Mirka Moira, a much-loved Melbourne icon, passed away last year.
Today, the contents of her studio is being auctioned off. The prices for her works are going through the roof.
Take the example of this soft sculpture.
With an estimate of $3000-5000, it ended up selling for $62250.
As they say, at an auction, you only need two people who really want something to drive the price up. When the hammer finally came down, the entire room broke out in applause.