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California Pottery, Framed Prints, Owl Book Ends, Stewart B McCulloch, Wall Plates

I Love Lucy prop-alikes seen on eBay recently

Utrillo print as seen on I Love Lucy
Utrillo print on I Love Lucy

Currently on eBay is this vintage Maurice Utrillo print matching the well-known framed picture in the living room of the I Love Lucy set. This one for sale has some damage so read the sellers description for details. See it on eBay :

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lithograph-by-listed-artist-Maurice-Utrillo-done-early-20th-century/254346467591

Next is a hard to find small Gouda ashtray that matched one used as a small wall plate in the I Love Lucy kitchen. There were a pair of these each side of three larger ones.

This ashtray matches one on I Love Lucy

A similar small ashtray was later seen on a small side table next to an armchair to the left of the Hollywood apartment set.
See it on eBay
Also on offer is a pair of owl bookends like the bookends I repainted to match the pair on I Love lucy in a previous project:

Owl Bookends Seen on eBay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Owl-Bookends-Book-Ends-Heavy-Jade-Green-Gold-Bronze-color-Figurines-8-tall/323661311445

The above items are currently on eBay at the time of writing.
I also spotted this TV lamp with plume design similar to one seen on the I Love Lucy set It was recently sold on eBay however this was the first time I have seen one with a maker mark by Stewart B McCulloch who also made the pair of asian man and woman mantel statues https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Art-Deco-Stewart-B-McCulloch-California-Pottery-Desk-Lamp-Vase-Black-White-/163828742916

Art, Framed Prints, Frank Serratoni, Mid-century

Profiles in History, December 11th auction lists original Art print from the set of I Love Lucy

 

Profiles in History auction of an original Frank Serratoni Framed print from the set of I Love Lucy

Profiles in History auction catalog for their December 11th Hollywood Auction 96 lists an original wall art from I Love Lucy. Fans of the show will recognize the landscape that appears on the back wall of the Ricardo’s living room (it replaced the Utrillo print when Lucy got her new furniture). It is a lithograph print by Frank Serratoni. The illustration above is taken from the auction catalog.

More details at the auction site:
https://profilesinhistory.com/auctions/hollywood-auction-96/

50s Retro, Framed Prints, I Love Lucy Miniatures, Mid-century

I Love Lucy Small Carriage Prints

In the screen capture above from the charm school spisode of I Love Lucy we notice two small framed prints high up over the mantel. These automotive prints of early carriages are examples of framed prints that were sold in sets in the mid century era.  Examples of these are often seen on eBay.  Below is a closer look at the details as seen on the show.

Seen on the Left above the mantel
Seen on the Right above the mantel
Also seen on the back wall below the Utrillo print

The same two pictures along with a matching third print were also seen below the Maurice Utrillo picture on the back wall in other episodes.

Third matching print

Ref: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-3-Vtg-ANTIQUE-HORSE-CARRIAGES-Round-Wooden-Framed-Lithograph-Prints-Art-/232143635872

1950s Furniture, Framed Prints

Fred and Ethel’s Painting Print

 REDECORATING THE MERTZESAPARTMENT, Episode 74, S3, 11.23.53
When the Ricardos offer to redecorate the Mertzes’ apartment, Fred insists they are not to touch his favorite chair, and the famous rickety lamp behind it. The painting on the wall is entitled “Roses with a Blue Tit by a Stream” by artist, Jean Baptiste Claude Robie

Here is an Ebay link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Jean-Baptiste-Robie-Bouquet-Of-Roses-Print-Bird-Bee-Floral-Delight-/322361747845

Art, Framed Prints, I love Lucy Props, Utrillo

Utrilllo Print from Night of the Living Dead 1968 offered on eBay

Utrillo print over the fireplace in Night of the Living Dead 1968
Utrillo print over the fireplace in Night of the Living Dead 1968

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 →

50s Clocks, 50s Retro, Framed Prints, I love Lucy Props, Other Productions

I Love Lucy Props in other Productions

Military print on Hogans Heroes - as seen on I Love Lucy - another Desilu production
Military prints on Hogans Heroes – as seen on I Love Lucy – another Desilu production

Hogan’s Heroes was a Desilu production so it would not be surprising to find a familiar prop. Above in a scene from Klink’s quarters is a familiar looking horse print as seen  on I Love Lucy in the Ricardo’s apartment.

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Pair of Horse prints on Hogan's Heros
Pair of Horse prints on Hogan’s Heroes
I Love Lucy props in Harper 1966
Horse statue in the movie Harper 1966

The sceen cap above is from Harper (1966) a movie starring Paul Newman. Do you recognize this statue from the LA episodes of I Love Lucy? It looks like a horse and wagon statue that was seen near the entrance door of the Ricardo’s apartment when they go to Hollywood.

Horse and Carriage Statue in LA apartment on I Love Lucy
Horse and Carriage Statue in LA apartment on I Love Lucy

Below is another scene from the same movie with a banjo clock that reminds me of a similar one in the Ricardo’s NY apartment.

I Love Lucy style wall clock in Harper 1966
I Love Lucy style Banjo wall clock in Harper 1966

Thanks to John Dalessio for these great finds.

Art, Framed Prints

Pair of Cavalry Prints on I Love Lucy

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Framed Cavalry Prints on I Love Lucy

In a previous post we looked at  small military prints in the livingroom on I Love Lucy. The pictures on the show are mid-century framed reproductios from an old book on broad sword exercises with some color added. The vintage framed prints are hard to find. However I found that the original book is archived online  so you could print out some to frame. Below is a scan of the page showing   pictures from the book like those seen above in the screen grab from the show.

Source:

https://books.google.ie/books?id=UfwpAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage

https://archive.org/details/newsystemofbroad00step

 

Art, I love Lucy Props, Margo Alexander, The Andy Griffith Show

Another I Love Lucy framed picture shows up on Andy Griffith


Here is a framed  Margo Alexander Studio print we looked at  in a previous post , seen above in  the Ricardo’s apartment on I Love Lucy . This another Desilu studio prop that shows up  several years later on the Andy Griffith Show, below it is seem over a fireplace in two different episodes


Andy Griffith, Season 6, scene showing the Margo Alexander print in color  over 10 years later in 1964.
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And the same picture on Andy Griffith, Season 5, Episide 7. Man In The Middle

Margo Alexander Studio Print

Here it is seen in another I Love lucy location over the fireplace.
Thanks again to johndalessio for the contribution.

Framed Prints, I love Lucy Props, Margo Alexander, The Andy Griffith Show

Desilu Andy Griffith Show: Margo Alexander Print

Margo Alexander Print on Andy Griffith Show
Margo Alexander Print on Andy Griffith Show

Thanks to comments by johndalessio on my Instagram who recognized re-use of Desilu props on The Andy Griffith Show, filmed at Desilu Studios, we have sightings of probable I Love Lucy items on some color episodes. Above from Season 6 is a Margo Alexander print we looked at on I Love Lucy in an earlier post.
Margo Alexander Studio Print

Also seen on I Love Lucy
Also seen on I Love Lucy

And a vintage print of the same picture on eBay HERE