A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
A top-down, straight-on view of a vintage, high-gloss cherry red bathtub. The tub basin is molded into a distinct double-tiered heart shape, with a shallower outer heart cascading into a deeper, smaller inner heart basin centered within a wide rectangular red deck.
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The Ultimate Retro Statement: A Mid-Century Red Fiberglass Heart-Shaped Tub

$4,500.00

Overall Outer Framing59 3/4” W × 47 3/4” H × 27” D

Inner Heart Basin55” W × 42” H × 26 1/2” D

This spectacular find is an iconic piece of American hospitality and design history, featuring a classic vintage mid-century drop-in red fiberglass heart-shaped bathtub originally invented in 1963 by Morris Wilkins to market the Cove Haven Resort in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania as a premier romantic destination for newlyweds. Sourced from an estate outside of Houston, this true time-capsule artifact carries an iconic legacy in retro interior design and has never been used or plumbed, having been discovered preserved in its original box. While the outer cardboard packaging was not in the best of shape, leading to some minor cosmetic scuffs over time due to decades of storage, the high-gloss cherry red basin remains an exceptional architectural focal point with an internal heart. On an aesthetic level, the tub serves as a significant piece in retro-futurism and camp maximalism, utilizing dramatic, tiered concentric steps within the molded fiberglass basin to gracefully pull the eye inward and celebrate a unapologetically bold, playful approach to 20th-century luxury.

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USA

1975 -1989

 

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