Mah Jong

The French Antique Stove Co

(Formerly Le Bois Cleyet Stoves)

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"Mah Jong"

Art Nouveau/Arts & Crafts

log burner

by Faure

Price: £450

This Faure wood burning stove is a highly unusual example from the Art Nouveau period. The unusual styling is of an oriental feel hence the term "Mah Jong" style. This style is influenced by the French equivalent of the British aesthetic movement called "Symbolism" or "Decadence" from the very latter part of the 19thC. It is beautiful in a rich brown enamel, and has a fantastic motif that is continuous throughout the stove which is enamelled an all sides. The feet are also very nicely cast.

It is in good condition considering it is around 85 years old It is in full functioning order and can burn all types of wood and the firebox is in excellent condition.

There are a couple of marks to the enamel, and some chips on the side loading door and on the front legs, which cannot be seen from the front view. This is to be expected from a piece of this age.

If you are looking for something completely different from your friends and family then look no further, this is a beautiful original stove and these photos do not capture the beauty and essence of this stove .

The dimensions are:

49cms (19¼ ”)H x 49cms (19¼”)W x 27cms (10½”)D and the flue size is 9.7cms (3¾”) and the flue is 35cms (13¾”) from the floor

t can heat a room of around 80m3
Weight is about 45kgs (100lbs)