The stylish $4.5m home of the late Maggie Tabberer is for sale and it’s a fascinating look into the world of the style guru.
The Bellevue Hill apartment of the late fashion, publishing, television and property icon Maggie Tabberer has been listed for auction on November 3.
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment with north-facing aspect is being offered through Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby’s International, who was guiding $4.5m at its first Saturday open inspection.
One of 12 residences in a secure complex on the edge of the Bellevue Rd village, it has been listed by her daughters, Brooke and Amanda.
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The late Maggie Tabberer’s Bellevue Hill apartment has been listed. Picture: Supplied
In Maggie Ts signature white-on-white, the darkest object in the apartment is the commanding painting of her that hangs in the dining space.
Spanning 160sq m internally, the layout includes an expansive open-plan living, modern island kitchen and dining area with seating for 10. There’s a big master suite, a home office and two more king-sized bedrooms.
The apartment includes two car spaces in the basement.
Tabberer, who died last December, bought the apartment for $2.05m in 2014.
It was after she sold her Sydney Rd, Randwick, home – set around a courtyard dominated by a fragrant frangipani tree and pool – for $2.41m.
Tabberer ranked as the earliest of all-white decor influencers, and the Sotheby’s marketing photos show that she maintained that theme until the end.
The darkest object in the apartment is the commanding painting of her that hangs in the dining space.
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Maggie Tabberer. Picture: AAP Image/Chris Pavlich
It is the Paul Newton portrait done for the 1999 Archibald Prize, showing her as glamorous, elegant and sophisticated.
Between the plantation shutters, there’s plenty of wall space for other art, including one by family friend Stuart Membery.
Born in Adelaide, she moved to Sydney, via Melbourne, for modelling in 1960.
It was Maggie Tabberer and Richard Zachariah’s hit ABC television series, The Home Show, that sparked much interest in home decor style in the early 1990s.
“I’ve always been a white-on-white person,’’ she said at the time.
One of the three bedrooms.
Outdoor dining.
The kitchen.
Study area.
“I dress in white shirts and trousers, and my houses always have been white throughout – ceilings, walls, the lot.”
Tabberer adored property, and I was was thrilled when she launched my book, The Sydney Hot Property Guide, in 2002.
Columnist Susan Owens once noted her endearing and enduring role having begun “the cult of the home show”.
And Tabberer was never outshone.
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