Banksy’s bullet-proof Union flag vest on sale for £300,0000

A bullet-proof vest emblazoned with a Union emblem by Banksy has been enactment up for merchantability with an estimation of £200,000 to £300,000.

Sotheby’s said it is the “first” Banksy vest to beryllium auctioned from the collection, which the anonymous Bristol thoroughfare creator began displaying successful a store model successful Croydon successful southbound London successful 2019.

Five years ago, Stormzy wore a akin stab-proof vest, made by Banksy, to gully attraction to weapon transgression arsenic helium headlined Glastonbury.

Emma Baker, caput of modern evening merchantability astatine Sotheby’s, said: “Given an iconic stature by Stormzy during his legendary Glastonbury performance, this reinterpretation of a classical portion of modern-day police-issue armour is Banksy astatine his best.

“In a mode lone Banksy can, helium manages to powerfully condense a analyzable societal contented done 1 redolent object.

“There is nary uncertainty this artwork is much pertinent present than erstwhile the archetypal vest debuted astatine Glastonbury – an lawsuit that saw it go the awesome of a defining taste moment.”

In 2020, Banksy’s Stormzy vest was nominated for a Beazley Design of the Year prize, and was subsequently donated to the Design Museum successful London by the rapper.

Another enactment from the bid was featured successful Banksy’s astir caller exhibition, Cut And Run, which took spot astatine the Gallery of Modern Art successful Glasgow – his archetypal solo amusement successful 14 years.

The vest listed for sale, 1 successful a bid of five, volition beryllium shown during Frieze Week earlier it is offered successful Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction and volition beryllium displayed astatine the company’s New Bond Street Galleries from October 3 to 9.

On October 5 2018, Sotheby’s auctioned Banksy’s Girl With Balloon, which was past destroyed.

Retitled Love Is In The Bin, the enactment returned to auction successful 2021, and was sold for a grounds £18.6 million.