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Art Deco Longwy Betty Model Washstand Set, Jug and Basin
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There was a time when mornings didn't begin in a bathroom. In bedrooms, by the bed or on a washstand, a large pitcher and its basin would await. Fresh water was poured into them, one would perform their ablutions, and these objects were part of those daily rituals, now disappeared, which silently tell the story of an entire way of life. Then came the 1920s and 1930s. The world was changing. Interiors too. And in Longwy, even these objects inherited from the previous century would take on the colors and boldness of their era.
It was from this encounter that Betty was born. Against an ivory background, Longwy unfurls a veritable garden around this imposing basin: powdery pink roses, pansies, blue and mauve flowers, delicate foliage. An almost romantic profusion suddenly interrupted by something much more unexpected: a black and white checkerboard pattern. That's the essence of Betty. The charm of old-fashioned flowers confronted by the new geometry of Art Deco. On the pitcher, the decoration becomes even more remarkable. The bouquet adorns the entire neck, while the checkerboard pattern takes hold of the handle and follows its curve. This detail gives it such a distinctive, immediately recognizable, almost impertinent look amidst the flowers.
The basin is almost 40 centimeters in diameter. One must imagine it in an interwar period bedroom, resting on its washstand, with the large pitcher standing in its center. It was not a mere trinket: it truly belonged to the room's decor. The earthenware retains the normal marks of this long existence. Beneath the basin, the enamel has crackled over time; the foot shows the wear from its years of use. These traces are part of its history.
Still united today, the pitcher and its large basin have retained what made their strength: their generous proportions, their astonishing floral decoration, and that delightful opposition between the softness of the bouquets and the rigor of the checkerboard pattern. In a contemporary interior, Betty no longer needs to fulfill its original function. The basin can simply remain as it is, generous and spectacular, while the pitcher becomes a vase. Together, they can take their place on a large dresser, in a bedroom or a bathroom, and immediately create what new objects rarely manage to produce: a presence. The presence of a home that has weathered the decades, preserving some of its secrets.
Longwy, Betty model, Art Deco period, circa . Basin: approximately 40 cm in diameter.
Additional details:
- Brand: Longwy
- Material: faïence
- Colour: ivoire
- Colour: rose poudré
- Colour: mauve
- Period:
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ConditionGoodColorsBlack, White, Blue, PinkStyleArt Deco
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ProfessionalSaint symphorien des bois, FranceOn Whoppah since August 2026 • 0 sales