The Private Collection of Joan Rivers | Christie's
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- The late star’s daughter takes a poignant last look at her favourite pieces from the Private Collection of Joan Rivers.
‘One of my mother’s dreams,’ smiles Melissa Rivers, ‘was to be left alone in a Christie’s warehouse with a satchel and nobody supervising her.’ As the only child of celebrated comedian, writer and television host Joan Rivers, Melissa admits she had ‘very, very difficult decisions to make’ when it came to parting with pieces that hold so many cherished memories.
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I miss Joan Rivers. She taught us that if you can laugh at the bad things that happen in life, the bad things will never win. Rest peacefully, reunited with the souls that you love.
Us? My mom taught me that.
I'm grateful for having the pleasure of meeting Joan years ago, at Spago in West Hollywood, after my pizza dinner!
She was so nice and gracious in person, she really looked at me in the eyes, as I spoke to her, and I'll never forget it. 🤗
I still miss her sense of humor and style!
😢
I remember watching Joan on QVC and every time she spoke with a caller she would have them leave their information so she could send them a companion piece of jewelry to the piece they had just ordered. She was so gracious for being such a "tough old broad". I truly admired her. RIP Joan 💖
No one! No one had such exquisite taste in jewelry like Ms. Rivers. Her personal style was beyond. What a treasure.
She's so right about letting go and let someone else enjoy the collection .
Oh yeah. And what fun would it be if she just kept them in a vault? This is better. She is giving honor to her mom.
Melissa has her mothers beautiful face; watching her brings back such fond memories over the years watching Joan.
Horrible entitled nasty spoiled brat . I always felt so bad this was all Joan ever had.
I loved her and her sense of humor. She had impeccable taste. Love her apartment and decor so elegant and classy. RIP. ♥️
Thank you, Melissa and Christie's. Joan was truly one of a kind.
That apartment of hers is just breathtakingly gorgeous! All that detail and all the thought she put behind everything shows us how truly talented this woman was when it came to beauty and design. I still miss her everyday. I grew up watching her and, although I'm 19, I still admire her to this day and look at her as an example for what I strive to become in this life of mine. Joan, you are so, so missed!
You are 19. Wow. I was probably 19 when she was first becoming famous.
Melissa , sorry for your loss . Your mother was dearly loved by so many . She will surely be missed as well as remembered . God bless you for carrying out your mother's wishes , I know she's smiling down on you and very proud . May God continue to watch over you as I know he's allowing your mother to do . P.S. I see your mother in you .
I think Joan, who will always be remembered for her humor, will also enjoy being remembered for her elegance and style.
I'm tearing -up. The world still doesn't feel quite right without Joan.
@annamal pete Another old & bitter Queen that has done nothing with their lives . Soo Soo SAD !!!
Magnificently unapologetically Grandiose just like Joan's heart and soul! She was one of a kind and one in a trillion! Miss you Joan...♡♥♡
@Terri Freeman And...just what are you doing to help those poor veterans?! I'm sure passing judgment is making a change!
Joan is like my mom she always says "Don't hold onto any of my trash for sentimental reasons, when I die, I'll be in your heart"
Why buy stuff in the first place and then call it trash later??
@@sharongill9837 because everyone should live their own lives and own what they want. It's not fair to make your kids feel guilty over not keeping all your stuff. My grandmother died 14 years ago. My cousin kept her old car that he has just parked in his driveway since then. It's all rusted now and doesn't work. What good does that make?
Yes, particularly if one needs the money. Please. In a strong field, self deception is one of the ugliest human traits. I lost my wife about a year ago and I just had her extravagant jewelry collection appraised. If money were no object, I would keep everything. Of course it "should be enjoyed." I'm a masculine man and keeping it, for me, would be like vicariously visiting my wonderful wife in some small way every time I opened the jewelry boxes. I will keep some, including a couple of the most valuable pieces. However, being in my fifties and not being "set for life," I simply can't justify the luxury of keeping everything. What a better life it would be if we were all capable of just being honest.
