These nautical wall sconces are on ebay this week – just like the nautical ships wheel wall lamp in Lucy’s kitchen which we looked at in a previous post. They also convert to a table lamp.
Nautical Sconces as seen in Lucy’s kitchen
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Lucy’s Copper Cookware
In the I Love lucy episode Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums we see that a set of copper cookware has appeared in the kitchen where there used to be shelving. The copper cookware set looks like the traditional French style copper pots widely favored by chefs. Top of the line ranges such as Mauviel are much desired for their traditional style and craftsmanship and for the excellent heat conducting properties of copper when used over direct heat such as a gas flame (BTW copper bottom pots do not work on ceramic stovetops as far as I know).
Vintage sets of copper cookware can easily be found on eBay but some are only suitable as decorative items when any of the lining has worn away inside the pot. As decor hanging on the kitchen wall as seen in Lucy’s kitchen they give off a warm copper glow and lend vintage charm for the holiday season.
Ricky’s Glass Ashtray
In an I Love lucy scene from Lucy Thinks Ricky Is Trying To Murder Her we spot an interesting looking glass ashtray on Ricky’s desk. Ricky’s ashtray looks very like an Erickson Art Glass piece.
Carl Erickson founded Erickson Glassworks in Bremen, Ohio. they were world famous glassworks and the hand made art glass pieces are now in several museums. The were in production from 1943-1961. The ashtray in green above (also on eBay HERE) is an example of their trademark bubble design – small bubbles encased in thick glass.
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Lucy’s Swedish Coffee Pot
In the above picture from the I Love Lucy kitchen we see a Swedish style coffee pot by Svensk on the top of the fridge.
This type of antique three legged goose neck kettle (sometimes described as a Turkish coffee pot, chocolate pot or teapot) is usually made of copper so it adds a nostalgic traditional touch to the kitchen decor.
I see a nice “Swedish Hand Hammered Vintage Arts and Crafts” one on Etsy this week HERE and another one on eBay pictured below:
The handle is hollow to hold a long wooden stick to be used when placing it over a hot fire without getting too close to the heat. Some people like the vintage patina on copper but you can bring back the shine by rubbng the copper with with a paste of vinegar and salt, or instead lemon juice and baking soda, or some use tomato ketchup.
Click Here to see it on eBay or Click Here to Search for similar listings on eBay. Lucy’s copper kettle appears to be about 8″- 9″ tall when compared to the height of the breadbox below.
Lucy in the Swiss Alps: Walther von Klingen Print
On the wall in the Ricardo’s room in Lucerne there is a framed Medieval print from the Codex_Manesse of Walther von Klingen
Walther von Klingen AKA: “Count Walter III of Altenklingen”
Birthdate: circa 1220
Birthplace: Altenklingen, Thurgau, Switzerland
Death: Died March 1, 1286 in Altenklingen, Thurgau, Switzerland
He was a Minstrel and author of songs in the Codex. The Codex Manesse, is a medieval songbook, the single most comprehensive source of Middle High German Minnesang poetry, written and illustrated between ca. 1304 when the main part was completed, and ca. 1340 with the addenda.The codex was produced in Zürich, for the Manesse family.
The manuscript is “the most beautifully illumined German manuscript in centuries;” its 137 miniatures are a series of “portraits” depicting each poet. ( Source Wikipedia)
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The Mertzes in Monte Carlo: Cameo Miniatures
Seen in the Mertzes Monte Carlo room are framed cameo miniatures on the wall. Similar miniatures are seen in the Mertz living room and in the Ricardo’s apartment in the window alcove on either side of the piano following their return from the trip.
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This gilt framed cameo miniature portrait by A Cameo Creation is similar to the one seen in the screenshot above. ‘A Cameo Creation’ miniatures were inspired by the more expensive Victorian originals and were sold in the home decor sections of department stores at affordable prices.
Cameo miniatures are also seen in the Mertz apartment, seen here in a scene from the episode Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums after they return from the trip.
Lucy goes to Monte Carlo: Watteau Painting Print
An ornate framed print of The Feast (or Festival) of Love by Jean-Antoine Watteau is seen in the set of the Monte Carlo hotel on I Love Lucy.
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The Mertzes in Monte Carlo: Nicholas Lancret Framed Print
On the wall of the Mertzes Monte Carlo hotel room is a well known Nicholas Lancret framed print called La Camargo Dancing. Also seen on the chest of drawers beside the door is a figurine we saw in the Mertzes Connecticut home in another I Love Lucy episode. A figurine of a colonial lady, Florence Ceramics “Charmaine”.
The woman dancing in the painting is Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo a famous French/Belgian ballet dancer known as La Camargo. She was first woman to execute the entrechat quatre, the first dancer to wear slippers instead of heeled shoes, and also first to wear the shorter calf-length ballet skirt and the now standard ballet tights.
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- http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.96.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Lancret
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Anne_de_Cupis_de_Camargo
Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo: George Bickham Framed Print
On the wall of the Ricardo’s Monte Carlo hotel room is a framed print of an antique song sheet.
The sheet music is reproduced from an original copper plate print by engraver George Bickham. The sheet of music entitled “Reason for Loving” is from an antique song book The Musical Entertainer circa 1737 and 1739 Vol II. The book in two volumes can be viewed or downloaded at: http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Musical_Entertainer_(Bickham_Jr.,_George)
Similar framed vintage prints can be found on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=George+Bickham+Musical+Entertainer+&_sacat=0
Cardinal China Salt & Pepper Shakers like Lucy’s
Asian style boy and girl salt and pepper shakers from the Cardinal China Company just like those seen on the shelf in the Ricardo’s Kitchen on I Love Lucy up for sale on eBay this week.
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