Banksy The Walled Off Hotel Box Set, Watchtower Print With Painted Concrete, Serial In The 1000s
Banksy The Walled Off Hotel Box Set, Watchtower Print With Painted Concrete, Serial In The 1000s
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A guide for this piece: about $139, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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A souvenir from the worst view
For the collector who wants the hotel box and can live without the slip.
Best for: Walled Off Hotel and street art collections
Condition notes
Kept packed and never displayed. Light marks to the frame are usual for this edition.
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The souvenir box from the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem: a watchtower turned fairground ride, with a piece of sprayed concrete.
The Piece
Children swing on chairs around the grey tower inside a deep white frame, and the fragment of concrete at its foot was sprayed by hand, so that no two boxes are alike. It was bought some years ago and kept in its packing without being hung. The serial number is in the one thousands.
The receipt that normally serves as its paper is absent, which Openly.
The Hotel in Bethlehem
The Walled Off Hotel opened in Bethlehem in 2017, a few steps from the separation barrier, and advertised the worst view of any hotel in the world. Its small shop sold souvenirs made on the spot, among them boxed miniature watchtowers and fragments painted by local hands, which could only be bought in person.
Details
- Title: The Walled Off Hotel Box Set
- Marks: Serial number in the 1000s
- Papers: No receipt
- State: Kept in its packing
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Kept packed and never displayed.
- Light marks to the frame are usual for this edition.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
The account above follows the papers and statements that accompany the piece, which are shown in the photographs. It does not come with a certificate from Pest Control, the body that authenticates the artist, and collectors who require one should write to the Desk before buying. The hotel receipt is not present. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
Packed 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 published policy.
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