A Banksy mural, that disappeared from a wall in north London and reappeared at an auction house in the U.S. has been withdrawn from sale at the eleventh hour.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MAN OFF CAMERA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Can you tell me why the Banksy was removed?"<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) AUCTIONEER PETER THUT, FINE ART AUCTION MIAMI, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We will send you a statement about that, OK?"<br/> <br />The work -- thought to be a commentary on sweat shop labour -- was expected to fetch up to 700,000 US dollars at auction.<br/> <br />"Slave Labour", appeared on this wall in Wood Green shortly before Britain's diamond jubilee celebrations.<br/> <br />In most cases, people would be glad to see street graffiti removed.<br/> <br />But very few have been done by iconic spraypaint artist Banksy and residents campaigned to have it returned.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ALAN STRICKLAND, HARINGEY COUNCILLOR, SAYING:<br/> <br />"When this piece of street art appeared last May so many people were coming to see it from across London that the local Tube staff had to put a special sign to direct Banksy tourists. So, not only has this been a piece that's been really valued by the community, it's made us excited to have it here, really proud to have a Banksy. You know it was a real visitor attraction as well. So it's been brilliant to have it here and people are really angry that it's gone."<br/> <br />As for the bare wall, a new mural has sprung up in the exact spot where the Banksy used to be.<br/> <br />And some speculate it's another work by the famous graffiti artist.
