TRENDING NOW: Dude tries to get stolen Banksy appraised on ‘Antiques Roadshow’

On a recent episode of the BBC's "Antiques Roadshow" a man tried to get a Banksy appraised after admitting he had pulled it off a wall in Brighton.

It apparently has no value because Banksy has very tight control over his brand and will refuse to authenticate his stolen artwork.

TRENDING NOW: Dude tries to get stolen Banksy appraised on 'Antiques Roadshow' | iNFOnews.ca

"I think the message here is if you do see a piece of graffiti art out there leave it, leave it for the public," the show's appraiser Rupert Maas told the man.


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