A pretty little
"skyscraper" wood burning stove with a heat chamber built in to
the top of the firebox in a rich high gloss dark brown enamel.
It is
from the immediate post war period, when the French
manufacturers started making what we now call the
minimalist/modernist look. This stove was way ahead of its
time.....the upper heat chamber uses a technology to distribute
the flu gasses that is widely in use in todays modern wood
burning stove.
It was
made by the venerable old firm of Coste. It is in superb
condition without a mark, and the firebox is in excellent
condition and doesn't look as if it has ever been used.
The Lid
lifts off to reveal a hotplate for slow cooking a "pot au feu"
or simply boiling a kettle.
Wood is
loaded through the door on the right and can take logs of up to
15" long.
The
dimensions are:
56cms (22”)H x 50cms (19½”) W x 30cms (11¾”) D and the
flue size is 11cms (3½”) and it is 37cms (14½") from the floor.
Output is around 3kw