Banksy - Di-Faced Tenner - Sold

A number of Di-Faced Tenners were used by Steve Lazarides as invitations to his exhibitions at the time, Steve Lazarides was Banksy's first agent and still promotes his work and other street art today. The book Banksy Captured was also edited by Steve Lazarides. The piece offered is an invitation to his 'private showcase of classic works by banksy' at Rathbone Place in London and measures 8 by 15 cm. Frame is 23 by 32 cm.
What's a Di-Faced Tenner: A Banksy note with a portrait of Princess Diana and the motto on the front, "I promise to pay the bearer on demand the ultimate price." On the back is the image of Darwin and the statement: "Trust no one." From the private collection of Steve Lazarides, Banksy's original art agent. Steve represented Banksy in his early years and brought his art to the attention of the public. The Di-Faced Tenner was created for a public stunt that Banksy had orchestrated, which involved depositing a briefcase full of counterfeit money in public during rush hour at London's Liverpool tube station and the Notting Hill Carnival and Reading Festival. Later that year, an undisclosed amount of Tenners was also published during the presentation of the Santa Ghetto Exhibition, held at the Lazarides Gallery. In addition to its fascinating history as an unperformed public stunt, the Di-Faced Tenner had the honor of being Banksy's first artwork in the British Museum's private collection earlier this year.