Valuable art works destroyed in blaze

Millions of euros worth of artworks belonging to collector Charles Saatchi, including Tracey Emin’s tent, are feared destroyed in a warehouse fire.

Valuable art works destroyed in blaze

Millions of euros worth of artworks belonging to collector Charles Saatchi, including Tracey Emin’s tent, are feared destroyed in a warehouse fire.

The blaze swept an east London warehouse belonging to one of the country’s leading art handlers and storers, Momart.

Paintings and sculptures by several major young British artists are stored there.

Works feared destroyed in Monday’s fire include Hell, by Jake and Dinos Chapman, and Emin’s tent, Everyone I Have Ever Slept With.

A Saatchi spokesman said: “We are waiting for Momart to give us final confirmation.

“Charles is absolutely devastated.”

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