Bronze Rat
Year: 2006
Medium: Bronze sculpture
Dimensions: 25.4 x 31.7 x 12.7cm (10 x 12 1/2 x 5 inches)
Edition
12, unnumbered
Signature and Numbering
Incised with the artist’s signature
Stamped with the foundry mark and dated “BANKSY 06” (on the underside)
| Bronze Rat, 2006 Unnumbered from the edition of 12 |
| Bronze Rat, 2006 Unnumbered from the edition of 12 |
| Incised with artist’s signature and stamped with foundry mark on the base |
| Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner |
Auction History
| Sotheby’s Hong-Kong 10 July 2020 Est.: HKD 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 | Price Realized HKD 1,875,000 / USD 241,915Bronze Rat 銅鼠 | Contemporary Art Day Sale |
Supplementary Pictures
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| Bronze Rat, 2006 Unnumbered from the edition of 12 |
| Bronze Rat, 2006 Unnumbered from the edition of 12 |
| Incised with the artist’s signature Stamped with the foundry mark and dated ‘BANKSY 06’ (on the underside) |
| Provenance Lazarides, Inc., London Private Collection Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 22 June 2007, lot 306 Private Collection Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 15 May 2008, lot 464 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner |
Auction History
| Christie’s London 8 March 2017 Est.: GBP 60,000 – 80,000 | Price Realized GBP 137,000 / USD 166,700Banksy (B. 1975), Bronze Rat | Christie’s |
REPEAT SALE
| Sotheby’s New-York 15 May 2008 Est.: USD 100,000 – 150,000 | Price Realized USD 169,000(#464) Banksy |
| Bronze Rat, 2006 Unnumbered from the edition of 12 |
| Bronze Rat, 2006 Unnumbered from the edition of 12 |
| Incised with the artist’s signature and dated 06 on the underside |
| Provenance Lazarides Gallery, London Acquired directly from the above by the present owner |
Auction History
| Sotheby’s London 13 October 2012 Est.: GBP 50,000 – 70,000 | Price Realized GBP 67,250 / USD 108,095(#125) Banksy |
| Bronze Rat, 2006 Unnumbered from the edition of 12 |
| Bronze Rat, 2006 Unnumbered from the edition of 12 |
| Inscribed with the signature and dated 06 on the underside |
| Provenance Laz Inc., London |
Auction History
| Sotheby’s London 16 February 2012 Est.: GBP 70,000 – 90,000 | Price Realized GBP 85,250 / USD 134,665(#437) Banksy |
| Bronze Rat, 2006 Unnumbered from the edition of 12 |
| Bronze Rat, 2006 Unnumbered from the edition of 12 |
| Inscribed with the artist’s signature and dated 06 on the underside It is the only sculpture from the edition to have acrylic paint on the Rat’s brush |
| Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner Exhibited |
Auction History
| Sotheby’s London 14 October 2011 Est.: GBP 50,000 – 70,000 | Price Realized GBP 163,250 / USD 257,920(#111) Banksy |
