RARE 18TH CENTURY BIDET. with PORCELAIN LINER
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| Start Price |
USD 3,000.00 |
| Current Price |
USD 3,000.00 |
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| Buy It Now Price |
USD 12,000.00 |
| Reserve Price |
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| Start Time |
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
| End Time |
Saturday, August 30, 2008 |
| Location |
Rancho Mirage, CA |
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Description
This venerable antique was "mi ladies" answer to puerperal fever...one sat and rested the arms on the back, which opens to reveal 3 deepish sections for sponges, or perhaps held a supply of oiled silk condoms, which were very effectual and used upto 1780's. This type of appurtenance was to be found in upper circles, where recent advances in sanitation, and a new elevation of the female from the brutish conditions of the middle ages...Enlightenment and a chivalrous conduct towards a more classical view of the female to be protected, adorned and given the same access to health care that the lord of the manor enjoyed. The bowl has been expertly repaired, the wire staples are almost invisible on the basin's underneath. The blue hand painted decoration is remarkable for the consistency of line and restrained use of color, with no globs of deep blue or clumsy attempts to paint over a mis-formed floral bunch, the hand of a glazier who understood the light touch and used the brush as an extention of the mind rather than as mechanical and rote formulaic expression. This type of applied decoration detrioted to vapid stencilings, and careless admixtures of periods. Later models deepened and became mere thunder mugs or lidded buckets, which were indeed useful in tossing onto importunate callers, or into the streets below, where sewage ran in the gutters...called kennels, as coach wheels splattered persons on foot, the porcelain shallow basin was most probably kept in the lady's apartements and emptied into household containers by special servants. A Louis XVI was offered in NYC for 28,000 US dollars several months ago I believe, but do please verify, and one was needed for set furniture in a NYC play which recently closed, starring a calvacade of actors (that T Stoppard piece...you know...) Elle Decor magazine's May 2008 issue boasts on page 163, what certainly appears to be the twin to the one i am offering.. Prominent entrepenuer , designer, decoraotor to people with actual taste, and author Darryl Carter is the subject of this deeply interesting man andsavant, who manages to to bring culture and quiet, non apologetic sensible tastefulness to Washington DC. Imagine the relief those citizens of this nation's capital must feel to find a person who can carve out a tiny bit of civilization for them to escape into, closing the doors firmly behind themselves, no doubt. Some sage wit recently remarked that "D.C.", (and one knows she referred to Georgetown) is that species of.city that can hardly be said to rival Athens in the golden age, (or Akron, Ohio in 1832)... One rather often reflects that tidy manse whose aging chatelaine presided over her well informed son-about-town the social gad fly, J. Edgar's Hoover, himself! That lineolum covered in oddly hued scatter rugs as best expressing the why decorators must first identify the social milleu's soul, before they can effectively use their arts to bury it so deep , with such persuave abandonment, that everyone believes their wealthy clients exist in the setting that truly typifies their tastes... Well, here is your your chance to own something very few can find, not to mention afford. I think being able to display this curiosity in one's own home, declares that one possesses so much money and power over others that one has discovered the refined habit of the truly cultured...that no one will dare to toss down the toilet seat you hand to them, rich in 3 or 4 hundred years patinaed gloss, no they will consider themselves too privilledged to be included in your discourse on this curiosity...flattering themselves on being considered by their sleek host or hostess to be another conno-sewer...so nice to share tastes with the very wealthy, isn't it? Throw down the gaunlet and have one of your own....reasonable questions asnswered, must pay for insurance, and it is understood this is not for useage, as it is a museum piece. Be au currant and say..."oh. that...in the family for years..." i will not sell to any other countries other than the USA and canada. If i feel incomfortable about the purchaser or getting ripped off by buyers who try to work pay pal, i will insist on a cashier's check clearing before this gets sent. Sadly, I am recently disabled and downsizing from the homes here and there into a more sensible and smaller place, where staff will recognize me as the aged owner and not some wizened mummy to be dusted in that old set of echoing rooms that were choked with the world's better examples of antiques and complicated alarm systems.; I will do my best to answer , but do please send a phone number and hours you recieve calls, as my gnarled fingers prefer dialing to the painful dictation and interuptions of my personal assistant, Loella. By the way, that odd man in the photo is, she claims as her husband, and besides a cheerful demeanor, avoids talking....he is not included in the offer. all details of the piece are to the best of my knowledge accurate, and the buyer needs to accept responsibilty that a decision to purchase is their own. Inspection upon scheduled appoint of buyer's properly articled representaive will be arranged to the best of my power, givewn that health may prevent instant demands. Right to refuse persons who cannot show adequate documentation and credentials. Seller encourages hands on inspection by a reputable third party or other sensible precautions to authenticate and verify,this unique antique. I stand behind what I presented as the piece and any or all of its merits, are given by mtyself in firm conviction of their truthfulness
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