surfaces and jewellery in order to adapt to the Danish style, which is described as dark and dull.
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