Tiny Banksy that the artist left at cash-strapped miniature village is set to make £1MILLION for its owners
- The tiny stable block with red writing on its sides including Banksy’s tag and ‘Go Big or Go Home’
- The artwork comes as part of the secretive artist’s ‘Great British Spraycation’ series of works
An artwork left by Banksy at a model village left struggling after the pandemic is set to create a £1 million windfall for its owners at auction today.
The model stable first appeared at the seaside resort attraction last summer and was dubbed a ‘life-saver’ by business owners Frank and Frances Newsome.
Experts say the tiny thatched barn could fetch seven figures at Anderson & Garland Auctioneers in Newcastle today.
Banksy created the work titled ‘The Merrivale Stable’ as part of his ‘Great British Spraycation’ series of works
The work by the secretive street artist is expected to fetch a seven-figure fee for the miniature artwork
The artworks will be displayed for three days before featuring as part of Anderson and Garland auction house’s ‘Modern Art & Design Auction’ on January 27
The small stable was created at Merrivale Model Village in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk on August 6.
It was part of Banksy’s Great British Spraycation – a series of 10 works that the mysterious artist produced along the East Anglia coast.
The piece features a rodent and the words ‘Go Big Or Go Home’ scrawled on the side.
A person takes a phone photograph of Merrivale Model Village at Anderson & Garland in Newcastle upon Tyne, Britain
Vinny Hewison, 2, held by grandmother Alison Hewison looks at the tiny barn at Merrivale Model Village
The piece features a rodent and the words ‘Go Big Or Go Home’ scrawled on the side
Banksy confirmed the artwork was his in an Instagram video and it was then secured in a perspex case, with additional security staff employed.
Frances Newsome, 60, said ahead of the sale: ‘The Banksy has been a life-saver for us as we’ve had to close so much due to the pandemic.
‘We hope the sale will safeguard the future of the village.’
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