Art collector faces extradition to UK over ‘£1m pumpkin con’

A German art collector and socialite accused of carrying out a £1million fraud is facing extradition to the UK after being arrested in Lisbon, a court heard today (Mon). Angela Gulbenkian, 38, allegedly pocketed £1,143,656.25 in payment for a polka dotted piece called the ‘Kusama pumpkin’ by Yayoi Kusama but never handed over the item. She also stole a further £50,000 from her friend, Jacqui Ball, who she said she would acquire high-end art for. Judge David Tomlinson asked prosecutor…