More than 80 artworks from the private collection of Dame Marie Bashir and her husband, Sir Nicholas Shehadie, are being prepared for sale at auction. Multiple outlets report that the collection includes at least one painting with an estimated value of up to $50,000. The coverage frames the sale as tied to Bashir’s personal interests and background, including her apparent engagement with aviation and travel to remote parts of Australia. The articles describe a story in which the governor’s “hidden passion” is expressed through both collecting and journeys undertaken by a twin-engine aircraft, which helped connect her with distant locations. While the reports focus on the nature and scope of the collection being auctioned, they also emphasize the auction’s expected financial range, particularly the high-end estimate for a standout work. Across sources, the central points are consistent: the number of works, the private nature of the collection, and the auction estimate for at least one painting.
Artworks from Dame Marie Bashir’s private collection head to auction
More than 80 artworks from the private collection of Dame Marie Bashir and her husband, Sir Nicholas Shehadie, are being prepared for sale at auction. Multiple outlets report that the collection inclu...
- More than 80 artworks from Dame Marie Bashir and Sir Nicholas Shehadie’s private collection are going to auction.
- At least one painting in the collection is estimated to fetch up to $50,000.
- The artworks come from a private collection rather than a public institution.
- Coverage links the auction to Dame Marie Bashir’s personal interests and activities, including travel connected to remote Australia.
- Reports describe a twin-engine aircraft as part of the broader story behind the collection.
More than 80 works from the private collection of Dame Marie Bashir and her husband Sir Nicholas Shehadie are going up for auction, with one painting expected to fetch up to $50,000.
3 months agoMore than 80 works from the private collection of Dame Marie Bashir and her husband Sir Nicholas Shehadie are going up for auction, with one painting expected to fetch up to $50,000.
3 months agoMore than 80 works from the private collection of Dame Marie Bashir and her husband Sir Nicholas Shehadie are going up for auction, with one painting expected to fetch up to $50,000.
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