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This statue is similar – although not an exact match – to the one usually seen on the right of the living room mantelpiece on the set of I Love Lucy.
Category Archives: Figurines
Stewart B McCulloch Oriental Man & Woman Statues
If you were looking for the Stewart B McCulloch statues like the pair on I Love Lucy thiese should do nicely. They are currently on eBay. They are painted differently to the pair on the show but otherwise identical.
See themat: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Stewart-B-McCulloch-Wise-Oriental-Man-Woman-Statues-Rare-I-LOVE-LUCY-1950s/253266288156
Bedroom Figurines like Lucy’s
Here is a pair of Occupied Japan colonial style figurines similar to a pair on the shelf behind the Ricardo’s twin beds.
Available on eBay this week Click Here for more details and pictures in the eBay listing
Chalkware Figurine of Girl like Lucy Ricardo’s
Pretty chalkware figurine of a girl similar to one seen on a shelf behind the beds in the Ricardo’s bedroom on I Love Lucy.
It was likely based on the Royal Doulton figurine we looked at in a previous post.
See this one on eBay : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Coventry-Ware-Chalkware-Colonial-Woman-Figurine-2109C-/302064559582
Related Post: http://www.50slucy.com/lucys-bedroom-figurines.html
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.
Pair of I Love Lucy style Stewart B McCulloch Asian Statues sold on eBay recently
STEWART B McCULLOCH
I noticed this mid-century pair of 14″ Asian style figurines by Stewart B McCulloch on eBay recently. Unusually, they were listed separately by the same seller. Bidding started at US$98.00 for each statue with a Buy Now option. The Winning bid for the female statue was US$121.50 and the male companion statue sold for a Buy it Now of US$250.00., both were bought by the same seller.
The statues are the same as the pair seen on the mantelpiece on I Love Lucy, except for minor differences, the pair on the show were pink instead of yellow – which we know from pictures of the original – see earlier post – and some differences in the hand painted floral motif on the garment.
Lucille’s Animal Ornaments
Lucille Ball is seen in a publicity photo at home. She is in a domesticated pose wearing frilly apron, busily sewing on her chaise longue . At the left side of the picture displayed on a shelf are a pair of horse figurines and a little ram/sheep planter on the lower shelf. Pictured below are some similar items that seem to match quite well.
Site updates: Lucy’s Rooster Figurine – signed M.K.
Previous post updated with new informaton regarding the signature on a match for Lucy’s Rooster figurine at http://www.50slucy.com/lucys-rooster-figurine.html The same mold is seen both signed and unsigned and was used by Kay Finch but the closest pair I found with markings like those seen on the show has “M.K.” on the base
The Mertzes in Monte Carlo: Nicholas Lancret Framed Print
On the wall of the Mertzes Monte Carlo hotel room is a well known Nicholas Lancret framed print called La Camargo Dancing. Also seen on the chest of drawers beside the door is a figurine we saw in the Mertzes Connecticut home in another I Love Lucy episode. A figurine of a colonial lady, Florence Ceramics “Charmaine”.
The woman dancing in the painting is Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo a famous French/Belgian ballet dancer known as La Camargo. She was first woman to execute the entrechat quatre, the first dancer to wear slippers instead of heeled shoes, and also first to wear the shorter calf-length ballet skirt and the now standard ballet tights.
Reference:
- http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.96.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Lancret
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Anne_de_Cupis_de_Camargo
Lucille Ball’s Spaghetti Poodle figurines
Lucille Ball loved her pet poodles. Her personally owned poodle figurines pictured above were sold by Heritage Auctions. The figurines are called Spaghetti Poodles and were popular collectibles in the 1950’s and can still be found on eBay. Below is a set just like the pink spaghetti poodles in Lucille’s collection followed by a white one also like Lucy’s and they are currently available on ebay.
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