Unlacquered Brass Taps and Fittings: Timeless Beauty from Perrin & Rowe

Adding character, texture and warmth, Perrin & Rowe offers three luxurious brass finishes for its kitchen and bathroom collections, which will develop their own unique patina over time. These ‘living’ finishes - Aged Brass (kitchen only), Satin Brass and Polished Brass - are all deliberately unlacquered so that the beauty of the natural material is revealed and gets better over time.

Unlacquered brass kitchen taps are ideal for adding a touch of luxury to traditional kitchens and modern open-plan spaces. From brass kitchen mixer taps to instant hot water taps, filtration taps, pull-down rinse taps and pot fillers, there is a solution for classic and contemporary kitchen designs. Choose from curvaceous or industrial designs, traditional detailing or modern arcs of beauty, which are all crafted and polished by hand to deliver exceptional quality and enduring style. 

Increasingly the finish of choice for kitchens, brass finishes are now sought after for bathrooms.  

Designers are also combining brassware finishes to create layered visual interest. Brushed brass finish taps paired with matte black or chrome introduce contrast, while avoiding a uniform, overly matched look. Perrin & Rowe offers five distinctive bathroom collections with a comprehensive range of basin taps and mixers, bath taps and mixers, showers and accessories available in unlacquered Polished Brass and Satin Brass.

Always rinse away residue from soap, toothpaste, shampoo and cleaning products, as these can cause blemishes if left on the surface. Avoid contact with bleach or harsh household cleaners and immediately rinse and dry any accidental splashes. When cleaning surrounding surfaces, cover your fittings to protect the finish.

To remove limescale, apply a 50/50 solution of lemon juice and water using cotton wool. Leave for up to one hour, rinse thoroughly and dry. Repeat if necessary, ensuring the surface is rinsed between treatments.

All Perrin & Rowe brassware is made with the highest quality brass, poured by hand at 1700° Fahrenheit into moulds. After machining and soldering by hand, specialist polishers develop the deep, lustrous finish. Polishing may sound simple, but it requires exceptional skill - a large tap can take up to an hour. Perrin & Rowe's team of polishers have a minimum of 10 years’ experience and have learnt how to achieve the best finish on hundreds of different products. Every single tap is pressure-tested with water before it receives a final polish and is boxed for despatch.