Melissa Caddick’s treasure collection will go to auction, with jewellery and ballgowns up for sale
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A treasure trove of luxury items from fraud Melissa Caddick’s stash will soon be up for auction, including beautiful jewelry worth up to $500,000 each.
In late November and early December, Shapiro Auctions will offer a collection of items for sale, including artwork, jackets, handbags, and Chanel ball gowns.
Caddick, 49, disappeared without a trace on November 12, 2020 after stealing $30 million from investors, including family and friends.
The breathtaking $250k necklace that Melissa Caddick had custom made, with an 83-carat black sapphire as the centerpiece
Caddick’s huge range of jewelry will be up for grabs through another auction house, Smith & Singer, next month, including custom diamond, sapphire and emerald necklaces (pictured, a necklace found by police)
Each of the gemstones designed by Stefano Canturi is worth up to $500,000 each (pictured, a necklace found at her home)
The proceeds from the sale will go to the victims of Caddick’s Ponzi scheme, if her husband Anthony Kolleti does not claim that the purses in the collection belonged to him.
The first to go under the hammer is Caddick’s art collection, which includes Archibald Prize winner John Olsen’s 2000 painting ‘Giraffes & Wet Season’ – tipped at a value of $25,000 Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Her huge range of jewelry will be sold next month through another auction house, Smith & Singer, including custom necklaces made of diamonds, sapphires and emeralds.
Designer items such as gowns, ball gowns, handbags and dresses will also be available for purchase on December 5 and 6 through Shapiro Auctions (pictured, Caddick with her husband Antony Koletti)
Each of the gems designed by Stefano Canturi is worth up to $500,000 each.
The con artist’s breathtaking collection of designer jewelry includes pieces she bought with the $23 million she stole, mostly from family and friends, including a $250,000 necklace called Stella, which features an outrageous 83-carat black sapphire.
On December 5 and 6, Shapiro Auctions will also be able to bid on designer items such as jackets, ball gowns, handbags and dresses.
These include major luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Christian Dior, Hermes and Collette Dinnigan.
Several artworks for sale include “Study of Up S*** Creek, Gallipoli” by renowned Australian artist Luke Sciberras, which could fetch $6,000.
Caddick’s Dover Heights home was sold last week for an undisclosed price, but was expected to fetch more than $10 million.
Ms Caddick’s last verified sighting was when the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and Australian Federal Police raided the mansion on 11 November 2020.
The next morning she was reportedly left in the early hours to go for a run and about 30 hours after that, Koletti informed police that she had not returned.
The victims of her Ponzi scheme, mostly family and friends, lost $20-$30 million which she used to fund her lavish lifestyle.
She was believed to have died after her foot washed up in a shoe on a beach on the south coast of NSW in February 2021.
Ms Caddick’s last verified sighting was when the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and Australian Federal Police raided the mansion on November 11, 2020 (photo, items recovered during the raid)
Caddick’s home in Dover Heights (pictured) sold for an undisclosed price last week, but was expected to fetch more than $10 million