Banksy gets the white glove treatment he’s always dreamed of at Bonham’s in London…

As we reported earlier in the week (See text below), London’s dominant nuevo riche street artist BANKSY was the star attraction at venerated auction house BONHAM’s contemporary art sale this week. As expected, the bidding met or far exceeded the broker’s conservative estimates, and a look at the list of works below reveals their redlined sale prices (keep in mind that many of these works were originally purchased for $500—$,1000, and are single color spray stencils that took no longer than 5 minutes to create). Have a look, and for current Banksy owners, start contemplating that secondary market flip that’ll put an extra wing on your crib: (more…)