This 19″ gold coin necklace was worn by Lucille Ball on Here’s Lucy in two separate Season 3 episodes. The first was entitled, “Lucy and Rudy Vallee” that originally aired on November 30, 1970. The second was “Lucy’s Vacation” where Lucille Carter dresses like a hippie, airing on January 4, 1971. The three tiered, charm style, necklace features bronze like Roman coins in various sizes and fish attached to link chains. It ties in the back with gold elastic.
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Lucille Ball & Gary Morton Gifted Lucite Container
Lucille Ball and Gary Morton gave this large acyrlic storage container to close friends and associates as a Christmas gift. It has three compartments and features a hinged lid that is etched with LOVE, LUCY & GARY. Some say each section held different types of candy or sweets for the holiday season. Once consumed it made a great case to store desk items or anything that needed a little organization.
Lucille Ball & Gary Morton Kennedy Center Personal Photo with Ronald & Nancy Reagan
In late 1986, Lucille Ball was one of the recipents of the Kennedy Center Honors. The ninth annual awards ceremony, held in Washington, D.C. was a tremendous celebration for the performing arts . Lucy and husband Gary Morton posed for a photo before the Honors gala with then President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan. The Morton’s were later given this photo and framed it for display in their Beverly Hills home. In a rare, candid picture taken inside the Roxbury Drive mansion, this framed photo can be seen on a side table in the living room.
Lucille Ball’s 1967 Emmy Awards Gown
On June 4, 1967 Lucille Ball won her third Emmy for ‘Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series’ for The Lucy Show. This honor was a complete shock to Ball saying, “I cannot believe it” multiple times.
Lucy accepted the award wearing this custom-made, floor length sheath dress with a pastel green, pink and blue floral pattern, ornamented with silver sequins and rhinestones. The gown was designed and made by Edward Stevenson and features a boat neckline, cap sleeves, two side slits and has a pink silk lining with zipper back closure. To match the dress a clutch by Kurt Chambre was also custom-made using the same materials. The gown originally had a sheer chiffon caftan that went over it but somehow over the years has been separated.*
Lucille wears the gown for a second time the following year on the final episode of The Lucy Show entitled “Lucy and the ‘Boss of the Year’ Award” which aired on March 11, 1968. She appears in it for a third time as a guest star on “Ann Margret: From Hollywood with Love” that aired on December 6, 1969. Also part of this group is an original program from the 1967 Emmy Awards and a gold metal table favor commemorating the event.
*If the whereabouts of the sheer caftan are known, please contact us!
Large Glass Coffee Mug Gifted by Lucille Ball
Desilu Sales Promotional Lighter
Desilu was a powerhouse in the television industry by the late 1950’s. Thus, a department called Desilu Sales Inc. was created to handle the sales, marketing and distribution of its shows and productions to markets across the country. Promotional items were created as gifts that were not available to the general public, such as this rare lighter.
Measuring 3 1/2 inches tall, the ceramic table lighter with gold trim, brass flint and cork bottom features the Desilu Sales logo underneath a Lucy Ricardo stick figure saying “Hi!” and Lucille Ball’s signature. Other promotional gifts included coffee mugs, ashtrays, coasters and more.
Gold Serpent Bracelet worn by Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance & Lucie Arnaz
It is amazing to see costumes and props being utilized multiple times. This brass serpent bracelet is one such item that spanned the course of two decades and three different Lucille Ball series. It was first seen on Vivian Vance’s (Ethel Mertz) arm in the I Love Lucy episode “Charm School” from season 3 which aired on January 25, 1954. Then Lucy Carmichael wore it on the first episode of season 2 of The Lucy Show – “Lucy Plays Cleopatra” that aired on September 30, 1963. Several years later it makes a final appearance on Lucie Arnaz’s arm, on the season 2 Here’s Lucy episode “Lucy and the Generation Gap” airing on December 8, 1969.
Lucille Ball & Gary Morton Gifted Pewter Plate
Each year Lucille Ball and Gary Morton commissioned unique items that were given as Christmas presents to colleagues and friends. This custom-made pewter plate was one such present. Made by Wilton Columbia of Pennsylvania, it measures 9 1/2 inches in diameter and is stamped with RWP on the back which stands for Red Wing Pottery. The rim is engraved in large black letters with “Love, Lucy & Gary.”
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Wedding Reception Place Card
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married (eloped) on November 30, 1940. However in the years that followed, unsuccessful attempts to conceive lead to speculation by Desi’s mother Lolita that the reason was they were not married “in the eyes of God.” So on June 19, 1949 the couple were married for a second time at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Canoga Park, CA.
This is the original wedding place card used at their reception. Presumably placed where Lucy sat at the sweethearts table, it has her name written in black ink. In 2004’s “Lucy & Desi: The Real Life Scrapbook of America’s Favorite TV Couple” a copy of this place card was included.
Lucille Ball’s Purple Kennedy Center Honors Gown by Nolan Miller
On December 7, 1986 Lucille Ball was bestowed with the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington DC. The prestigious award could not have come at a better time in her life. Only a few days prior, Desi Arnaz pass away and a couple of months earlier her series “Life With Lucy” was cancelled. The rainbow ribbons were placed around Lucy’s neck during the black tie ceremony dinner held in the State Department’s Benjamin Franklin Dining Room.
Lucille look amazing wearing this custom-made purple gown by Nolan Miller. Consisting of dual-layered silk and chiffon the floor frock features a gathered waist for an elegant draped effect in the front, sheer long sleeves with button cuff closures and a high ruched collar.
The televised portion of the awards aired on December 26, 1986 and included performances to honor Lucy by Bea Arthur, Pam Dawber and Valerie Harper. A very poignant and emotional speech was given by Robert Stack which included a message from Desi. Lucy wore a different gown that evening which was also designed by Nolan Miller. Lucille Ball’s ribbons can be seen at the Lucy-Desi Museum and The National Comedy Center in her hometown of Jamestown, NY.
Lucille Ball’s Monogramed Clothes Hanger
Lucille Ball Gifted Rocks Glass Set
For Christmas during the Here’s Lucy years, Lucille Ball gave this set of eight rocks glasses to the cast and crew of her third hit series. One side features a large caricature of Lucy by Al Hirschfeld in black while the reverse has “Love, Lucy” mimicking her actual signature. Each glass measures 4 1/4 inches tall and has a heavy, solid base. These rocks glasses were made to accompany the black vinyl ice bucket featured in a previous post. Cheers to Lucy!