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I love Lucy Prop: Utrillo Painting Print

PROP PAINTING SCREEN-USED ON I LOVE LUCY
PROP PAINTING SCREEN-USED ON I LOVE LUCY

This is the screen-used original Utrillo print “Restaurant au Mont Cenis” we can see on so many episodes of  “I love Lucy” It was sold at auction on July 30, 2013  by PROFILES IN HISTORY for $8,000.  It is a print from an original painting of a street in Montmartre, Paris, by Maurice Utrillo, a native of Montmartre, who painted it in 1922.  It is interesting to compare it to the vintage postcard circa 1908,  photographed from an almost identical vantage point
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The Mertzes in Newport: Florence Ceramics Charmaine

Florence Ceramics Figurine Charmaine in the  Merts apartment at Ricardos Newport home
Florence Ceramics Figurine Charmaine in the Merts apartment at Ricardos Newport home

When the fictional Fred and Ethel Mertz moved to Newport they lived in an apartment on the Ricardo’s property. On the mantelpiece behind Desi Arnaz on the set of the Mertzs’ apartment we can see a Florence Ceramics (Pasadena, Ca) figurine “Charmaine”.
I have seen versions of the Charmaine figurine in green and pink. Continue reading The Mertzes in Newport: Florence Ceramics Charmaine

Ricky Ricardo’s Cocktail Shaker

vintage Cocktail Shaker
As seen in I love Lucy: This Vintage Chrome Cocktail Shaker is just like Ricky Ricardos

In the 4th episode of season 1 “Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying to Murder Her” Lucy (Lucille Ball) sees Ricky (Desi Arnaz) mixing something into her drink and thinks he is trying to do away with her.

Ricky is seen using a cocktail shaker set that would look good in a mid-century style home bar,  and was a popular item for 1950’s home entertaining. The picture above came from an ebay auction for a similar cocktail shaker,  it is not an original Desilu prop but it is vintage and in fine condition, and exactly like the one on the shelf  in the screen capture below from “I love Lucy” Season One, Episode 4.

Desi's cocktail shaker in episode 4 of season one
Ricky’s cocktail shaker in episode 4 of season one

Lucy & Ethel’s Metlox Watering Can

METLOX POPPYTRAIL BLUE HOMESTEAD PROVINCIAL WATERING CAN1
METLOX POPPYTRAIL BLUE HOMESTEAD PROVINCIAL WATERING CAN
METLOX POPPYTRAIL WATERING CAN at Ricardos Newport home
METLOX POPPYTRAIL Homestead watering can has a different decal on each side – seen here on the set of Lucy’s Newport home

The METLOX POPPYTRAIL BLUE HOMESTEAD PROVINCIAL WATERING CAN is another prop that pops up here and there on the I love Lucy set  First it goes from Lucy’s apartment to Ethel’s when Lucy gets her new furniture and gives her old stuff to Ethel, and then back to the Ricardo’s new home when they move to the country. Continue reading Lucy & Ethel’s Metlox Watering Can

Lucy & Ethel’s Royal Copely Rooster & Hen

Royal Copely Rooster & Ren
Royal Copely rooster & hen

The “I Love Lucy” set props included a pair of  Royal Copely rooster & hen figurines. We first see them in the living room of the Ricardo’s apartment on top of the bureau. Continue reading Lucy & Ethel’s Royal Copely Rooster & Hen

Restoration Project: Lucy Ricardo’s Breadbox

New update here: RESTORATION PROJECT: LUCY RICARDO’S BREADBOX Part 2

Before: Shabby Nesco Breadbox/Pie Safe
Before: Shabby Nesco Breadbox/Pie Safe

I found a vintage Nesco breadbox (above) in shabby rusty condition to restore. This one is the same type as you see in the Kitchen set of “I love Lucy”, except it was white and had a “garden girl” decal which is barely visible in its current condition. It will take a bit of work to restore it to anything close to original condition, and I have never done anything like this before so its a learning experience for me. Continue reading Restoration Project: Lucy Ricardo’s Breadbox

The Ricardo’s Sierra-Columbia Planter

lucyplanter The Ricardo’s set also had a Sierra-Columbia planter. The one indicated in the screen capture above from an “I Love Lucy” episode is a typical design from Sierra-Columbia of Pasadena California. The design seen above is a ceramic planter inside a brass effect metal holder. An interesting thing about the metal holder is that it  was recycled leftover metal from their scissors manufacturing. Continue reading The Ricardo’s Sierra-Columbia Planter

I Love Lucy Ricardo’s Canister Set

lucyscanistersetLucy Ricardo’s Canister Set in the “I Love Lucy”  was one of the latest on the market in 1951 when the series launched. Made by Nesco, you can see them in the kitchen scenes of the “I love Lucy” set of the apartment in 623 East 68th St. in New York City, for the entire series until the Ricardo’s moved to Connecticut. In the screencaps here you will notice the kitchen props included  four nesting canisters and a matching bread box  plus a pair of cylindrical salt and pepper shakers. Continue reading I Love Lucy Ricardo’s Canister Set

Lucy Ricardo’s Ivy Dishes

ivyOn The Sitcom Kitchen SetLucy Ricardo’s Ivy Dishes were from the Franciscan ” Ivy” range of dinner ware from  from California-based Gladding, McBean, & Co, The Franciscan dinnerware range came into production in 1948 so it was only a few years on the market when “I Love Lucy” series began with the first episode on June 15, 1951. Continue reading Lucy Ricardo’s Ivy Dishes