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Two men from Essex are due to be sentenced for stealing a Henry Moore sculpture valued at up to £500,000 from a house in Hertfordshire. Two men from Essex have been sentenced to 12 months custody for stealing a Henry Moore sculpture valued at up to £500,000 from a house in Hertfordshire.
Liam Hughes, 22, and Jason Parker, 19, both of Coltsfield, Stansted, admit stealing the Sundial sculpture and a bronze plinth which they sold for £46. Liam Hughes, 22, and Jason Parker, 19, both of Coltsfield, Stansted, admitted stealing the sundial sculpture and a bronze plinth.
It was taken from the grounds of the Henry Moore Foundation in Much Hadham overnight between July 10 and 11. They sold the sculpture as scrap metal for £46.
The pair will be sentenced later at St Albans Crown Court. Judge Marie Catterson at St Albans Crown Court described their actions in July this year as "utterly selfish".
The work was created by Moore in 1965 as a working model for a larger sculpture. The work, which was taken from the grounds of the Henry Moore Foundation in Much Hadham, was created by Moore in 1965 as a working model for a larger sculpture.
The distinctive bronze artwork was found after a televised appeal for information.The distinctive bronze artwork was found after a televised appeal for information.
The Sundial is among a string of works by the abstract artist, who died in 1986 aged 88, to be targeted by thieves in recent years.
The Henry Moore Foundation carried out a security review following the theft of the two-ton Reclining Figure in December 2005.