New pictures added to previous post – thanks to Rickster for better pictures from Hogans Heroes:
http://www.50slucy.com/i-love-lucy-props-in-other-productions.html
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Pair of Stewart B. McCulloch Asian style Statues on eBay
These statues by California Pottery artist Stewart B. McCulloch are up for sale on eBay this week. The pair of similar statues on the I Love Lucy mantelpiece are identical in form with differences in the painting – because they were hand painted no two are painted exactly alike. There are variations in the colors used and in the floral patterns on the garments. For fans of the I Love Lucy show they are much sought after, and collectors of the mid-century 50’s era and California pottery will be interested in these.
On the Ricardo’s mantel on the show a pair of these statues were seen throughout most of the series until the Ricardos moved to the country in the final shows.
Georges Braque Print on I Love Lucy
Here we see a framed print of Georges Braque‘s Still Life With Jug and Lemons seen on the wall on I Love Lucy. I dont recall seeing this print on any of the other episodes. Georges Braque (1882 – 1963) produced hand signed lithographs of this print and this could be one of them. Braque worked closely with Picasso and together they developed the cubist style of painting. The image below is of a lithograph signed by the artist on offer at this link: http://www.masterworksfineart.com/artist/georges-braque/nature-morte-avec-un-pichet-et-citrons-still-life-with-pitcher-and-lemons-c-1950/
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Another Margo Alexander Print
This time we are looking a pair of Margo Alexander prints that have each occupied a top center position over the fireplace in the Ricardo’s 2nd apartment on I Love Lucy. Other times we have seen them on the back wall on either side of a large landscape picture.
This Margo Alexander studio print is a new addition to the blog, it is a rural winter scene with people skating on a frozen river. The second picture indicated by the arrow below depicts a summer season and is one we looked at in a previous post : http://www.50slucy.com/margo-alexander-print-on-i-love-lucy.html
Below is a view of the same mantelpiece with the second picture in place.
Both pictures are by Margo Alexander and are the same size.
I Love Lucy Props in other Productions
Hogan’s Heroes was a Desilu production so it would not be surprising to find a familiar prop. Above in a scene from Klink’s quarters is a familiar looking horse print as seen on I Love Lucy in the Ricardo’s apartment.
The sceen cap above is from Harper (1966) a movie starring Paul Newman. Do you recognize this statue from the LA episodes of I Love Lucy? It looks like a horse and wagon statue that was seen near the entrance door of the Ricardo’s apartment when they go to Hollywood.
Below is another scene from the same movie with a banjo clock that reminds me of a similar one in the Ricardo’s NY apartment.
Thanks to John Dalessio for these great finds.
RCA TV Camera on I Love Lucy
Over on my other blog :-
Mantel Lusters similar to Lucy’s
This week on eBay I see a pair of Charleton Mantel Lusters by the same company that made the pair on the I Love Lucy show. They are painted differently but are the same shape as the set on the show. I would add some teardrop prisms to them to be more like the originals instead of the small prisms.
Lucy’s Bud Vase in “Lucy Gets in Pictures”
In the LA based episode “Lucy Gets in Pictures” Lucy is seen using a small glass bud vase as a pencil holder. I see one or two just like it on eBay this week. Following is an example with a handy link to search results on ebay in case you missed it.
This is a small glass bud vase with cranberry color base and gold trim. The size of the vase is about 3 3/4″ tall with a 2″ top diameter and 1½” diameter base. The gold tends to be worn on the examples I’ve seen.
See similar items on ebay