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Amy Winehouse Estate Trial Hears Claim Friends Hid Auction Sales

The High Court is weighing allegations of undisclosed US auctions as the estate pursues more than £730,000 in damages.

Overview

  • Mitch Winehouse alleges stylist Naomi Parry and friend Catriona Gourlay sold dozens of items in 2021 and 2023 without telling the estate.
  • Court filings say he believed all 834 lots in the 2021 catalogue belonged to the estate, while the pair asserted ownership of over 150.
  • A silk mini-dress worn at Winehouse’s final Belgrade show was sold by Parry for $243,200 in 2021, according to the submissions.
  • The defendants deny wrongdoing, saying many pieces were gifts or long held in their possession, and argue some of Mitch’s claims have since been dropped.
  • Figures presented to the court put Parry’s sales at about $878,183 and Gourlay’s at $334,113, with the estate seeking £534,192.90 and £198,041.07 respectively; the trial is due to conclude later this week.