Famed milliner takes $15 million punt on luxury home

Off to the spring races,or thinking about punting on a property?

Celebrated milliner Tamasine Dale has listed her stylish South Yarra home with a price guide of $15 million to $16.5 million.

The South Yarra home of milliner Tamasine Dale is for sale.

The South Yarra home of milliner Tamasine Dale is for sale.Marshall White

The four-bedroom residence is set on an oversized block of 1635 square metres within the Como Park precinct.

Dating to the 1900s,the Federation home is topped by a spire visible from the sweeping circular driveway,and features include vaulted ceilings,bay windows and leadlight windows.

Contemporary updates include a gourmet Miele kitchen,a dining space that leads to an outdoor entertaining area and hedged gardens. The main bedroom comes with a marble en suite,and there’s a self-contained studio for any visitors.

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Records show the home last traded for $4,135,000 in 2004.

Period features with contemporary updates.

Period features with contemporary updates.Marshall White

Tamasine Dale’s work is included in the National Gallery of Victoria and she is based in Melbourne and Paris.

Her former husband isGary Theodore of Australian fashion label Scanlan Theodore.

Agents on the listing are Marshall White’s Marcus Chiminello,Nicole French and Nicholas Brooks.

Price hopes are set at $15 million to $16.5 million.

Price hopes are set at $15 million to $16.5 million.Marshall White

“It is probably the quintessential country in the city home with the lot,” Chiminello said.

“Remnants of period features,a beautiful garden outlook and an unexpected amount of space outside. It is rare in this part of South Yarra.”

Expressions of interest close on November 22.

Elizabeth Redman is the national property editor at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.

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