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STYLE Edit: For US$357,000 or more (if you can afford it), Banksy’s ‘This is a pipe’ could be yours at Christie’s Hong Kong auction

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‘This is a pipe’ by Banksy will probably sell for anything from HK$2.8 million to HK$3.8 million.

It is, simply, an illustration of a pipe. Below the pipe, it says, “This is a pipe”. Such is the popularity of Banksy that this work will probably sell for anything from HK$2.8 million (US$357,000) to HK$3.8 million. Other similarly tongue-in-cheek items include a SpongeBob SquarePants-inspired KAWSBOB (HK$50,000-HK$80,000), or Companions (HK$500,000-HK$700,000), both by KAWS; or the red and white Hat by Yayoi Kusama, which is yours if you can start bidding from HK$1.6 million. Welcome to Christie’s First Open auction.