The Ricardo’s European cruise episodes were filmed over December 1955 to January 1956 with a promotional deal with American Export Lines. Lucy is seen above with a brochure giving a starting price of $520.00 US. You can read more about the original advertised offer in the vintage ad below. Continue reading Lucy’s Sunlane Cruise Voyage on the S.S. Constitution
In the 1956 I Love Lucy episode The Ricardos Visit Cuba, Little Ricky is seen reading a 1951 Golden Book entitled “The Great Big Car and Truck”. It is a larger size than the Little Golden Books and measures about 12 3/4″ by 9 5/8″. The copy I see on eBay pictured here is a twelfth printing from 1951 with art work by Richard Scarry.
See it on eBay 1951 BIG GOLDEN BOOK CAR AND TRUCK RICHARD SCARRY VINTAGE CHILDRENS LARGE BOOK
The current version of the book is available for Kindle https://www.amazon.com/Richard-Scarrys-Trucks-Little-Golden-ebook/dp/B01M5C66X2/
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In the opening scene of the I Love Lucy episode “Lucy Goes to Scotland” Fred comes in with a Chinese dragon puppet to bring back to Little Ricky. When Lucy mentions she had never seen anything like this before Fred replies “Well when I was a kid they had toy dragons.” and Ethel remarks “When you were a kid they had real dragons!”
The toy is an articulated Chinese dragon made of bamboo that has a hole in the base to insert a bamboo stick as seen on the show, similar to the vintage example pictured here.
This is similar to a Walter Starnes ivy cruet we looked at in an earlier post, It is similar to the Olde Thomson cruet seen on I Love Lucy except the ivy is on the sides and not on the front.
See it on eBay HERE
This Maurice Utrillo lithograph print entitled Restaurant Au Mont Cenis (1922) is like the one seen on I Love Lucy in the Ricardo’s livingroom, except it appears to be a smaller sized print. It is offered as an original item from the movie Night of the Living Dead (1968) at http://www.ebay.com/itm/Night-Of-The-Living-Dead-Framed-Maurice-Utrillo-Movie-Prop-Horror-Home-theater-/131957171297
The print on I Love Lucy was 26″ x 21″ and the smaller print image size is usually seen at around 11″ x 14″ unframed.
Details of the print from I Love Lucy in this post:
http://www.50slucy.com/i-love-lucy-prop-utrillo-painting-print.html
Note: There are a couple of other prints of this picture on ebay at present – one has water damage, another one looks darker in color than is usual and is overpriced in comparison with others sold recently. Continue reading Utrilllo Print from Night of the Living Dead 1968 offered on eBay
This is a carved oval giltwood framed mirror about 10″ tall that is similar in style but a little smaller than the one seen on the mantel of the Ricardo’s apartment on I Love Lucy. These italian carved frames are commonly seen on KPM porcelain plaques which tend to be very expensive. The vanity mirror seen on Lucy’s mantel was around 12-14″ tall and was free standing. This mirror on eBay is the closest I’ve seen recently to anything that looks like the one on the show. It would need a stand added to recreate the look.
Related post :http://www.50slucy.com/lucys-gilt-mantel-mirror.html
This is one of several on eBay currently (click picture to see the listing). I have one of these -it’s charming – and I keep it on top of the fridge as seen on the show.
More details in the previous post: http://www.50slucy.com/lucys-swedish-coffee-pot.html
This week on eBay is an Accent shaker set just like the one in Lucy Ricardo’s kitchen. Usually it is seen on top of the the cooker, or occasionally on the ledge over the sink.
Related post: http://www.50slucy.com/accent-shaker-set-on-ebay-like-lucys.html
I Love Lucy fans may recognize these oval framed prints from the early episodes. The pair of framed oval prints by Borghese were recently sold on eBay.
Here is a closer look at the stylish ladies in fancy bonnets.
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.
