Unapologetically Iris were new to Christie’s while Humphries’ auction saw registered bidders from 41 countries ...

The first works to feature in big local auctions are emerging on the back of a blockbuster sale of Barry Humphries’ personal collection in London.

“I wish I’d been nicer about his painting when he was alive,” he says of his dad, Barry Humphries. “I always used to be a bit mean about it. He hated it … it really annoyed him.

A pair of Barry Humphries' Dame Edna Everage glasses have sold at auction for more than 25 times their estimated value. The glasses - which were expected to go for between £1,000 and £1,500 - sold for ...

A depiction of Barry Humphries painting at Shoalhaven by the renowned Australian painter Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd, who died in 1999, sold for £32,760 over three times the pre-sale high ...

Barry Humphries, known for his diva alter ego Dame ... And among Humphries' impressive collection of 19th-century art are some objects that are rather less subtle: his stage costumes as Dame ...

Barry Humphries in character as the beloved Dame ... from other renowned artists – also drew huge interest including a painting by him titled the Library and Chapel – Quinta da Capela, Sintra ...

Barry Humphries' Dame Edna Everage became a hit ... The most expensive item sold was Charles Conder's painting Sand dunes, Ambleteuse which sold for £239,400. His collection included books ...

A pair of Barry Humphries’ Dame Edna Everage glasses have sold at auction for more than 25 times their pre-sale high estimate. The yellow-lacquered Possum spectacles fetched £37,800, including buyer’s ...