Sumptuously tufted leather seats, crisp table cloths topped with delicate porcelain service, a private sleeping car, dimmed by chandelier. Like every other necessity in the Gilded Age, train travel was elevated by opulence. It’s within this luxurious, stifling atmosphere that Edith Wharton creates Lily Bart, for whom this sink is named. Prized for her beauty alone in ‘The House of Mirth’, the jettison of Lily Bart embodies the ethos of the Gilded Age: beauty above function. It’s with this in mind that we created the Lily, a cast iron sink that’s as prized for its sharp intellect as much as its beauty. Similar to a lily found in nature, our Lily also unfolds, revealing a keen functionality beneath a beautifully detailed exterior. With an origin of a Victorian era train sink, this piece can be imagined on that fateful trip to Bellomont, the drop-down basin lowered to wash before dinner. We imagine this sink as a solution for a small space, its diminutive profile set into the wall, revealing the delightful surprise of a sink hidden within an embossed shell of cast iron.
Item Measurements
Rolled Rim: 0 inches
Sink Weight (No Packaging):125 pounds
Interior Measurements
Sink Basin
Width: 10.4 inches
Back to Front: 10.4 inches
Features:
-Small Profile Designed to Fit Between Wall Studs. Sink Folds Down for Use, Up When Finished.
-With a Single Pipe Down the Bottom, the Sink Simply Flips Up to Drain.
-Faucet Included; Built into the Sink Interior- Tucked Away Until Needed.
-Created of Durable Cast Iron with Victorian Inspired Embossed Exterior.
-Strong Porcelain Enamel Interior is Designed to Last for Centuries.