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Lucille Ball’s Lip Print on birthday note card from Gary Morton

On Lucille Ball’s 69th birthday in 1980, Gary Morton gave her a beautiful piece of jewelry. Inside a small envelope with Lucy on the outside was this notecard which Gary affectionately wrote:

“Lucy – Cause I Love you Happy Birthday Morty”

Lucille adored what Gary gave her not only keeping this card but writing what she got in blue marker “gold diamond and pearl necklace!!” On the front of the envelope, she also wrote the year and kissed it leaving a big lip print. This was something Lucy was known to do if she was really impressed by something, or it had special meaning.

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Lucille Ball’s Gold Coin Necklace from Here’s Lucy

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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Necklace worn by Lucille Ball in “Annabel Takes a Tour” by Joseff of Hollywood

Annabel Takes a Tour (1938) was an early comedic film Lucille Ball starred in while under contract with RKO. It was the sequel to The Affairs of Annabel released that same year. Lucy played Annabel Allison a movie star who is desperate for some good publicity to help boost her career so she does a variety of wacky stunts.

In the film as well as publicity photos, Lucille wears this simulated diamond and sapphire necklace made by Joseff of Hollywood. Measuring twenty three inches in length, it features open metal work centering on a large central medallion.

The necklace as also worn by Bette Davis in a 1930’s publicity portrait, John Bennett in a wardrobe test for The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) Ruth Donnelly in Pillow to Post (1945).

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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Lucille Ball’s Beaded Necklace

Lucille Ball wore this triple-strand, sky blue beaded choker for The Lucy Show publicity photos that were taken in Lucy’s backyard on Roxbury Drive sometime in the mid 1960’s. The strands of glass beads feature an ornate gold clasp studded with rhinestones that is so pretty she wore it in front. The necklace was eventually given to her niece, Pamela Ball (Von Pinnon).

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