{"id":2910,"date":"2026-05-01T11:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/2910\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:36:15","slug":"sydney-bellevue-hill-estate-of-late-martin-sharp-featuring-pop-culture-collection-goes-to-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/2910\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Bellevue Hill estate of late Martin Sharp featuring pop culture collection goes to auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

The extraordinary estate of late 60s pop art king Martin Sharp is set to go under the hammer this weekend, offering Australians a rare glimpse into one of the country\u2019s most eclectic collections of pop culture memorabilia.<\/p>\n

Sharp\u2019s Bellevue Hill property opens its doors this weekend with 500 items on sale, ranging from affordable collectables to priceless pieces of Australian cultural history.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was not an elitist at all and a lot of what you\u2019re looking at is popular culture,\u201d auctioneer Andrew Shapiro said.<\/p>\n

The mansion itself is a time capsule where 60s psychedelic art sits alongside original 1930s furniture bought by Sharp\u2019s grandfather, Stuart Ritchie, an industrialist who made the iconic red rattler trains.<\/p>\n

Among the treasures on offer are Mickey Mouse memorabilia, Ginger Megs collectables, Nimrod pieces, and even plastic dolls of KISS.<\/p>\n

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The kitchen, which has never been renovated, still contains its original Early Kooka stove, which remarkably still works and is included in the auction.<\/p>\n

The Bellevue Hill house itself is also on the market for $33 million.<\/p>\n

Sharp was the king of counterculture, creating album covers for Cream, penning lyrics for Eric Clapton on a cocktail napkin, and being commissioned to repaint the famous face at Luna Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important selection of Martin\u2019s work that\u2019s ever come onto the market,\u201d Shapiro says of the collection.<\/p>\n

Sharp kept an open door to an ever-changing cast of creative luminaries with Brett Whiteley and Bob Dylan coming to sit around the table in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

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