@@joeanonymous1834 I'm sorry for your loss💕 sure at the end of the day you do with what you feel is right, God bless xx
your mom is different from Joan. your mother had trash and Joan had collector items that had meaning.
Ahhh when Joan left us, I felt a part of me went missing. She was a paradigm of woman idol: classy, attractive, stylish, FUNNY and REAL! She's definitely one of a kind.
Classy? That’s a laugh..
And giving..
Why did she say those hateful things about Michelle Obama?
She voted Republican.
There’s a difference between hate and rancor
In memory of a classy woman who made us not just to smile but to laugh out loud and enjoy the moment. Thank you Joan.....
It's amazing how much she looks like her mother. And I had collected all the Joan Rivers costume jewelry I still have lots and lots of it and I loved it all
Oh how I miss Joan Rivers. 💯😢♥️
In the End Nothing is ours,We leave Everything behind..Only our Energy also known as our Soul is what we got.
Dima Androgynous
Amen ❤️🕊❤️
That's true....
This was tastefully done. There's a great line from a song written by Louis Marshall Jones -
"For when you leave this earth for a better home someday,
The only think you'll take is what you gave away."
And Joan gave a LOT. She was an amazingly generous person.
(Jones was better known as 'Grandpa Jones'.)
I’ve got a head start - I’ve got nothing now.
You are so right... It wonderful to enjoy our loved ones...while we can.
A wonderful woman, one of the all time great comics. And, she achieved all of these treasures through her own talent and hard work. RIP Miss Rivers.
How fortunate we were to have had just a glimpse of this elegant lady. ❤
Melissa thank you. You have a lot of material in our world that you can watch your mom doing her thing.She was always fun and full of energy. I like that she stood up for herself she was a strong women and that’s why so many people picked on her. I know I hurt her, She shared that with us. That’s why we love her, she was the real thing no crap. I do miss her.
A lady sadly missed and you are an amazing person.
superb taste. Melissa shows her respect and love for her talented mom
Disgusting display of insecurity and greed.
While some of the stuff is good the overall vibe is tacky.
I miss Joan so much - she was honest - brutally honest and I loved her for that!
Me to
Thank you for sharing Melissa. May your Mother RIP. Thank you for keeping her memory alive.
Joan rivera! The utmost un charm! Mayor she resto un peace. Luv, melissa!
She was intelligent, distinguished, beautiful and classy. And a superb enteryainer,ay god bless her!
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Joan was brilliant and she is missed.
Joan is an icon dearly loved & missed by all. I share her sentiments about things are meant to be used & loved. My pet peeve is saving jewelry “for good”.
Melissa......
You are SO BEAUTIFUL to your mother....the love you share is obvious & may your days ahead be 🌝
This makes me love Joan even more.
I miss Joan. Her style taste and humour was a joy to watch
Thank you Melissa, for sharing your Mother with us..Joan was a treasure herself. Still miss her...Blessings to you dearheart.💜💜
Joan said she lived a very formal lifestyle and her ornate homes show that. She had exquisite taste in antiques and they suited her. Melissa was very fortunate to have been blessed with such a loving mother.
I wish I had the money to buy some of her things... Loved Joan Rivers ♥️
It still upsets me to this day, what a senseless death. Joan Rivers lives on forever in her jokes, her memories and through video, luckily.
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Joan had incredible taste and you can see that the things that she collected she collected because she loved them.
Hi Melissa ..
Ure Mom Her Honor was a legend and a Royalty loved by each and everyone ...i remember when i first moved to NYC from Germany,i went to c her one woman Show at The Fes on Lafayette street NYC..i was in love with Joan Rivers ..she pictured my life in few words...she s Hilarious ,Extremly funny and absolutly Fabulous....i miss her alot..love her soo much...
Love khalid from NYC/Morocco...
Melissa you have warmed my heart. Thank You. I loved you mothers work very much, I remember her hosting Johnny's show, Oh so grand memories when I was young. God's speed Joan.
I still miss Joan! She was a treasure ❤️
Hello 👋
Mellisa Rivers always impresses me in a different way. She is a daughter every mother would love.
