Police Scotland still hope to catch the thieves who stole a £3 million Henry Moore Sculpture, despite only receiving a slow response to an appeal made on the TV show Crimewatch.
The sculpture was stolen from Glenkiln Sculpture Park in Dumfries and Galloway last October. The 7ft tall Standing Figure
A police spokesperson said that – in spite of only a low number of calls – they were confident that they would be able to trace the theives.
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The 7ft tall Standing Figure had been on open public display, along with three further Henry Moore pieces, for many decades before it was taken.
On Crimewatch, Detective Inspector Colin Burnie told Crimewatch: “It is obvious that there has been considerable force used to remove it from its location.” and that several people must have been involved in its removal. It is thought that the sculpture will either have been stolen to order or sold as scrap. “We are still hopeful that somebody does make that call,” he said.
Local landowner Sir Henry Keswick, who began creating the sculpture park in the 1950s, has offered a £50,000 reward for its recovery.