Toxic Mary Auction Results

Key Takeaways

Toxic Mary (unsigned)

The auction history of Toxic Mary unsigned combines substantial liquidity with one of the more dramatic cycles in Banksy’s print market. With 59 qualifying transactions recorded since 2018, the edition has appeared frequently enough to provide a reliable picture of changing demand. Its provocative reinterpretation of the Virgin and Child—replacing maternal nourishment with a bottle marked by a skull and crossbones—has made it one of Banksy’s most unsettling early prints.

Prices expanded rapidly during 2020 and reached their speculative high in 2021. The auction record was established at Sotheby’s online in March 2021, when an unsigned impression achieved £88,200. This result stands significantly above the broader distribution of sales and should be interpreted as a peak-cycle outlier, although the number of strong transactions during the period confirms that the wider market had also undergone a substantial repricing.

The correction began in 2022 and continued through 2023 and 2024 before prices compressed into a narrower range. The 2025 median stood at £10,160 across seven qualifying sales, compared with £9,864 across two sales in 2026—a modest decline of 3%. Although the 2026 sample remains limited, the relatively small movement between the two medians suggests that the edition may be approaching a more stable valuation level after several years of adjustment.

The most recent sale, at Forum Auctions in July 2026, achieved £12,228, equivalent to approximately 14% of the historical peak. This low value-retention figure reflects both the severity of the correction and the exceptional nature of the 2021 record. Nevertheless, transaction activity remains healthy, and Toxic Mary continues to attract buyers at its current price level. Its market is no longer speculative, but its powerful imagery and relative accessibility preserve its relevance within Banksy’s unsigned print catalogue.

Toxic Mary (signed)

The signed edition presents a scarcer and more selective market. Produced in an edition of 150, it combines the provocative imagery of Toxic Mary with the premium attached to Banksy’s signature. Twenty-three qualifying transactions have been recorded since 2018, giving it a reasonably visible auction history while remaining considerably less liquid than the unsigned edition. The separately issued pink, blue and red colorways should be excluded from direct comparison because their smaller editions and distinct visual characteristics place them in another market category.

Demand accelerated sharply during 2020 and remained elevated into 2021. The auction record was established at Forum Auctions in January 2021, when a signed impression achieved £73,700. Additional results above £50,000 during the period demonstrate that the record was supported by a broader expansion in demand, although it remains closely associated with the extraordinary conditions of the pandemic-era Banksy market.

The correction has since brought prices much closer to their pre-boom range. Results moved from £37,520 in 2022 to £31,500 in 2023, while two transactions in 2024 achieved £21,600 and £33,020. A specially inscribed example sold for £35,280 in 2025, but its additional heart inscription makes it less directly comparable with standard impressions. The only recorded sale in 2026 achieved £18,428, leaving too little recent activity to calculate a meaningful annual median or confirm that the market has stabilized.

The latest transaction represents approximately 25% of the historical peak, indicating better value retention than the unsigned edition but still a considerable contraction from 2021. The signature premium remains visible, although it has narrowed as buyers have become more disciplined and selective. Toxic Mary signed is now trading within a collector-driven market in which condition, provenance and presentation carry greater weight than speculative momentum—a healthier environment, even if rather less theatrical.

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Toxic Mary

numbered XXX/600

Unsigned

Alyes Auctions

30 August 2026

Est. USD 25,000 – 30,000

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Most recent result — regular edition, unsigned

Forum Auctions · 15 July 2026 — GBP 12,228 / USD 16,555

Toxic Mary (unsigned)

2026 Auction Results

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

15 July 2026

UK

Est. GBP 7,000 – 9,000

GBP 9,000 (Hammer)

GBP 12,228

USD 16,555

Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/600

17 March 2026

UK

Est. GBP 6,000 – 8,000

GBP 7,500

USD 9,940

2025 Auction Results

Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/600

10 December 2025

UK

Est. GBP 7,000 – 9,000

GBP 8,750

USD 11,700

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

15 October 2025

UK

Est. GBP 9,000 – 12,000

GBP 9,000 (Hammer)

GBP 11,868

USD 15,905

Sotheby's online268/600

24 September 2025

UK

Est. GBP 8,000 – 12,000

GBP 10,160

USD 13,670

Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/600

25 June 2025

UK

Est. GBP 8,000 – 12,000

GBP 10,000

USD 13,670

SBI Art AuctionXXX/600

23 May 2025

Japan

Est. JPY 1,500,000 – 2,500,000

JPY 1,380,000

GBP 7,280

USD 9,680

Tate Ward Auctions586/600

15 May 2025

UK

Est. GBP 8,000 – 10,000

GBP 13,750

USD 18,290

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

5 March 2025

UK

Est. GBP 10,000 – 15,000

GBP 10,000 (Hammer)

