London buzzes with Frieze, amazing auction results and a Banksy unveiling

Phew! What a week. London has been buzzing while hosting one of the biggest art fairs: Frieze. Pulling over 170 contemporary galleries from all over the world, we are spoilt for choice with great work from Basquiat to KAWS, we weren't disappointed...

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Auction: Banksy

On the 5 October, Banksy Tesco Value Soup Can Canvas broke the estimation of £200,000 - £300,000 and sold for £392,750!

Phillips - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale: The Connor Brothers

On the same day as Sotheby's auction, The Connor Brothers Tell Me Beautiful Untrue Things estimated £5,000 - £7,000 with the hammer price of an amazing £13,750!

Watch this space... We have new works coming available this week! Keep your eyes peeled on our social media pages and our website to be the first to see what The Connor Brothers have in store for us!

Banksy Snorting Copper Unveiled in Shoreditch, London

On Thursday 5 October, Banksy's Snorting Copper was unveiled to a select few in Shoreditch. The lost piece of street art history has been resurrected nearly 10 years after it appeared. Hamilton Court Development bought the building that the Snorting Copper resided. We had eyes on the ground at the exclusive event... Oh and special guest appearance from the Mayor of Hackney!

It means a lot to have had Philip Glanville, the @mayorofhackney reveal the Banksy last week. Thank you for welcoming the piece back to its home and supporting the local art scene. We 💙 Hackney. • #hackney #mayorofhackney #banksy

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Curtain Road, London - Banky's Snotring Copper appeared over a decade ago!

(3/3) After a gruelling 16 weeks of work by a team of 11 restorers, Banksy's 'Snorting Copper' has been restored & returned to its original site on Curtain Road, Shoreditch by @hcdevelopments! -- This video shows the restoration & installation of the piece, with words from John Brandler, Owner of @brandlergalleries; Cassius Coleman, Curator at @nellyduff; and Chris Bull, Technical Director at Fine Art Restoration Co. -- #banksy #snortingcopper #banksyart #streetart #art #contemporaryart #graffiti #instaart #streetarteverywhere #london #shoreditch

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Best bits from Frieze 2017...

KAWS sculpture ✌️👌 #fresh #frieze #hanguppictures #hangupgallery Gallery Perrotin

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Basquiat Untitled at Frieze @gagosiangallery 🤙🏽#hanguppictures #hangupgallery #

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Following on from our visit to Boom For Real at the Barbican, we have are even more obsessed with the artist than before.

Christies Post-War and Contemporary evening Auction on Saturday 6th October - Basquiat's Red Skull realised price was a whopping £16,546,25! Yes please...

Tonight, 7pm GMT: Follow the action of our Post-War and Contemporary Art evening auctions in London, with highlights here on Instagram Stories. . Tune into our Facebook to watch a full live stream 👉 facebook.com/christies. . Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), ‘Red Skull’, 1982. Acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas, 152.4 x 152.4 cm. Estimate on request. . Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction – 6 October 2017 at Christie’s London. . #art #artist #artwork #basquiat #jeanmichelbasquiat #painting #contemporaryart #auction #live

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