Well done, Banksy

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A framed version of Banksy's famous mural "Girl with a Red Balloon" was sold at auction at Sotheby's in London last night. The sale price reached £1 million and the hammer went down. Then - as the audience and the sales team watched - something very strange happened to the artwork as it hung on the wall. Unknown to anyone in the room, the frame contained a hidden shredder, which proceeded to work at that very moment. The million-pound artwork promptly disappeared through the base of the frame to land on the floor in thin strips. The Sotheby's directors had to admit that they'd been "Banksy'd". The thing about Bansky is that nobody knows who he is. His amazing artworks - which are made from sprayed stencils - just appear overnight on city walls. They often make a profound social statement and are much loved by local residents. This shredding stunt is just what one might have expected from Bansky - but on this occasion nobody did! Apart from Bansky himself of course, who sent an Instagram with the message "Going, Going, Gone".