Really? I always found Melissa acted like a spoiled brat and was rude to her Mom and envious of her. (Check out the Joan documentary film, "A Piece of Work", which is brilliant.) Joan oozed talent and Melissa has none. Any job Melissa ever had, Joan got her.
I think I read that Joan told Melissa to keep what she wanted and then sell the rest, which is what she is doing. I miss Joan. I miss Fashion Police with Joan. She was so sharp. She death was avoidable. Okay she was in her 80’s but she was sharp, still working hard, independent and feisty. She had fabulous taste. I saw a photo of her Thanksgiving table. Melissa was right. It was heavily laden with beautiful china and glassware and flowers. A gracious hostess of a bygone era.
That's what the heirs always say. Right before they sell Grandmas teeth.
Sorry to say, but she was nasty and she swore a lot.
scarletfluerr
😂😂Funny😂😂!
Yes. There was so much and melissa chose what she kept. Again there was so much......
@@biancahotca3244 If your sorry have a bit of class and keep your nasty mouth shut - vile people like you just cant resist throwing in a nasty remark even when people are remembering with sadness someone who has died - you are disgusting
Joan Rivers had exquisite taste, as evidenced by her collection. I miss JR dearly, and always will. She was the best treasure amongst her collection. ❤️
she really had a wonderful eye and excellent taste. it is my understanding that she had her own ideas re: decorating, and that much of the decorating in her homes was those things which she owned and picked out from her extensive travel.
Miss Joan so much! Met her twice and ahe was such a warm spirit.
I will always miss Joan. Joan ranger forever , salute
God Blessed you Joan,, you was Loved.!!!!!❤
She was a great talent and is missed.
Definitely gone but not forgotten. My ❤️goes to Melissa who must have struggled with the selling of her mother’s collection but as she said other people will now enjoy what her mother loved so much. Miss Joan
That woman was my freaking hero.
I love that I found this. It is awesome that she shared this in a video. These pieces and stories are American culture.
Beautiful presentation Melissa did such a great job she's just as sweet and beautiful as her mommy was and I hope that the collection goes to people that truly had a love for Joan Rivers she was a feisty little thing who was not afraid to speak her mind. RIP💕
Joan was a true Capricorn at heart loved the classics, she made the money to have it all well done to Joan.
She was Gemini. Very very Gemini
@canarsiemarsie You're absolutely right Gemini..
Joan was a Gemini!! I be live....June 8....1933!!
I LOVE Faberge just like Joan did. If I ever got my hands on the real thing I could die happy. RIP Joan.
It would be nice to create a Museum or a place where people who loved Joan Rivers could still feel her presence and pay a tribute by visiting her apartment and appreciate her exquisite taste. Thank you for the upload.Best Wishes. DDB.
I'm really impressed. Not easy to fill a room with so many luxurious items and make it look so perfect and balanced. Truly beautiful interior. Not my style at all, but, wow....this is way up there with the very best.
Strange how different it is from her public image.
I am sure Joan's daughter, Melissa, is keeping something as a memory of her mother. What we collect, how we decorate, the type of home we live in, all reflect our personality and how we choose to live. Joan Rivers lived and was loved by many, we saw her for the refined and elegant woman she truly was in real life.
Joan Rivers, tremendously missed and loved more than not. Elegant and generous with her life and now with her treasured things.
I’m still saddened Joan is gone. 😢😢
If I were her daughter, I could not bear to part with my mother's most precious belongings. Especially the framed family photos.
Peter Palmer i know, it doesn’t seem right to me to auction the frames with pictures in them :(
Probably advised to do that by the auction house to get the max possible - im sure her daughter will have had duplicates of these photos made
This was a beautiful video.
Images of those who are precious to you deserve to be presented in such wonderful frames.
Thanks for posting.:)
i loved Joan so much for years and i miss her on fashion police' i would look forward to seeing the show.
Love her style.
phenomenal......phenomenal..
they all rollover in their graves that Melissa rivers owns their precious treasures....shall I say more?
Joan really did have great taste.
I can hear she cared for each piece to be preserved
Eloquently spoken. Your mom would be proud ❤
Joan had great style in everything.
