'RAT & HEART'
Material: Spray paint, emulsion, cut-out canvas, white artist's frame, black pen
Size: 12 3/5 × 14 3/5 × 1 in | 32 × 37 × 2.5 cm
Price: £550,000–£950,000
Rarity: Unique
Unique work from a varied series. Spray paint and emulsion on cut-out canvas, in white artist's frame. Hand-signed by Banksy in black pen on the backing board, additionaly inscribed with a 'CND' ('Peace') symbol.
'RATS ON SAFE'
Material: Black spraypraint, vintage steel safe
Size: 25 × 18 × 19 in | 63.5 × 45.7 × 48.3 cm
Price: £1,000,000–£1,450,000
Rarity: Unique
Executed in 2003, 'Rats on Safe' is a rare and remarkable early work by Banksy, combining his iconic stencilled imagery with an object of both symbolic and functional weight. Employing the surface of an industrial steel safe as his canvas, Banksy transforms a utilitarian strongbox into a stage for his most …