Art Nouveau Bronze Bath Tub
Filler, 4 available
From the Historic Belle Epogue Carlton Hotel
on the French Rivera
Circa 1911,
Cannes, France
Solid
Bronze with copper, 4 French (labeled) valves
with extra wide tub filler spout.
A
rare opportunity to own this historic and beautiful plumbing fixture
that offers the Romantic provenance of the French Rivera during the Belle Epogue
era.
Make this the focal point and conversation piece of your bath.
Imagine this with a spectacular vintage style bathtub
or a custom in-floor bathtub or spa.
4 fixtures available, ideal for a home restoration project, or his and her
baths.
Dimensions: 41” high as shown. 12 ¼” wide, 15 ½” deep.
Height from floor flange to top of faucet 32 ¼” high.
Handles ; small: 2 ¼” wide, large; 3 ¾” wide.
Pipe diameter: small: 1 ½” wide, large 3 ¼” wide.
Please
note; this was installed almost 100 years ago in Europe
and is in European (metric) specifications.
You need a talented plumber to properly convert the pipe
sizes to American standards.
This can be easily done by the right person,
we just want to remind you that this will need a special installation.
Condition: In
excellent original condition, gorgeous original patina intact.
Provenance ;
These tub
fillers were initially used in the luxurious bathrooms of the Hotel Carlton,
on the French Rivera in Cannes, France.
The InterContinental Carlton
Cannes is a 338-room luxury hotel, built in 1911,
located at 58 La Croisette in Cannes on the French Riviera,
and listed by the Government of France as a National Historic Building.
During the Cannes Film Festival, it is the most prestigious place to stay
and the undisputed headquarters of motion picture industry deal-making.
Part of the InterContinental Hotels Group,
the Carlton is famous for hosting movie stars from around the world during the
annual Film Festival.
The hotel was also featured in Elton John's well-known 1983 music video for the
single, "I'm Still Standing",
and the exterior and interior features in New Order's 1993 music video for the
single, "World (The Price of Love)".
More famously, the hotel was a central location for the Alfred Hitchcock film To
Catch a Thief
starring Grace Kelly and Cary Grant.
While staying at the Hotel Carlton during the 1955 Cannes Film Festival,
Academy Award winning movie star Grace Kelly had an arranged meeting and photo
shoot
with His Serene Highness (HSH) Prince Rainier III of Monaco which eventually
resulted in their 1956 marriage
and in her becoming Her Serene Highness Princess Grace.
The Carlton's distinctive domes on both seaward corners were reputedly designed
to resemble
the breasts of Caroline Otero, "La Belle Otero" the most famous (or infamous)
courtesan of the French Riviera
during the years surrounding World War I.
The Carlton's elegant seventh floor formal dining room is named La Belle Otero
in her "honor" .
Link to the Hotel Carlton, Cannes, France
Item #
AGPL1: Price: $ 18,000. each,
4 tub fillers available