GBP 13,120

USD 16,910

2024 Auction Results

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

29 October 2024

UK

Est. GBP 8,000 – 12,000

GBP 8,500 (Hammer)

GBP 11,390

USD 14,785

LA Modern168/600

10 October 2024

USA

Est. USD 10,000 – 15,000

USD 10,710

GBP 8,365

USD 10,710

Phillips London70/600

19 September 2024

UK

Est. GBP 10,000 – 15,000

GBP 12,700

USD 16,495

Phillips London184/600

7 June 2024

UK

Est. GBP 10,000 – 15,000

GBP 20,320

USD 25,910

Phillips NY484/600

15 February 2024

USA

Est. USD 15,000 – 20,000

USD 13,970

GBP 10,991

USD 13,970

2023 Auction Results

Sotheby's online408/600

26 September 2023

UK

Est. GBP 8,000 – 12,000

GBP 16,510

USD 20,080

Phillips London484/600

21 September 2023

UK

Est. GBP 12,000 – 18,000

GBP 17,780

USD 21,855

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

30 August 2023

UK

Est. GBP 12,000 – 18,000

GBP 10,800 (Hammer)

GBP 14,600

USD 18,575

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

24 May 2023

UK

Est. GBP 12,000 – 15,000

GBP 14,000 (Hammer)

GBP 18,760

USD 23,200

Sotheby's online429/600

20 April 2023

UK

Est. GBP 12,000 – 18,000

GBP 13,970

USD 17,390

Christie's online235/600

14 March 2023

UK

Est. GBP 15,000 – 20,000

GBP 18,900

USD 23,245

2022 Auction Results

Sotheby's online484/600

17 August 2022

UK

Est. GBP 15,000 – 20,000

GBP 21,420

USD 25,705

Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/600

13 July 2022

UK

Est. GBP 23,000 – 27,000

GBP 30,000

USD 36,900

Sotheby's online69/600

26 April 2022

UK

Est. GBP 20,000 – 30,000

GBP 27,720

USD 34,925

Intl Art Center229/600

5 April 2022

New Zealand

Est. NZD 40,000 – 60,000

NZD 45,000

GBP 29,070

USD 38,015

Christie's online435/600

15 March 2022

UK

Est. GBP 20,000 – 30,000

GBP 22,680

USD 29,940

Phillips London320/600

4 March 2022

UK

Est. GBP 20,000 – 30,000

GBP 37,800

USD 41,410

2021 Auction Results

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

20 October 2021

UK

Est. GBP 20,000 – 30,000

GBP 22,000 (Hammer)

GBP 29,480

USD 40,977

Sotheby's online170/600

17 September 2021

UK

Est. GBP 24,000 – 30,000

GBP 30,240

USD 42,034

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

13 July 2021

UK

Est. GBP 18,000 – 25,000

GBP 23,000 (Hammer)

GBP 30,820

USD 42,840

Hessink's154/600

25 May 2021

Holland

Est. EUR 25,000 – 35,000

EUR 62,500

GBP 54,228

USD 76,460

SBI Art AuctionXXX/600

23 April 2021

Japan

Est. JPY 2,000,000 – 3,000,000

JPY 5,160,000

GBP 33,597

USD 46,700

Sotheby's London493/600

11 April 2021

UK

Est. GBP 25,000 – 35,000

GBP 40,320

USD 55,800

Christie's online52/600

1 April 2021

UK

Est. GBP 25,000 – 35,000

GBP 32,500

USD 44,850

Sotheby's online369/600Auction Record

18 March 2021

UK

Est. GBP 12,000 – 18,000

GBP 88,200

USD 122,600

Bonhams London184/600

25 February 2021

UK

Est. GBP 25,000 – 35,000

GBP 31,500

USD 44,470

Christie's Milan352/600

10 February 2021

Italy

Est. EUR 20,000 – 30,000

EUR 35,000

GBP 30,100

USD 41,600

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

27 January 2021

UK

Est. GBP 15,000 – 25,000

GBP 30,000 (Hammer)

GBP 40,200

USD 55,075

2020 Auction Results

Bonhams London321/600

10 December 2020

UK

Est. GBP 12,000 – 18,000

GBP 40,250

USD 54,155

Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/600

9 December 2020

UK

Est. GBP 25,000 – 30,000

GBP 31,250

USD 41,875

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

7 December 2020

UK

Est. GBP 15,000 – 25,000

GBP 30,000 (Hammer)

