Lucy and Ricky’s Christmas decorations included a little Santa and Sleigh on the mantel. I see some examples from the era on eBay this week. These are hard to find pieces that have survived the years – click on the pictures to go to the eBay listings.
Above is a sleigh seen on eBay with five plastic reindeer – a single Rudolph in front – similar to the set on I Love Lucy except the base is different.
Below are a couple of similar looking alternatives:
Previously we looked at a litle ram planter like one seen in Lucille Ball’s home in the early years. 
There is one like it on eBay this week: http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-vintage-Baby-Animals-planters-Vase-Duck-Bunny-Chick-Sheep-figurines-FTD-/322703568952
More details in earlier post here http://www.50slucy.com/lucilles-animal-ornaments.html
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
Lucy is seen with her original 1950’s Bienen-Davis oval box bag in the LA episode of I Love Lucy. Fortunately for collectors vintage Bienen-Davis bags can be found on eBay and Etsy. below are a couple of examples seen in past sales.
And a red version seen on etsy
Interview with Richard Bienen found on Vimeo:
An Interview with Richard Bienen pt. 1 from jake furst on Vimeo.
An Interview with Richard Bienen pt. 2 from jake furst on Vimeo. Richard Bienen was a friend of Cary Grant and designed the bags for the movie That Touch of Mink – Richard Bienen Handbags, New York, manufactured bags used in That Touch of Mink (1962)”
Thanks to Rickster for this ID!
Reference:
Evenings With Cary Grant: Recollections in His Own Words and by Those Who Knew Him Best Richard Bienen is quoted several times in this book.
A blog reader (who heard it directly from Lucie Arnaz) mentioned to me recently that Lucille Ball liked to use the fragrance Florida Water. Florida Water is a classic unisex cologne – also used as an aftershave – that dates back to 1808. It has a sweet orange fragrance with notes of lavender and clove. (Click Here for a selection at Amazon)
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Water
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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Click HERE to see it on eBay
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In the 1940’s publicity photo of Lucy and Desi at home we have another look at the Ansonia Royal Bonn porcelain clock we identified in a previous post. Here we get a better view of the porcelain china plates on the wall of the chimney breast. On either side over the mantel are vertical rows of three plates with a fruit design and fluted border. They appear to be a good match for KPM Porcelain Germany fruit plates. I see a similar set of six 8 1/4 inch plates currently for sale on eBay. To hang them on the wall you would need the appropriate sized plate hangers such as this set on Amazon.
Click HERE to find more KPM fruit plates on eBay.
In the previous post we looked at the Bohemian Glass pieces at each end of Lucille Ball’s Mantel. Pride of place in the center went to her antique Ansonia Royal Bonn porcelain clock. I found a picture of the similar clock on google image search and the color is green with floral motif which would co-ordinate with green and white bohemian pieces on the mantel.
An auction house (details and pictures here) gives this description for the Ansonia Rainbow model: Lot 54: Ansonia Clock Co., C.1905, standard line “RAINBOW”Session 1: Saturday Evening, May 15th 2010 at 5pm by R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts, LLC
“Description: Ansonia Clock Co., C.1905, standard line “RAINBOW” porcelain china cased clock, with 8-day, gong strike movement with open escapement on porcelain dial, in a medium green case, with multi color floral transfers to the front and sides.” Reference: Ly’s Ansonia book, page 602, fig 2564; price guide = $850 for year 2004. Height 11.25″
The “Rainbow” was produced from 1901 – 1915 in different colors such as green, violet, pink and blue. A similar clock in blue tones was sold on eBay recently- see details here.
Above we see a publicity picture of Lucille Ball at home in front of her fireplace, possibly at the Chatsworth ranch home.
At the ends of the mantel are a pair of bohemian glass pieces in the typical style seen on vases and mantel lusters. Crystal glass is coated usually with a white enamel and then a pattern is cut through to show the characteristic green or red glass underneath. Lucy’s pair look like vases, or mantel lusters without any hanging crystals.
Here is an example of pieces in a similar style seen on eBay currently
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_glass
Lucy sweeps the carpet in her fur coat in this publicity photo from the set of I Love Lucy.
Her carpet sweeper looks quite like the green Bissell Flight sweeper in the vintage ad below from WOMAN’S HOME COMPANION, Dec 1952
See vintage Bissell Sweepers on eBay