I see a similar model to Lucille Ball’s antique clock on eBay this week:
Lucy had a clock just like this one – click the picture above to go to the ebay listing.
The Ansonia “Rainbow” ceramic clock by Royal Bonn was produced in several colors. The photos showing Lucy’s clock are B/W so we can only guess at the color.
Related Post: http://www.50slucy.com/lucys-ansonia-royal-bonn-clock.html
The focus of this blog is on items that match screen used props and set decorations on I Love lucy. Authentic original props that were screen used on I Love lucy rarely come to auction and when they do I expect to see convincing evidence and documented providence tracing the item to the show. It is disheartening to see an item claimed to be an original prop used on I Love Lucy only to discover after viewing countless screen captures that it fails to match any of the items used on the show.
From time to time such items turn up at auction. See the following link for an example of fraudulent I Love Lucy “props” that were offered for sale in the past: http://www.originalprop.com/blog/2008/04/30/i-love-lucy-global-antiques-and-auction-depot-la-metal-tea-pot/
Because several fradulent items were sold in the past it is reasonable to assume there are collectors out there who mistakenly believe they have an original prop and may offer it for sale as such. The onus is on the buyer to do their own due dilligence.
Recently I noticed a collection of figurines offered for sale described as I Love Lucy props. An experienced collector would observe in the wording of the description that the seller did not explicitly state that the items were used on screen, and note the lack of convincing providence. A novice buyer, on the other hand, may fail in their due dilligence or buy on impulse.
Caveat Emptor – the buyer is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made.
While watching an episode of Feud: Bette and Joan an Oriental Figural lamp in Miss Crawford’s bedroom caught my eye. Where had I seen one before?
In the LA episodes of I Love Lucy we can spot a similar lamp in their LA apartment.
I can just imagine an episode where Lucy brings back this “souvenir” from the movie star’s home.
More details of the lamp in previous post : http://www.50slucy.com/la-at-last-table-lamp.html
This week on eBay there is a gilt frame that reminds me of the mirror that can be seen on the mantelpiece in numerous episodes of I Love Lucy. It is a Rococo style gilt metal frame that is about the right size and the scroll detail is quite similar. Click on the picture below for details on eBay. I have seen similar frames in gilt wood but they generally seem to be very expensive. The metal frames tend to be more affordable.
Recently seen on eBay are these Plas-tex red shakers like the pair seen in the screen shot above from the I Love Lucy kitchen. Lucy’s are salt and pepper shakers. The pair seen below are labeled Flour and Sugar but the are otherwise similar. Click picture below for further details on eBay.
THE SAXOPHONE, Episode 40, S2, 9.22.52
While Lucy wants to make Ricky jealous (so he will not go on a road trip with his band) she plants Fred’s derby and gloves on the
coffee table. Next to it, is a copy of Holiday magazine. She later picks it up and waits for Ricky to rush around the apartment looking
for an alleged man hiding in the hall closet. The magazine is the February 1952 issue.
LUCY IS MATCHMAKER, Episode 62, S2, 5.25.53
When Fred decides to ward off Ricky in a hotel (so he will not catch Lucy allegedly having an affair with Eddie Grant) he stops at the magazine stand. Here are some of those magazines of the day.
