Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz liked to visit The Stork Club in Manhattan, New York City, which was a celebrity hotspot during its heyday from 1929 to 1965.

Here are some interesting original Stork Club collectibles you can use to recreate your own Stork Club themed table for a special evening.

1. 1. 1. The Stork Club Pitcher
         This original black tilt water pitcher matches the one seen on Lucy and Desi’s table in the above photo. Marked Shenango New Castle China  on the base.  One sold  recently for $275 on eBay.  Hall China also made their version of the same pitcher for the Stork Club.  Shenango tilt pitchers were sold in a variety of colors for the general market and the Hall China  ball pitcher came a range of colours as well.
      2. The Stork Club Stork Centerpiece
         The Stork Club figural bud vase can be seen on  Lucy and Desi’s  table and this iconic piece is frequently seen on the table  in old photos of celebrities at the famous club.  I see two of them on eBay this week .
      3. The Stork Club AshtrayThis Stork Club Ashtray is more easly found.  The example above is made by Hall China. I see one or two offered on eBay this week.
      4. The Stork Club cookbook and Bar book

         

         

      5. The Stork Club Perfume
         
         The owner of The Stork Club, Sherman Billingsley, liked to give extravagant gifts to the famous patrons. In front of Lucille Ball on her table is a box of Sortilège perfume by Le Galion, which became known as the “fragrance of the Stork Club”. The box may contain a stork figure holding a vial of the perfume as pictured below.
      6. The Stork Club Table Ware
         Following are  examples of the table setting used at The Stork Club – and a recipe for the popular Stork Club Coconut Snowball dessert:

         

         

         An example of  dinnerware used in The Stork Club is seen in the ad above.  The black banded plates look like Shenango New Castle China restaurant ware. One of Shenango’s  main lines was Incaware restaurant china. The floral banded dinner plate is in a similar style to dinner plates made by Shenango China.

         

         

         

         Shenango also produced dinnerware for presidents and serving dishes for the White House.

      7. The Stork Club Cocktail

   Complete your meal with a Stork Club Cocktail
   

2. Stork Club Suspenders

   

   Lucille Ball holds her souvenir perfume gift while admiring Desi’s Stork Club souvenir red suspenders.
   Get yours at http://storkclub.com/product/stork-club-red-suspenders/

Reference:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stork_Club
• http://traveltips.usatoday.com/history-shenango-china-21506.html