Possums! Barry Humphries collection including Dame Edna memorabilia to go up for auction

Personal collection of late entertainer – including spectacles, rare paintings and books – to be sold at Christie’s next year

The personal collection of the late entertainer Barry Humphries is going to auction, including a pair of diamante-encrusted spectacles belonging to his alter ego Dame Edna Everage.

A veteran of stage and screen, Humphries entertained generations with his satirical characters including the high camp of Dame Edna and the offensive cultural attache, Sir Les Patterson.

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Possums! Barry Humphries collection including Dame Edna memorabilia to go up for auction

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