[lebearfan]

Glenister Park Road, SW16 Street Sign - Potential Banksy Art?



Hello all!



I'm posting a photo of a street sign of which I have little knowledge of as to whether it's an original or fake.



The street sign was originally situated on Glenister Park Road or Glenister Park Road, Streatham Vale, SW 16 in London.



It has 2 markings on it as I'm sure you can make out.

1. Banksy Gangsta Rat

2. Banksy Logo ( partly missing due to erosion )

3. Glenister Park Road has been modified to read Gangster Road with a red line through it.



Now I have seen this in person, and as far as I know, the previous collector purchased it from a council employee who had been performing routine tasks of updating the road sign to the current specification and or damaged signs.



The current owner purchased the piece a good few years ago, though I don’t know how much.



I appreciate there are certain views on street art that have been removed, but in these circumstances, it would have surely been destroyed and there's no way I could imagine anyone binning it... So please, if we could simply stick to trying to establish if this may be an original by Banksy and could be authenticated.



Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am curious to find out.

[lebearfan]

I've updated the title to Glenister Park Road.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

[Dahmer]

It cant and wont be authenticated.

[Express Post]

Are you looking to buy?

You are entering a world of pain if you are.

Apr 17, 2019 3:08:04 GMT 1 lebearfan said:

Glenister Park Road, SW16 Street Sign - Potential Banksy Art?



Hello all!



I'm posting a photo of a street sign of which I have little knowledge of as to whether it's an original or fake.



The street sign was originally situated on Glenister Park Road or Glenister Park Road, Streatham Vale, SW 16 in London.



It has 2 markings on it as I'm sure you can make out.

1. Banksy Gangsta Rat

2. Banksy Logo ( partly missing due to erosion )

3. Glenister Park Road has been modified to read Gangster Road with a red line through it.



Now I have seen this in person, and as far as I know, the previous collector purchased it from a council employee who had been performing routine tasks of updating the road sign to the current specification and or damaged signs.



The current owner purchased the piece a good few years ago, though I don’t know how much.



I appreciate there are certain views on street art that have been removed, but in these circumstances, it would have surely been destroyed and there's no way I could imagine anyone binning it... So please, if we could simply stick to trying to establish if this may be an original by Banksy and could be authenticated.



Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am curious to find out.

[lebearfan]

Apr 17, 2019 14:28:06 GMT 1 Dahmer said:

It cant and wont be authenticated.

Thanks for your feedback , I was asking for advice I don't expect some random to say its legit if that's your point, anyone could write that.

Thanks all the same

[Jalouse Rosemont]

Feedback. Its done by someone who got a made to order stencil from eBay.

Remember, I'm just a random who happens to think its ****

[mojo]

Nah, way too neat and its in Streatham! AS IF!

Also councils generally remove paint caused by graffiti they don't commission new street signs and take the ruined one home to sell!

It won't be authenticated by PC as they don't authenticate street works even if they're real.

[Fast Eddie]

I reckon the only way one would be able to autenticate this if it was on his website or on Wall and Piece (it is not). You are dealing with an after Banksy with probability close to 1.

[met]

Apr 17, 2019 3:08:04 GMT 1 lebearfan said:

Glenister Park Road, SW16 Street Sign - Potential Banksy Art?



Hello all!



I'm posting a photo of a street sign of which I have little knowledge of as to whether it's an original or fake.



The street sign was originally situated on Glenister Park Road or Glenister Park Road, Streatham Vale, SW 16 in London.



It has 2 markings on it as I'm sure you can make out.

1. Banksy Gangsta Rat

2. Banksy Logo ( partly missing due to erosion )

3. Glenister Park Road has been modified to read Gangster Road with a red line through it.



Now I have seen this in person, and as far as I know, the previous collector purchased it from a council employee who had been performing routine tasks of updating the road sign to the current specification and or damaged signs.



The current owner purchased the piece a good few years ago, though I don’t know how much.



I appreciate there are certain views on street art that have been removed, but in these circumstances, it would have surely been destroyed and there's no way I could imagine anyone binning it... So please, if we could simply stick to trying to establish if this may be an original by Banksy and could be authenticated.



Any help would be greatly appreciated, I am curious to find out.

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/517796254/banksy-music-rat-stencil-ghetto-rat-wall

[mack]

If you just made this sign and want to sell it, I can recommend Julien's Auctions. Seems to be the nr 1 spot for fake/stolen art.