GBP 40,200

USD 53,870

Intl Art Center59/600

17 November 2020

New Zealand

Est. NZD 50,000 – 75,000

NZD 60,000

GBP 37,513

USD 49,680

Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/600

14 October 2020

UK

Est. GBP 18,000 – 22,000

GBP 33,750

USD 44,550

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

4 September 2020

UK

Est. GBP 12,000 – 18,000

GBP 22,000 (Hammer)

GBP 29,480

USD 38,915

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

21 July 2020

UK

Est. GBP 8,000 – 12,000

GBP 15,000 (Hammer)

GBP 20,100

USD 25,595

Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/600

24 June 2020

UK

Est. GBP 11,000 – 13,000

GBP 16,250

USD 20,205

Sotheby's online556/600

26 March 2020

UK

Est. GBP 4,000 – 8,000

GBP 12,500

USD 15,155

Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/600

25 March 2020

UK

Est. GBP 9,000 – 11,000

GBP 12,500

USD 14,675

2019 Auction Results

Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/600

11 December 2019

UK

Est. GBP 6,000 – 8,000

GBP 9,375

USD 12,375

Heritage Auctions283/600

4 November 2019

USA

Est. USD 6,000 – 8,000

USD 10,000

GBP 8,017

USD 10,000

Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/600

2 October 2019

UK

Est. GBP 6,000 – 8,000

GBP 7,500

USD 9,230

Christie's online241/600

24 September 2019

UK

Est. GBP 5,000 – 7,000

GBP 10,000

USD 12,475

Sotheby's online369/600

19 September 2019

UK

Est. GBP 7,000 – 9,000

GBP 13,750

USD 17,155

Artcurial Paris283/600

5 May 2019

France

Est. EUR 6,000 – 8,000

EUR 7,800

GBP 7,010

USD 8,745

Sotheby's HK310/600

10 April 2019

Hong-kong

Est. HKD 60,000 – 80,000

HKD 137,500

GBP 14,061

USD 17,545

2018 Auction Results

Julien's AuctionsXXX/600

14 November 2018

USA

Est. USD 6,000 – 8,000

USD 13,750

GBP 10,590

USD 13,750

SBI Art AuctionXXX/600

3 November 2018

Japan

Est. JPY 700,000 – 1,200,000

JPY 1,610,000

GBP 10,950

USD 14,220

Forum Auctions352/600

26 September 2018

UK

Est. GBP 4,000 – 6,000

GBP 4,800

GBP 6,490

USD 8,550

Chiswick AuctionsXXX/600

20 June 2018

UK

Est. GBP 6,000 – 8,000

GBP 7,125

USD 9,410

Digard Auctions66/600

26 March 2018

France

Est. EUR 3,000 – 5,000

EUR 5,850

GBP 5,115

USD 7,280

Prior Years Auction Results

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

12 December 2017

UK

GBP 6,600

USD 8,788

Bonhams London268/600

29 November 2017

UK

GBP 6,000

USD 8,060

Digard Auctions66/600

12 June 2017

France

GBP 6,325

USD 8,010

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

5 December 2016

UK

GBP 5,408

USD 6,875

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

12 October 2016

UK

GBP 5,678

USD 6,925

Julien's Auctions484/600

30 April 2016

USA

USD 12,800

GBP 8,760

USD 12,800

Artnet Auctions371/600

7 April 2016

USA

USD 4,920

GBP 3,500

USD 4,920

Dreweatts291/600

2 December 2015

UK

GBP 3,510

USD 5,240

Tajan Paris97/600

1 October 2015

France

GBP 2,775

USD 4,200

Dreweatts71/600

26 March 2015

UK

GBP 3,500

USD 5,195

Whyte's426/600

23 February 2015

Ireland

GBP 2,675

USD 4,135

Mallet Japan593/600

13 January 2015

Japan

GBP 5,160

USD 7,830

Dreweatts381/600

3 December 2014

UK

GBP 4,000

USD 6,280

Tajan ParisXXX/600

9 October 2014

France

GBP 4,415

USD 7,120

Menzies224/600

8 August 2013

Australia

GBP 1,865

USD 2,905

Dreweatts183/600

6 December 2011

UK

GBP 1,170

USD 1,820

Toxic Mary (signed)

2026 Auction Results

Forum AuctionsXXX/150

19 March 2026

UK

Est. GBP 14,000 – 16,000

GBP 14,000 (Hammer)

