A bankrupt British socialite has said he did not purchase a centuries-old portrait which is at the centre of a High Court legal dispute.
James Stunt and his father, Geoffrey Stunt, are fighting a legal battle with James Stunts trustees in bankruptcy over the Sir Anthony Van Dyck painting, The Cheeke Sisters.
The trustees claim that James Stunt owns the portrait, but both James and Geoffrey Stunt claim that Geoffrey bought the artwork in 2013 for 600,000.
James Stunt, who was previously married to the daughter of ex-Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, was declared bankrupt in June 2019.
At a trial at Londons Rolls Building on Wednesday, he said he was interested in the painting when he saw it in 2012 but later recommended it to his fathe…
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