Recline And Fall Of The British Empire
Police believe thieves stole "Reclining Figure", a £3 million Henry Moore sculpture - then melted it down and sold it for £1,500. In December 2005, it took thieves only 10 minutes using a stolen crane-equipped flatbed Mercedes truck to carry it away.
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Ill gotten gains and wrought iron .. there's a joke there somewhere but not in the art world
ReplyDeleteThat's a great weight off my mind.
ReplyDeleteDid the the autorities give Henry (more) gold to make another one!
ReplyDeleteQuite lucrative for the theives £1,500 for 10 mins work.
Mmm! I could do with a second income! ~ Eddie
Such a sad crime against art!
ReplyDeleteWas there no one about while they were doing this?
ReplyDeleteProbably the Police were catching speeding cars on the motorways.
We need more Bobbies on the beat!
Oh, this news is painful...pure torture to think that such beautiful art and so valuable could be reduced to such a state!!! ~Janine
ReplyDeleteA Moore? They melted down a Moore??? Oh god...
ReplyDeleteVandalism is bad enough, but to destroy a piece of art ... there's a special place in hell I'm sure for such!
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