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| Banksy cardboard protest placard up for auction | Banksy cardboard protest placard up for auction |
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| A flimsy cardboard anti-war placard by the street artist Banksy is to go under the hammer. | A flimsy cardboard anti-war placard by the street artist Banksy is to go under the hammer. |
| The piece - depicting a young girl clutching a bomb - was one of dozens made for a protest against the Iraq War before the artist became well-known. | The piece - depicting a young girl clutching a bomb - was one of dozens made for a protest against the Iraq War before the artist became well-known. |
| It had been kept in a flat by a protester until 2016, when it was sold to its current owner. | It had been kept in a flat by a protester until 2016, when it was sold to its current owner. |
| The placard is expected to fetch up to £15,000 at auction in Newmarket, Suffolk, on Wednesday. | |
| Banksy created a number of different signs for the 2003 London protest but few originals have survived because they were either discarded in the street or confiscated by the Metropolitan Police. | Banksy created a number of different signs for the 2003 London protest but few originals have survived because they were either discarded in the street or confiscated by the Metropolitan Police. |
| Will Axon, senior auctioneer at Rowley's said: "It is one of those rare occasions when you can genuinely call a picture iconic, the fact that this image is on a rather fragile piece of creased cardboard just adds to it. | Will Axon, senior auctioneer at Rowley's said: "It is one of those rare occasions when you can genuinely call a picture iconic, the fact that this image is on a rather fragile piece of creased cardboard just adds to it. |
| "Banksy adeptly captured the anti-war sentiment in this image. | "Banksy adeptly captured the anti-war sentiment in this image. |
| "Although his work has transcended from the street it hasn't lost its edge - his images are powerful and memorable - his work manages to do what all great artwork should - he makes us think." | "Although his work has transcended from the street it hasn't lost its edge - his images are powerful and memorable - his work manages to do what all great artwork should - he makes us think." |
| A collection of Banksy prints fetched £435,000 when they were auctioned in London in January 2015. | A collection of Banksy prints fetched £435,000 when they were auctioned in London in January 2015. |
| Banksy began his career as a graffiti artist in Bristol but has since gained global notoriety for his unique, stencilled artwork on public walls and facades. | Banksy began his career as a graffiti artist in Bristol but has since gained global notoriety for his unique, stencilled artwork on public walls and facades. |
| His identity has always remained a tightly lipped secret. | His identity has always remained a tightly lipped secret. |
| His work - including entire walls of buildings - can command huge resale figures. | His work - including entire walls of buildings - can command huge resale figures. |
| Last June, Banksy painted a mural on the wall of a Bristol primary as a 'thank you' for naming a school house after him. | Last June, Banksy painted a mural on the wall of a Bristol primary as a 'thank you' for naming a school house after him. |