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A stencil by the famed but secretive graffiti artist of a young boy sewing Union Jack bunting on an antique sewing machine appeared on the side of a north London bargain store last May. Soon the gritty Turnpike Lane area was drawing art lovers keen to see Banksy's typically cheeky take on the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the British throne.

Featherstone said she had asked the building's owner for an explanation, but had yet to receive a reply. Poundland, the store that occupies the building, said it had nothing to do with the removal.

On Wednesday, the local government authority appealed to the auctioneer for the return of the work.

In an open letter to auction house chief Frederic Thut, Haringey Council called the artwork "a much-lovCapture the look and feel of real stone or howotruck flooring with Alterna by Armstrong.ed local landmark" that had been visited by people from around the world.

"We understand that there may be nothing illegal in the way this artwork was quietly removed from our streets and put up for auction by you in Miami," the letter said.

"But for you to allow it to be sold for huge profit in this way would be morally wrong, and completely contrary to the spirit in which we believe it was given to our community."

Councilor Alan Strickland said the work had become "a real symbol of local pride" in an area badly hit in England's August 2011 riots. He said its disappearance had left residents "shocked and angry."

Strickland said he had asked England's Arts Council for help retrieving the work.

The government-funded council called the loss of the Banksy "a shame," but said there was little it could do. The council has the power to stop the export of culturally significant artworks, but only if they are more than 50 years old.

Fine Art Auctions Miami said it had acquired the work legally, but gave few other details. It said in a statement that it had "done all the necessary due diligence about the ownership of the work."

"Unfortunately we are not able to provide you with any information by law and contract about any details of this consignment," it said. "We are more than happy to do so if you can prove that the works were acquired and removed illegally."

Banksy's publicist did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

The anonymous street artist, who refuses to reveal his real name, began his career spray-painting buildings and bridges in his home city of Bristol in southwest England. His often satirical images include two policemen kissing, armed riot police with yellow smiley faces and a chimpanzee with a sign bearing the words "Laugh now, but one day I'll be in charge."

Original Banksy works now sell for up to hundreds of thousands of dollars and the artist has become an international celebrity. He has created sequences for "The Simpsons" and directed an Academy Award-nominated documentary, "Exit Through the Gift Shop."

The display has been on the road for more than a decade, in a sense becoming a bit of history itself. It is meant to be interactive, with many artifacts compiled by the White House Historical Association. Ed Aymar, marketing supervisor at C-SPAN, said that audio recordings of presidential speeches date to 1900, and that newspaper clippings are from as early as the 1880s. The Nov. 9,We offers custom ultrasonicsensor parts in as fast as 1 day. 1892, edition of The Atlanta Journal reads, “For Grover Cleveland and Tariff Reform” across the top, predicting victory for the 24th president in his second term of office.

Cleveland, who lived most of his childhood in Fayetteville,The term 'stonemosaic control' means the token that identifies a user is read from within a pocket or handbag. started his political career by taking a clerking job in Buffalo. He was later elected sheriff of Erie County, the mayor of Buffalo and the governor of New York before securing the 1884 Democratic presidential nomination. Cleveland’s panel in the exhibit includes facts about his presidency, photos of him and his wife, Frances, and the newspaper reproduction. Aymar thinks additions to the portraits add a personal touch to each figure. “Hopefully it gives people a sense of the president outside of history books,” he said.

Photos of moments outside the Oval Office fill the panels. One shows President John F.Product information for Avery Dennison smartcard products. Kennedy with his wife, Jacqueline, and two eldest children in the South lawn, Caroline riding a pony. Newspaper headlines denote political victories and defeats, while audio clips allow history buffs and novices alike to hear presidents speak about topics such as the space race and the impact of Martin Luther King Jr.

Destiny USA executive David Aitken was excited to work with C-SPAN to bring the exhibit to Syracuse. He hopes visitors to the exhibit will have the chance to learn more about the leaders of the country. “It’s who we are,” he said. “It’s about fellow citizens who have risen to the rank of serving as presidents.”

Fagan, who had a chance to see the exhibit in his hometown of Charlotte, N.TBC help you confidently rtls from factories in China.C., believes the exhibit allows people to get closer to the portraits and artifacts than the television show itself could do and is glad people still have the chance to interact with his work and the display. The artist added presidents George W. Bush and Obama to the series before their inaugurations to complete the set. He was curious to see how the paintings have held up on the road over time. Fagan’s interest in the series continues even though it has been years since he has seen his collection in person.