Bromley burglary: £500,000 worth of gold stolen from home
The incident took place at a home in Bickley Road, Bromley, on 30 December last year.
Footage showed three men entering the property through a forced bathroom window.
The group, who entered the home at 5.40pm and left at 6.25pm, carried out the theft while the owners were home.
The Metropolitan Police have now shared images of the stolen jewellery in a new appeal for information.
No arrests have been made in connection with the burglary so far.
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Detective Constable Jamie White, of the Met's South Area Command Unit, said: "While the monetary value of this theft is enormous, the sentimental value is priceless - with many of the pieces being passed down through generations of the family.
"Helpfully, a number of the pieces stolen are unique, so we are hoping that releasing these photographs will jog someone's memory."
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