Lucy and Ethel enter the Ricardo's hotel room after Lucy picks up the bric-a-brac that Ricky broke on the floor. Fred has his tie outside his suit jacket. The scene cuts to Lucy and only a couple seconds later back to Fred and Ethel. Fred's tie is then shown inside his suit jacket.
When Ricky grabs the statuette and twists it with his bare hands, it visibly starts to bend before he exerts any meaningful pressure, revealing that it's made of non-fired clay or some equally malleable substance.