'Lilyver'  Deville & Cie  FOUNDRY

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This is a WOOD STOVE 
it will take Wood, Compressed wood blocks,
It will accept logs up to 15cm diameter, 30cm long

HEIGHT  64  HEIGHT WITH LID OPEN 85
WIDTH  44  
DEPTH 30  WITH DOOR OPEN 55
FLU EXIT 87mm
TOP OF FLUE EXIT TO FLOOR 44
FIREBOX ***tba

DESIGN

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This stove is a very beautiful and sturdy piece of ART DECO industrial design with an Art NOUVEAU influence by one of the most famous French stove foundries. It first appears in the 1935 Deville & Cie catalogue.
This was a VERY popular model which can still be found in use and as decoration across France due to both it's popularity and it's sturdy construction, clever & stylish design and the extremely high quality of materials used.
It is particularly beautifully surrounded by floral style repeating patterns and a smooth, curved arched door. The art Deco arrives in the lined feet, and the simplicity of the overall effect.
 the detail is wonderfully asymmetrical, natural bud-shaped door hinge knob. a fusion of Nouveau and Art Deco design such as this is great to look at.
. Most models were blue or brown. 

In terms of efficiency this stove was well above average for the era and still compares quite favorably with all modern stoves of a similar size.
  •  It has a flat bare cast-iron back which makes it suitable for setting against a masonry wall designed to act as a storage heating system
  • it is composed of a double walled inner box with an exterior cast-iron cut-out patterned box that is not just for decoration because it creates an updraft of cold air which acts like a natural fan heater circulating hot air out of the top through the open cast-iron work
  • a wood-stove catalytic converter could be added to further increase the efficiency
  • it is also possible to use it to hold a BIO ETHANOL BURNER which will offer a FLUELESS fire (no chimney needed) - I can supply a burner box
  •  it has a sliding air inlet to control the air flow in and a damper to retain the hot fumes inside the box and burn the gases once the stove is very hot
*The efficiency of this model was not tested as it left the market decades before the introduction of modern standards. ​
DESCRIPTION (measurements are metric)
It is a medium sized stove & will produce approx 8 KW 
  • Vitreous ENAMEL coloured CAST IRON exterior
  • Cast-Iron interior firebox 
  • fully lined with Original firebrick 
  • Mica Windows with integral design allowing a beautiful, large view of the flames. 
  • Top HINGED lid for cooking with a hinged top loading plate
  • It has a FRONT opening door 
  • When the exterior stove cast iron lid is closed the top of the stove can be used as a bain marie
  • Air flow is controlled by the silver bottom TRAY knob SLIDER and by the lever on the TOP which operates the flue damper exit. 
  • The ash pan is under the door behind/attached to the silver panel
  • the grate is  circular and movable. It shakes by using the lever under the door to empty ash into the pan
All these features work perfectly.
RENOVATION
I have replaced the mica, door rope and rubbed down and resealed exterior cast-iron shell and steel firebox using high temperature 900°c stove enamel paint. Cleaned and polished the enamel. 
CONDITION
This model is still in good overall condition and is very suitable for use as a woodstove. It has a welded repair to the rear firebox and we have therefore reclassed it as a woodstove - for safety reasons it is no longer suitable for coal or anthracite  

It will give decades of useful service

HISTORY

early 20th Century c1929
This model first appeared in the 1929 catalogue and was bought by us at French-Stoves.com from a client in Eastern France 
 ORIGINAL FRENCH ANTIQUE
Deville & Cie Charleville (town) FOUNDRY (ARDENNES region)
'Liliver' model

Deville still manufacture stoves today but they were so popular and important that they feature in the museum of the Ardennes area http://www.musee-metallurgie-ardennes.fr/fr/visite/la-fonderie

They won many awards for innovation and design
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF OTHER COLOURS WE HAVE FOUND IN THE PAST
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