Photos: Inside Joan Rivers’ $35m Lavish New York Home (Look)

By Paulinus O. On Sep 8, 2014

Guys, check out these photos from Joan Rivers’ New York home. Dripping with chandeliers and lined with gold, the limestone mansion was built in 1910 for society figure John R Drexel and his socialite wife. Finally, in the 1980s, Rivers descended on the lavish property, called in developers to strip away layers of paint and coat it with gold.

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Opulent: The drawing room in Joan Rivers’ Upper East Side condo is a sea of pink and gold velvet, with a grand piano in the corner, lit by three glittering chandeliers

Joan’s living room ceilings scaled 30ft-high, and velvet drapes framed the vast windows. The 5,000-square-foot penthouse is held up by gold pillars. And in every corner of the opulent New York apartment sit stacks of index cards with jokes spanning her entire career.

The comedienne, who died last week at the age of 81, once described the Upper East Side condo as ‘where Marie Antoinette would have lived if she had the money’. Scroll down to see more photos. And you know how we do it here – you are sooo allowed to drool and tell. *winks*

The money shot: Stacks of the biting and controversial jokes that made Joan Rivers a star are scattered around the

Tributes: Bouquets of flowers have been lain across the marble stairs outside the cast iron front door of the Manhattan apartment following Rivers’ death

The New York apartment lined with pillars and mirrors is a star of the city, valued at around $35 million

Elegant: The bedroom, complete with a four poster bed and lacy drapes and a permanent stock of fresh lillies,

Backstage: She prepared for every day as if she was going to perform, starting in this bulb-lined bathroom which resembled backstage at a theatre

Painstaking: Never one to emerge without a full face of make-up, Joan had an extensive collection of eyeliner, lip liner, eyelash curlers and mascara in little silver pots