A First Look at the Lavish Pieces Up for Auction From Joan Rivers’s Manhattan Penthouse Inline

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    Lot 1

    French silver and silver-mounted desk accessories, comprising a Cartier silver model of a shopping bag, inscribed “Joan’s Trash Bag” and “Happy Birthday With Love Early and Jean Pierre, 1973”; a Bulgari silver letter opener; a pair of Z. Barraclough Sons mother-of-pearl opera glasses; a gilt-metal lorgnette; a small silvered-metal, black enamel and crystal-encrusted magnifying glass; a silver-plate bookmark with black silk tassel, inscribed “Fell Asleep Here”; and an Hermès red leather currency holder.

    Estimate: $1,500–$2,500

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    Lot 6

    A Russian white painted and parcel gilt armchair, late 18th century.

    Estimate: $8,000–$12,000

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    Lot 71

    An Italian gilt walnut banquette, late 18th century.

    Estimate: $3,000–$5,000

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    Lot 87

    A French ormolu-mounted black and gilt-japanned encoignure, 20th century.

    Estimate: $2,000–$3,000

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    Lot 132

    A gilt metal palm tree form four-light candelabrum, 20th century, modeled as a palm tree from a rocky base, with four removable arms.

    Estimate: $1,500–$2,000