Anderson & Garland's Fred Wyrley-Birch said he was "very proud" to be able to offer Happy Choppers to the auction market eng CULTUREENGLISH Rescued Banksy painting fails to sell at auction by admin 25 مارس، 2024 written by admin 25 مارس، 2024 167 BBC culture / Jason Arunn Murugesu,BBC News, North East A rescued painting by the street artist Banksy failed to sell at auction on Wednesday. Bidding for the Happy Choppers piece failed to reach its reserve price at Anderson & Garland, in Newcastle. It had been expected to sell for between £500,000 and £800,000. A spokesperson for the auction house said they expected to sell the painting in the coming days to a private seller. The artwork, which depicts military helicopters adorned with pink bows, was rescued from the side of an office building after it had been painted over. The anonymous vendor said he learned of the artwork by chance after purchasing the building. It was one of 11 lots on sale at the auction. Anderson & Garland /A placard called Bomb Hugger by Bansky sold for £6,500 The other pieces by Banksy were sold by Emma Houghton, who was reportedly a friend and collaborator of the artist in the 1990s, as well as another private seller. The works sold included birthday cards, anti-Iraq war placard signs and a hand-painted shop sign. One birthday card sold for £29,900. Anderson & Garland / This birthday card by Banksy sold for nearly £30,000 The 10 lots sold for about £130,000 in total, an auction spokesperson said. Anderson & Garland director Fred Wyrley-Birch said while failing to sell the Happy Choppers piece was not the result the house had “hoped for”, they were “very proud to have been able to offer it to the market”. Follow BBC Newcastle on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to northeastandcumbria@bbc.co.uk. 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post الرهبنة القبطية… ملائكة وشياطين next post Homan dethrones Switzerland’s Tirinzoni to win Canada’s 1st curling world title since 2018 You may also like At the border, both Canada and the U.S.... 19 ديسمبر، 2024 Celine Dion steps into the limelight with JLo... 15 نوفمبر، 2024 Badia Fahs from Dahiyeh : A walk through... 11 أكتوبر، 2024 Nasrallah’s killing shatters Hezbollah’s aura of invincibility 11 أكتوبر، 2024 Céline Dion sings at Paris Olympic Games opening... 27 يوليو، 2024 Charron, de Grasse lead Canada in rainy trip... 27 يوليو، 2024 Two women were detained at Toronto Airport with... 24 يوليو، 2024 Nicole Kidman honoured with AFI Life Achievement Award 29 أبريل، 2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga to Kingdom of... 29 أبريل، 2024 Megan Thee Stallion: Cameraman accuses rapper of ‘hostile’... 24 أبريل، 2024