Five highlights from Christie’s auction of the Barry Humphries collection
“Hello Possums”. Bidders were greeted by Dame Edna Everage’s imitable phrase as Christie’s auctioneer Piers Boothman took to the rostrum to offer the extraordinary collection of the late Barry Humphries (1934-2023).
The much-publicised 241-lot sale was a marathon event. The auction lasted nine hours, such was the l…