The sculpture depicts Prospero and Ariel from William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.
Her family said she died peacefully in London after a secondary cancer diagnosis
Australian-born Torode has presented MasterChef alongside Gregg Wallace since 2005.
Wallace issued an apology on Monday for any ‘offence’ or ‘upset’ he caused after comments he made in a video on Instagram at the weekend.
The 86-year-old told an Australian news programme he had been diagnosed with an ‘aggressive, non-fixable cancer’.
The presenter has fronted the cooking show since 2005.
A statement said the presenter is ‘committed to fully co-operating throughout the process’.
The author published her acclaimed novel A Woman Of Substance in 1979.
Payne’s family have said they are ‘heartbroken’ at the news of his death.
In a video on her Instagram stories, Jones said she needed to make something ‘crystal clear’.