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Banksy collectors Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are reportedly suing Contemporary Art Trader Andrew Lilley at High Court.

The Geordie duo, both 49, have allegedly lodged a lawsuit against the Northern Ireland-based company.

Andrew Lilley boasts online about selling ‘Banksy prints that you just can’t get anywhere else’.

The nature of Ant and Dec‘s lawsuit is yet to be revealed.

According to The Sun, the pair have called in top law firm Wedlake Bell and have listed their full names as claimants in the Chancery Division (Business List) case.

At present, no date has been fixed for a hearing before a judge.

Banksy collectors Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 49, are reportedly suing Contemporary Art Trader Andrew Lilley at High Court (pictured in April)

Banksy collectors Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 49, are reportedly suing Contemporary Art Trader Andrew Lilley at High Court (pictured in April)

Andrew Lilley boasts online about selling 'Banksy prints that you just can¿t get anywhere else' (Banksy painting pictured at a Milan exhibition in 2018)

Andrew Lilley boasts online about selling ‘Banksy prints that you just can’t get anywhere else’ (Banksy painting pictured at a Milan exhibition in 2018)

Andrew Lilley Contemporary Art Trader and Andrew Lilley Fine Art Limited are named as defendants. 

Companies House records last year showed the firm had nearly £2million of assets. 

The company’s website claims it has ‘helped clients from all over the world find the artwork that appeals to them’.

It adds: ‘Whether you are looking for the latest Banksy or a sought-after Andy Warhol original, we have the expertise and experience to track down the prints, photography or original artworks that are making such an impact on the art scene right now.’

Daily Mail has contacted Andrew Lilley and Ant and Dec for comment. 

When Ant divorced ex-wife Lisa Armstrong in 2018, Lisa remained in their former £4million home in Chiswick, West London, which had Banksy on its walls.

The couple were together for more than two decades and married for 11 years.

He went on to marry Anne-Marie Corbett in August 2021, in a lavish wedding that reportedly cost a whopping £500,00, with Dec as best man. 

The Geordie duo have allegedly lodged a lawsuit against the Northern Ireland-based company. The nature of the lawsuit is yet to be revealed

The Geordie duo have allegedly lodged a lawsuit against the Northern Ireland-based company. The nature of the lawsuit is yet to be revealed

The pair have reportedly called in law firm Wedlake Bell and have listed their full names as claimants in the Chancery Division (Business List) case

The pair have reportedly called in law firm Wedlake Bell and have listed their full names as claimants in the Chancery Division (Business List) case

Ant recently celebrated his fourth wedding anniversary with wife Anne-Marie earlier this month.

The TV presenter and his wife, 46, were all smiles in the throwback snap as they celebrated their special day at Heckfield Place in Hampshire. 

Taking to his X account, which he shares with co-star Dec, Ant wrote: ‘Happy 4th Anniversary darling. I wish we could go back and do it all again! Love ya. A X’ 

Ant worked with Anne-Marie for several years before they started dating. 



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