September 27, 2019, London, London, UK: London, UK. A Sotheby's staff views a painting titled Devolved Parliament, 2009, by artist Banksy. The painting depicts MP's in the houses of Parliament with an estimate of £1.5-2 million. The work is part of the Sotheby's contemporary art auction. (Credit Image: © Ray Tang/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)

September 27, 2019, London, London, UK: London, UK. A Sotheby's staff views a painting titled Devolved Parliament, 2009, by artist Banksy. The painting depicts MP's in the houses of Parliament with an estimate of £1.5-2 million. The work is part of the Sotheby's contemporary art auction. (Credit Image: © Ray Tang/London News Pictures via ZUMA Wire)

FILED - 27 September 2019, England, London: Employees of the auction house Sotheby's carry the the artist Banksy painting "Devolved Parliament", which showing chimpanzees debating in the British parliament. The known painting has been sold at auction for up to 2 million pounds (2.5 million dollars). Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire/dpa

Ferrari Press Agency Ref 10931 chimps 1 04/10/2019 See Ferrari text Picture must credit: Sotheby’s A painting by British street artist Banksy showing the UK’s House of Commons overrun with chimpanzees has sold at auction for just under £9.9 million GBP / €11.1 million Euros – almost five times its estimateThe four metre wide artwork Devolved Parliament was painted by the anonymous Bristol artist in 2009.Expected to fetch between £1.5million GBP / €1.68 million Euros and £2 million GBP / €2.25 million Euros , it sold for nearly five times its estimate at Sotheby's in London.Banksy reacted on Instagram, saying it was a "record price for a Banksy painting" and "shame I didn't still own it".It was sold in London by auction house Sotheby’s.A spokeswoman said the painting had sold "to applause at £9,879,500 GBP - nine times its Banksy’s previous record - after a 13 minute bidding battle". OPS: Develoved Parliament paiunting by Banksy Picture supplied by Ferrari