***SOLD OUT***Stainless Steel and Brass Art Deco Style
Decorative Counter Top Grills
Carnival Cruise Lines
Joseph Farcus
SS MARDI GRAS

Items from SS APOLLO (ex EMPRESS OF CANADA, MARDI GRAS, STAR OF TEXAS, OLYMPIC 2004, APOLLON)

The grills shown on the ship in 1997. Photo and copyright Peter Knego 1997.

Stainless Frames With Brass Decorative Ring Inserts
Dates From Carnival Cruises Era
Original Farcus Design To Emulate CP Fittings Of Similar Style
23.5 Inches Tall by 24 Inches Wide
Rings Approximately 9 Inches In Diameter
$75 A Piece
***SOLD OUT***

The Showboat Club Casino, facing forward. Photo and copyright Peter Knego 1997.

When the EMPRESS OF CANADA became Carnival Cruises' MARDI GRAS, her first class Mayfair Room was converted into the Showboat Club Casino. Its lovely, glowing woodwork was covered in tinfoil wallpaper while slots and roulette tables replaced the quaint, enduring CP furniture. Some traces of the room's original glamor remained, however, including the domed ceiling, the etched glass screen aft, and the gorgeous deco-styled brass ringed fittings on the stair landings and over the aft entryways. These rings were emulated by famed "In House" Carnival architect Joseph Farcus when he designed the casino counter top grills offered here.

One of the four rings, with left side polished. Photo and copyright Peter Knego 2005.

These are surprisingly well made and did meld nicely within the motif of the otherwise vastly restyled room. Royal Olympic eliminated most of the gaming equipment when the ship became APOLLO and restored the room to some of its former beauty by toning down the Carnival color schemes. I am offering them "as is", meaning they are in very good condition but not polished up. However, in the following photos, you can see what a little Brite Boy can do in making these interesting fixtures shine up once again.

Top, the unpolished portion. Bottom, polished. Photos and copright Peter Knego 2005.