The love between Melissa and her mother is so palpable.
STUNNING Melissa. I am sure it's hard to part but I do think you are doing the Best and right thing! Perpetuation! 🧡
Funny as she was, a woman of class and elegance. Thanks for the memories.
I miss Joan so much. This video made me tear up.
I miss her thank you for sharing
This world doesn't laugh anymore because Joan isn't in it. Love Joan very much.
What beautiful treasures! I wish I could have bought just one beautiful piece from Joan's own collections..But I could never afford any or her things that were up for auction..I always enjoy your funny jokes and you were a Classy lady, you dressed beautifully..I miss you so much Joan, maybe someday I will meet you in Heaven..RIP Funny Lady.
It was Joan Rivers that brought the Entertainment to Fashion Channels like the Entertainment Channels & Fashion channels. Thanks Christie's team for sharing this video of Mellissa Rivers sharing all of Joan Rivers jewelry & treasures. RIP Joan Rivers . Happy new year from our channel.
such energy she had right up to the end ! I saw the pictures of Joan while she was under anesthesia . Unreal that those doctors did this . I hope you took them to the cleaners Melissa xoxoxo ...
I so remember Joan's Love for Fabregae Eggs. I Loved Joan for 50 years and I will always miss her. Joan was REAL. This world full of phonies hate more than anything REAL PEOPLE. Joan was loved.not just by her fans she is loved by her amazing daughter, grandson and countless lifetime friends. She weathered the storms in her life and remained standing when others would have died. Rest in Peace Beautiful Funny Lady.
Aloha,
I loved your mom. I grew up watching her living her very large life. Thank you for sharing her things. I'm sorry she's gone, Melissa. My mom is gone also, they leave a very large space. I love to see her apt pictures. So tasteful, I could feel her. So nice. Thank you.
Joan Rivers was the funniest woman ever. If ever you are depressed or just going through a bad period, read one of her books. Within 5 minutes you can't stop laughing, I promise you
Joan Rivers gift to the world was her sensational wickedly crass comedy! She left that for eternity with this world. That was her gift, we all hav special gifts. Make the most out of your life, don't waste it on drugs and drinks. Be productive, be real, be passionate. Joan Rivers, God bless you ..
Her taste was magnificent! My friend Charles Busch was at her apartment many times. I often pass it by when visiting a friend that lives on her street. What a LADY!
You are so precious Melissa. No wonder you were the joy of your sweet mother.
Incredible collection! It must have felt amazing to safeguard these items, while she could.
I always loved Joan. We miss her as you do
Joan was a treasure herself..
That. Joan. Rivers, was a Classic
She was truly remarkable in her taste. Blessings to everyone.
Wow! Wonderful! Joan Rivers was quite a lady! She worked her tail off for every single thing she had! I admire that work ethic!
My memory. Ms Rivers came into the Glemby Salon @ the Shore Mall with her little dog to use our phone as she was frantically searching for extra long twin size sheets for you when you started college. BTW, she called her pup a hairy rat lol. She was awesome!
I miss you mother so much , she brought great joy to me..... I truly miss her......
She looks so much like her mum, she has Joan’s smile, eyes and surgeon
Wil Kavanagh Go back & watch Joan filling in for Johnny. The look exactly alike. Just one was blonde.
We need Joan here today.
Love Joan ❤️ why did she ever have to say it. 😭😭😭
Objects have a life of they're own. Most of them will outlive us all.
I miss Our Joanie so much...May she and Edgar rest in Peace.
Bless you Melissa.
Beautiful 🥰🦋
I love Joan rivers 🥰🌟🥰
I was devastated when Joan died. I just adored her! She had more class in her little finger than some do in an entire body. Life isn't as much fun since we lost her. She was exquisite (LOVED her apartment!).
I could watch Melissa for hours talking about her mum and her things
Beautiful collection.
i loved her so much
I dont understand? WHY would you part with some of these items Melissa if they were so precious to you?
I ran into her once on a flight from LA to NY. She was wearing the most beautiful perfume and a lot of it! Enough to scent the entire plane ... best smelling flight cabin ever. RIP