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Art Deco bath. Antique original, 1930s. Cast iron. Very long. Very wide. To re-enamel.

£ 250

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Antique 1930s Art Deco bath, larger than standard. Cast iron. Original Deco-style chrome grab handle fitted in shelf with soap-dishes.

No tap holes; mixer was mounted in the wall but tap holes could be drilled.

Could be re-enamelled or re-surfaced in white or any colour.

Formerly in a museum.

75” long, 31” wide, c.21” high.

(Metric: 190 c/m x 79 c/m x c.53 c/m).

DESCRIPTION:

This is a fairly rare design; I have seen only a handful in over 40 years of being in and around the trade. It has those great Art Deco touches, especially the multi-stepped side. In the classic Deco bath there is just one step at each end. Made of cast iron, it is very long, very wide, very deep and very heavy.

The manufacturer is not known but it was made by one of the British firms. It was a very expensive type of bath and was generally seen in larger houses.

This bath was one of the exhibits in the former Thomas Crapper Museum (see below).

There are no tap holes because this bath was supplied with a top-quality tap mixer and overhead shower fitted in the wall. These were available in the hexagonal Deco style or in classic round shapes. Please note I have complete sets available, awaiting restoration. There are photographs of them above. They are not included in the sale but please contact me if interested. .

Alternatively tap holes easily can be drilled in the top of the bath, at the waste end.

The bath should be panelled along the front and end(s); this can be done in marble, ceramic tiles or Vitrolite.

CONDITION:

Although the cast iron base material of the bath is in sound condition as per the images, it would require re-surfacing or re-enamelling prior to being put back into service. I can suggest a suitable firm to undertake either process. The same people could drill holes for taps if desired, or they could restore the Art Deco wall-mounted taps and shower.

When restored, if it were on sale in a specialist’s shop this bath would be priced around £2,500.

SUPPORT:

I have over 40 years’ experience in the restoration of antique sanitaryware so I can advise you on how best to do all the work: alternatively I can suggest whom you could employ to have some or all of the work done for you.

VIEWINGS:

Please see my other listings of rare antique baths, which I will be adding to over the next few days and weeks. Interested purchasers are welcome to visit to inspect the bath and discuss restoration.

In addition I have hundreds of original antique loos, washbasins, taps, cisterns, trade catalogues, framed pictures and advertising which I will not find time to list but serious purchasers are welcome to come to see what is available. Please see photographs of just a small selection of these, above.

COLLECTION:

Collection only, in person or by courier. The bath and the other contents of the former Crapper Collection are stored just outside Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire. It is on ground level with good vehicular access. This piece is very heavy; a van with a tail-lift is recommended. I regret I have badly damaged my back so I am unable to assist with lifting the bath.

FROM THE FORMER THOMAS CRAPPER MUSEUM:

This is just one item from what was once the largest collection of antique sanitaryware in the country; perhaps anywhere. For many years I owned and ran the famous old firm, Thomas Crapper & Co., established in 1861. When I sold the business nearly ten years ago I retained what used to be the company museum.

Mostly assembled in the 1980s and 1990s, it was a private collection which was seen by relatively few customers and people in the trade. It comprised loos, basins, baths, cisterns, taps, accessories, trade catalogues, salesman’s samples and advertising ephemera; all by many different manufacturers, including Shanks, Bolding, Twyfords, Doulton, Jennings and Crapper to name a handful.
After extensive efforts failed to find a buyer for the whole Thomas Crapper Museum I am dispersing the contents.
It is an opportunity never to be repeated!

Please note this is not a business, I am selling the contents of my museum.

Truly Reclaimed

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