Photo:D Dipasupil/Getty; Bill Wallace of Those Two Girls Estate Sales
D Dipasupil/Getty; Bill Wallace of Those Two Girls Estate Sales
Kirstie Alley’s personal items will soon find new homes.
One year after theCheersactress’s death at age 71, her children have announced an estate sale of a curated selection of her belongings, PEOPLE can exclusively share.
“Our mom collected so many fun and unique things over her incredible life," her kids, True and Lillie Parker, told PEOPLE in a statement. “We want to share some of them with others in the hopes of spreading her love of decorating.”
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Part one launches December 21 and runs through January 7. The pieces included will be primarily Alley’s own household furnishings and salvage pieces gathered from her three homes in Maine and California and Clearwater, Fla.
Alley was a trained interior designerbefore becoming an actress and a representative for the late star tells PEOPLE, the pieces on offer will reflect, “Kirstie’s personal ‘I don’t give a #@!*’ style.”
“A lover of both style and function, she surrounded herself with items she loved no matter where they came from,” the rep shares, whether it be “the Pier One Warehouse” (Alley was a spokesperson for the home goods store) or “a boutique in France.”
“She was always looking for the next great piece and had no problem designing around them or waiting for inspiration to strike,” her rep added.
Many of the pieces may look familiar to Alley’s fans, as they appeared in her 2010 A&E showKirstie Alley’s Big Life,which was filmed at her Los Angeles home, dubbed Aberdeen.
Part two of the sale will be open for bidding from January 22 through February 4 and will include even more worldly home goods including some of “her favorite garden decor and salvage items,” according to the rep, like statues, cast iron planters, a Pre-columbian artifact, salvaged copper dormers, and a Victorian bird cage.
There will also be a Third Empire chandelier with mermaid embellishments, Italian pottery, a French oak kitchen table, glassware and decorative hand-painted panels from the estate of the late design legend Sister Parish.
Part three will launch on March 18 with the first lot closing Sunday April 7.
This portion focuses on Alley’s fashion archive and will included pieces from designers like Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Fendi, Alexander McQueen and many more.
Alley died on December 5, 2022 in Tampa, Fla. after a short battle with cancer.
True and Lillie announced her death in a statement shared with PEOPLE. “We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered,” they said.
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Alley rose to fame in 1987 when she starred as Rebecca Howe on NBC’sCheers. She earned a Golden Globe for best actress and an Emmy for outstanding lead actress for her part in the Boston-based series in 1991.
She opened up abouther first career as an interior designerduring an appearance on theRosie O’Donnell Showin 1996. During the interview, O’Donnell plays a clip from one of Kirstie’s first television appearances, alongsideJamie Lee CurtisandBetty Whiteon the showMatch Gamein 1979.
“I was really poor, I didn’t have any money and I was starving — that was one reason I went on,” she says. “But the other was, I thought Robert Redwood was going to be sitting there at home, eating breakfast or something and go — ‘Woah! We need to put her inSting 2.She is brilliant!'”.
Alley would go on to appear on television shows includingVeronica’s Closet(1997-2000),Fat Actress(2005),Kirstie(2013-2014), andScream Queens(2015-2016), as well as films likeStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan(1982),Summer School(1987),Look Who’s Talking(1989),It Takes Two(1995) andDrop Dead Gorgeous(1999). She also received her second Emmy win for her portrayal of Sally Goodson inDavid’s Motherin 1994.
source: people.com