16 of the world's most valuable stolen items

Van Gogh's Poppy Flowers,

Valued at up to $55 million (£42.6m), this charming depiction of yellow and red poppies, which was painted by Vincent Van Gogh in 1887, has been stolen twice. In 1977, it was snatched from Cairo's Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum but recovered 10 years later in Kuwait. The painting was stolen a second time in August 2010 and is yet to be located. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered a reward of $175,000 (£136k) for information leading to the artwork's recovery.