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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

Lucy’s TV planter lamp

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Image Source: Etsy

Mid Century Planter TV Lamp stamped Stewart B McCulloch California Pottery just like the one on I Love Lucy available for sale on Etsy Click Here for details
A planter lamp just like this one was used as a planter on the shelf next to the kitchen, as seen in the screen capture below,  in most of episodes of I Love Lucy, until they moved to the country. tvv lamp planter on i love lucy

Read more details about this piece on my Previous post: I love Lucy Ricardo’s Pottery Planters

I love Lucy Ricardo’s Pottery Planters

Planter on I love lucy The Planter props seen on the set of “I love Lucy” on the mantelpiece and on the ledge of the hutch between the kitchen and living room are frequently seen in the background in dialog scenes.

The pieces I have identified were sourced locally from California Pottery makers. The Stewart B McCulloch plume design planter is one that often caught my eye, an example of which is pictured below in green. Continue reading I love Lucy Ricardo’s Pottery Planters