Contested sale of Banksy art bombs in London

The Associated Press

September 29, 2008 by The Associated Press | Staff

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LONDON (AP) -- A British auction house says it has failed to find buyers for five contested pieces of street art purportedly created by aerosol impresario Banksy.

The auction at Lyon & Turnbull follows a statement posted to a Web site affiliated with the British artist warning that some pieces were being falsely attributed to Banksy, whose identity has never been confirmed.

Pest Control says it refuses to authenticate street art because Banksy likes the work to remain in place. Ben Hanly, Lyon & Turnbull's contemporary art expert, said Monday that the pieces were genuine and that the sale fell through due to economic reasons.

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