A Mayfair art gallery owner has been banned from his apartment after finally admitting assaulting his wife there.
Bernard Jacobson, 76, boss of the gallery that carries his name located in Duke Street, St. James's, was due to stand trial today.
However, he changed his plea at Westminster Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to assaulting Karin Jacobson at their three-bedroom apartment in Montagu Square, Marylebone on May 19.
He had originally entered a plea of not guilty and the case had been adjourned for trial.
Jacobson was conditionally discharged for three years and made subject to a two-year restraining order prohibiting contact with Karin or visiting the former matrimonial home.
He was also ordered to pay £775 in court costs and a £20 victim surcharge.
No order for compensation to Karin was made in a case the court treated as one of domestic violence.
Founded in 1969 the Bernard Jacobson Gallery has held major exhibitions by Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler and Pierre Soulages.
It is described as a commercial gallery showcasing British and international painters and sculptors.
The restraining order may potentially create some business problems for Jacobson, who along with Karin is the named company secretary for Bernard Jacobson Limited.
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