Family row over George Michael items up for auction - including Faith guitar
Summary
A collection of George Michael memorabilia, including the guitar from his “Faith” music video, is due to be auctioned by Sworders on Thursday. Siobhan Bailey’s brother objects to the sale, but the article says her estranged husband inherited the items under the law because she died without a will while they were still married.Key Facts
- The 32 auction lots come from the collection of Siobhan Bailey, Michael’s personal assistant for 20 years.
- Bailey died in 2014, and her estranged husband, Ian Belcher, inherited the items because she left no will and was legally married to him.
- Siobhan’s brother, Gerard Bailey, says she would have opposed the auction and says the items should have gone to her nieces and nephews.
- Gerard Bailey has asked the auction house to cancel the sale or list it under Belcher’s name rather than his sister’s.
- The Faith music-video guitar is estimated to sell for £60,000 to £120,000.
- A Filofax from the 1988 Faith tour, containing Siobhan Bailey’s handwritten notes, had a guide price of up to £600 and a current bid of £1,750.
- Sworders and Belcher declined to comment.
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