{"product_id":"banksy-greatest-britons-2007-crystal-trophy-arts-award-with-steve-lazarides-letter-and-presentation-box-4767","title":"Banksy Greatest Britons 2007 Crystal Trophy, Arts Award With Steve Lazarides Letter And Presentation Box","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eThe crystal trophy for the Arts category of the Greatest Britons awards of 2007, offered with a signed letter from the former manager who kept it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA thick block of clear crystal rises at a slant and carries an etched globe at its shoulder, with the words Greatest Britons 2007 cut into the face and a plate naming the artist and the category. It is heavy in the hand. The fitted black presentation box survives, though the weight of the crystal has strained it and it shows considerable wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist was named winner of the Arts award and, as expected, did not appear to collect it. The trophy is known to have stayed with Steve Lazarides, who then acted for the artist, and the letter that travels with it bears his signature and thumbprint and dates from its passage to a saleroom in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAn Award Nobody Collected\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Greatest Britons awards of 2007 were decided by public vote and shown on television, with the Queen honoured in the same year. The question of the evening was whether an artist who had never shown his face would walk on stage. He did not. An object made for a ceremony he refused to attend is an unusual kind of relic: official, engraved, and never held by the person it names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crystal trophy with etched globe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Greatest Britons 2007, Arts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePapers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed letter from Steve Lazarides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fitted presentation box, worn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe crystal is shown without chips in the photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe presentation box is damaged by the weight of the trophy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trophy is offered with the signed letter shown in the photographs. The Desk will gladly help a buyer confirm the history of the piece before a purchase is completed. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan with rigid protection and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular artist, image or edition? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Banksy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54489812992293,"sku":"JP-CL-R1181664767","price":63645.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/jpn-bkp1-14-1-664767.jpg?v=1794608273","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/fr\/products\/banksy-greatest-britons-2007-crystal-trophy-arts-award-with-steve-lazarides-letter-and-presentation-box-4767","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}