GBP 18,428

USD 24,640

2025 Auction Results

Christie's onlineAside

1 April 2025

UK

Est. GBP 18,000 – 25,000

Inscribed with a heart in pencil

GBP 35,280

USD 45,580

2024 Auction Results

Sotheby's online122/150 DN

26 September 2024

UK

Est. GBP 20,000 – 30,000

GBP 21,600

USD 28,750

Phillips London81/150

17 January 2024

UK

Est. GBP 20,000 – 30,000

GBP 33,020

USD 41,820

2023 Auction Results

Phillips London77/150

19 January 2023

UK

Est. GBP 20,000 – 30,000

GBP 31,500

USD 38,745

2022 Auction Results

Forum AuctionsXXX/600

8 November 2022

UK

GBP 28,000 (Hammer)

GBP 37,520

USD 43,491

2021 Auction Results

Bonhams London253/600

11 November 2021

UK

Est. GBP 40,000 – 60,000

This print is signed, even though numbered /600

JPY 8,855,000

GBP 50,250

USD 67,250

SBI Art AuctionXXX/150

30 October 2021

Japan

Est. JPY 5,500,000 – 8,500,000

JPY 8,855,000

GBP 57,553

USD 77,696

Phillips London38/150

13 July 2021

UK

Est. GBP 30,000 – 50,000

GBP 40,320

USD 56,000

Phillips Hong-Kong127/150

7 June 2021

Hong-kong

Est. HKD 280,000 – 380,000

GBP 48,028

USD 68,200

Forum AuctionsXXX/150Auction Record

27 January 2021

UK

Est. GBP 15,000 – 25,000

GBP 55,000 (Hammer)

GBP 73,700

USD 100,969

2020 Auction Results

Sotheby's online119/150

18 September 2020

UK

Est. GBP 15,000 – 20,000

GBP 63,000

USD 83,160

Forum AuctionsXXX/150

4 September 2020

UK

Est. GBP 35,000 – 45,000

GBP 36,000 (Hammer)

GBP 48,240

USD 63,677

Forum AuctionsXXX/150

19 May 2020

UK

Est. GBP 15,000 – 20,000

GBP 22,000 (Hammer)

GBP 29,480

USD 36,118

Forum AuctionsXXX/150

24 March 2020

UK

Est. GBP 20,000 – 30,000

GBP 17,000 (Hammer)

GBP 22,780

USD 26,844

Christie's NY127/150

4 March 2020

UK

Est. USD 12,000 – 18,000

USD 27,500

GBP 23,336

USD 27,500

Phillips London58/150

23 January 2020

UK

Est. USD 12,000 – 18,000

GBP 32,500

USD 42,578

2019 Auction Results

Tate Ward AuctionsXXX/150

2 October 2019

UK

Est. GBP 20,000 – 25,000

GBP 25,000

USD 30,725

Christie's online104/150

24 September 2019

UK

Est. GBP 18,000 – 25,000

GBP 22,500

USD 28,105

Phillips London58/150

12 September 2019

UK

Est. GBP 12,000 – 18,000

GBP 27,500

USD 33,905

2018 Auction Results

Forum AuctionsXXX/150

28 November 2018

UK

Est. GBP 18,000 – 22,000

GBP 19,000

GBP 25,688

USD 32,770

Christie's online38/150

26 September 2018

UK

Est. GBP 7,000 – 10,000

GBP 15,000

USD 19,630

Chiswick AuctionsXXX/150

21 September 2018

UK

Est. GBP 20,000 – 25,000

GBP 22,000

USD 28,750

Prior Years Auction Results

Digard Auctions110/150

27 February 2017

France

GBP 17,215

USD 21,410

Forum AuctionsXXX/150

12 October 2016

UK

GBP 12,844

USD 15,665

Bonhams London123/150

22 June 2016

UK

GBP 10,000

USD 14,680

Dreweatts101/150

31 March 2016

UK

GBP 4,500

USD 6,470

Bonhams London33/150

21 September 2011

UK

GBP 4,750

USD 7,420

Bonhams London112/150

16 April 2008

UK

GBP 3,840

USD 7,585

Toxic Mary (Colorway)

2021 Auction Results

Sotheby's online33/44Auction Record

18 March 2021

UK

Est. GBP 150,000 – 250,000

Gold and Pink

GBP 119,700

USD 166,383

Prices are inclusive of buyer’s premium unless stated otherwise, as reported by the auction houses. “DN” stands for “Duplicate Number”.