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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Hannah Roberts

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Pair of barry humphries dame edna everage glasses auctioned for 37 800 - Caught on Camera

Barry Humphries in character as Dame Edna Everage (Tim Goode/PA) - (PA Archive)

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 premium, and had an estimated selling price of £1,000 to £1,500.

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