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Lucille Ball ‘Sally Elliot’ Skirt from “The Fuller Brush Girl”

In 1950 while under contract with Columbia Pictures, Lucille Ball starred in the slapstick comedy The Fuller Brush Girl. Lucy plays Sally Elliot opposite Eddie Albert’s Humphrey Briggs who both work for a steamship company. After getting fired, Lucy’s character tries to sell Fuller Brush cosmetics.

Created by Academy Award winning French-American costume designer Jean Louis, Lucille wears this plaid pleated skirt throughout the last half of the film as she and Humphrey out run a criminal gang. The interior retains the original Columbia studio label with “L. Ball” written in pen.

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Lucille Ball’s Bardot Blouse from ‘The Fuller Brush Girl’

In 1950 while under contract with Columbia Pictures, Lucille Ball starred in the slapstick comedy The Fuller Brush Girl. Lucy plays Sally Elliot opposite Eddie Albert’s Humphrey Briggs who both work for a steamship company. After getting fired, Lucy’s character tries to sell Fuller Brush cosmetics.

In a disguise at a burlesque show, Lucille wears this champagne-colored off the shoulder silk bardot blouse. Created by Academy Award winning French-American costume designer Jean Louis, the blouse features a ruched bodice and waistband, elastic neckline and cuffs with zipper and hook-and-eye closures in the back. The interior retains the original Columbia studio label with “L. Ball” written in pen.

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Lucille Ball’s Ruby Ring from “The Magic Carpet” by Joseff of Hollywood

The Magic Carpet (1951) was the last film Lucille Ball starred in while under contract with Columbia Pictures. She plays Narah, a villainess Iraqi princess. Columbia gave her the part in the low-budget, B movie hoping Lucy would break her contract and not pay her for the remaining term. She did the film anyway to force their hand as well as hid her pregnancy with daughter Lucie.

Lucille wears gold ring in the film made by Joseff of Hollywood using their signature Russian plating technique. The piece features a white pearl surrounded by five simulated ruby stones.

Eugene Joseff was the premier costume jeweler during Hollywood’s golden age. He developed a matte metal finish for his jewelry which minimized the glare from lighting. Their custom jewels were designed, manufactured and rented to movie studios and can be seen in nearly every production from the 1930’s to the 1950’s.

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Lucille Ball’s Emerald Necklace from “The Magic Carpet” by Joseff of Hollywood

The Magic Carpet (1951) was the last film Lucille Ball starred in while under contract with Columbia Pictures. She plays Narah, a villainess Iraqi princess. Columbia gave her the part in the low-budget, B movie hoping Lucy would break her contract and not pay her for the remaining term. She did the film anyway to force their hand as well as hid her pregnancy with daughter Lucie.

Lucille wears this 13″ choker style necklace in the film made by Joseff of Hollywood. The piece features large oval, bezel-set emerald color jewels and alternating diamonds with a spring clasp closure. The necklace was previously worn by Natalie Draper in Forever Amber (20th Century, 1947) and Adrian Booth in The Last Bandit (Republic, 1949).

Eugene Joseff was the premier costume jeweler during Hollywood’s golden age. He developed a matte metal finish for his jewelry which minimized the glare from lighting. Their custom jewels were designed, manufactured and rented to movie studios and can be seen in nearly every production from the 1930’s to the 1950’s.

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