George Michael’s ‘Faith’ guitar sells at auction

Culture · First reported 29 Oct, 15:16 · Updated 15:43

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A guitar George Michael played in the “Faith” video sold for £234,480 at an auction of memorabilia from his former assistant Siobhan Bailey’s collection. The sale took place amid objections from Bailey’s brother over the auction being held in her name.

The guitar sold for £234,480 to an anonymous UK-based online bidder, exceeding expectations.
The guitar featured in Michael’s “Faith” music video and was among memorabilia from his former personal assistant Siobhan Bailey’s collection.
Bailey’s brother Gerard objected to the sale being conducted in her name and asked the auction house to stop it or list it in the name of her widower, Ian Belcher.
Gerard said Bailey had been preparing a will to leave the items to her nieces and nephews; the article reports that she died without a will and the collection passed to Belcher.
Sworders said it was not well-placed to comment on a family matter and stated that the collection’s legal title was not in question.

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Key facts

Sale price: £234,480, according to RTÉ News; £234,000, according to The Times of India.
Auction house: Sworders.
Collection owner: The collection came from George Michael’s former personal assistant Siobhan Bailey.
Bailey’s death: She died in 2014.
Family objection: Bailey’s brother asked for the sale to be stopped or listed in Belcher’s name.