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These included a crown of the King of Siam, given to Emperor
Napoleon III during the king's official visit to France in 1861
and a Chinese chimera in cloisonné enamel from the reign of
Quianlong (1736-1795), it said in a statement.
The stolen artifacts came from China and Siam, known as Thailand
today, and were collected by Empress Eugenie, Napoleon's wife.
She had them placed in her museum, which was created in 1863.
The ministry said the burglary, which happened in one of the
most secure parts of the castle, took only seven minutes and
that an investigation had been launched.
The Chateau de Fontainebleau was the residence of French
monarchs from Louis VII through Napoleon III and is now a
national museum.
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide; Editing by Raissa
Kasolowsky)
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