I purchased a few items at the Sotheby’s Auction of Bunny Melon’s Estate. None of those featured in this video. Mine are a 14k gold needle case and a 14k gold drum pin cushion charm. They are among my favorite possessions, and a small piece of history.
Bunny was special. I wish I could have known her, and in some remote and odd way, I feel as if I did. 🌿🌲☘️💚🌹💚🍀🌲🌿 P.S. This is one of my favorite jewelry collections. 🐇🤍🐇
What A Great Show Soo well done and Exciting Just wish it were longer Great job with everything music and All what a talent person she was Thanks for your talent too put this collection before US to Enjoy
I love this video . the jewelry was just breathtaking and gorgeous I think my three favorite items was the flowers and leaves necklace, the leaves necklace that had the turquoise in it and I really loved that Pisces brooch. as always I look forward to your next video.
I have been an antique dealer since I left school in 1984, and o gotta say your channel gets my heartbeat racing 👍🤩🍒 also I saw some of these pieces are a bit late but you can’t beat the deco nouveau style for jewellery can you? 🤔
It is to her credit that a woman who could buy the entire cache of diamonds at Cartier demonstrates in these pieces a strong restraint in so many. They are tasteful, but rarely vulgar. Now, that pampered life with her own plane strip, which Elizabeth II visited, is another world onto itself. I hear she granted an "audience" (at the age of 100 or so!) to Woopie Goldberg! What those two beings could have been discussing is something that astounds me to a point----was it Shlumberger?!!!
I can’t imagine justifying the jewels these women adorn themselves with. It is so beyond me. I think of how I want wells in Africa, to protect the animals from poachers and a million other things. As lovely as sparklies are, to me pure adornment of a sows ear! I want to see results and change. Even if I lived 10 lifetimes I would never ever get this use of money, ever! I adore people who personalities are more magical than jewels by the good give back. Money is finite in this world. Only generosity of spirit is a prayer for the future long after we are gone and a flicker of a memory. And theses lovely sparkling things are unimportant unless you are a Queen. A nice wide gold band will say, ‘I’m loved and spoken for’.
a person of such quality and taste limited by the hideous aesthetic of the 50s and 60s which manifests in this collection with a few exceptions. Her best accomplishments were in botany and interior design. Some of these are horrid and I remember the style well.
Did you know that the irrigation of the rose garden wasn’t upgraded since the 1970s, and root-rot was a severe problem even for the crabapple trees? Speaking of those trees; the ones Mellon planted have been replaced at least 4 times since 1962, and the most if not all the originals, have since died (one is supposedly found a new home in the south lawn).
I purchased a few items at the Sotheby’s Auction of Bunny Melon’s Estate. None of those featured in this video. Mine are a 14k gold needle case and a 14k gold drum pin cushion charm. They are among my favorite possessions, and a small piece of history.
A very good investment.There going to be worth far more.She had great taste in color.Some of the best possible.
Lucky you! I bid on some items at Christie’s in 2004 Doris Duke estate, but did not win!
Some of these items are delightfully playful!
Bunny was special. I wish I could have known her, and in some remote and odd way, I feel as if I did.
🌿🌲☘️💚🌹💚🍀🌲🌿
P.S. This is one of my favorite jewelry collections. 🐇🤍🐇
Loved the soothing piano in the background and ofcourse the collection
Thanks for sharing those beautiful jewellery. And your video is so relaxing to enjoy watching it
Exquisite collection 💖
One of the best-designed collections posted here.
What A Great Show Soo well done and Exciting Just wish it were longer Great job with everything music and All what a talent person she was Thanks for your talent too put this collection before US to Enjoy
Happy Valentine, Jaydee. I love Bunny Mellon's collection, thank you.
Happy Valentines to u too Ms Fredericka hope your in wonderful health☺️
She had marvelous taste
I love this video . the jewelry was just breathtaking and gorgeous I think my three favorite items was the flowers and leaves necklace, the leaves necklace that had the turquoise in it and I really loved that Pisces brooch. as always I look forward to your next video.
Absolutely magnificent collection! So unusual pieces! Enchanting! The two diamonds, specially the vivid blue one are breathtaking! A pleasure to see!
One of my favorite collections. Thank you for sharing. 🌿❤🌿
I have been an antique dealer since I left school in 1984, and o gotta say your channel gets my heartbeat racing 👍🤩🍒 also I saw some of these pieces are a bit late but you can’t beat the deco nouveau style for jewellery can you? 🤔
Molto graziosi...... strani.... un piccolo tesoro fatto di anche di pietre molto preziose....... complimenti.....❤💙💜❤💙💜
I was just thinking of her collection of jeweled purses. I don’t know why that popped in my head.
Her collection is beautiful & amazingly unique! I wonder what the $ value is of her jewelry. Did they auction off her jewelry after her death?
I love brooches. I own very few clothes, but lots of costume jewelry. Tina, Al's wife
Other than a few things which I liked, I found some of these items rather strange/unusual!
Bunny Melon use to tie here scarf onto her hand bag when she went to dine, soon all the uptown ladies did that. HERMES SCARVES on bags at every cafe
she go that from babe paley
It was Babe Paley I think
It is to her credit that a woman who could buy the entire cache of diamonds at Cartier demonstrates in these pieces a strong restraint in so many. They are tasteful, but rarely vulgar. Now, that pampered life with her own plane strip, which Elizabeth II visited, is another world onto itself. I hear she granted an "audience" (at the age of 100 or so!) to Woopie Goldberg! What those two beings could have been discussing is something that astounds me to a point----was it Shlumberger?!!!
I can’t imagine justifying the jewels these women adorn themselves with. It is so beyond me. I think of how I want wells in Africa, to protect the animals from poachers and a million other things. As lovely as sparklies are, to me pure adornment of a sows ear! I want to see results and change. Even if I lived 10 lifetimes I would never ever get this use of money, ever!
I adore people who personalities are more magical than jewels by the good give back. Money is finite in this world. Only generosity of spirit is a prayer for the future long after we are gone and a flicker of a memory. And theses lovely sparkling things are unimportant unless you are a Queen. A nice wide gold band will say, ‘I’m loved and spoken for’.
Well said, I agree!
I thought you’d enjoy this. Her collection was a beautiful “flower garden.”
❤️👏
Maravilha Lindas
When compared with Elizabeth Taylor jewels, these are cheap and simple.
"cheap" 🤣
a person of such quality and taste limited by the hideous aesthetic of the 50s and 60s which manifests in this collection with a few exceptions. Her best accomplishments were in botany and interior design. Some of these are horrid and I remember the style well.
It’s never to late to remember that the trump woman had the White House rose garden destroyed .
“ trump woman”……..you mean MELANOMA, right?? Because that’s EXACTLY WHAT SHE IS…….A MALIGNANT TUMOR.
Did you know that the irrigation of the rose garden wasn’t upgraded since the 1970s, and root-rot was a severe problem even for the crabapple trees? Speaking of those trees; the ones Mellon planted have been replaced at least 4 times since 1962, and the most if not all the originals, have since died (one is supposedly found a new home in the south lawn).
Thank you for clarifying. I am not a Trump fan but I thought this gesture seemed to be an act of class.?
Skip the tinny guitar music!