Friday, November 25, 2011

Baroque wood stove

Located in the collection of the Met's period rooms is a fantastic white glazed and gilded baroque wood stove. While this may not be a traditional 'hearth and home' piece, these wood stoves were considered much safer than fireplaces and were widely used in northern Europe and most sat on stone hearths. I could see something like this used as contrast in a very modern loft or house- useful AND art!
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6 comments:

  1. quintessenceNovember 25, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Exactly!! Form and function - just beautiful!!

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  2. ParnassusNovember 25, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    I have seen these in modern homes, (Dorothy Rogers had one) but beautiful and warm as they are, somehow I am not fond of them when they cross the Atlantic--they seem antithetical to the spirit of American houses. Maybe it's hard to live up to that level of elaboration.

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  3. HelsNovember 25, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    I would not normally find a white glazed and gilded baroque fitting appealing. However you make two excellent points. Certainly the wood stove was safer than the more typically fire place. And secondly I have seen them all around Northern Europe, particularly Germany. Newly arrived families would have loved the memories of home.

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  4. AnnNovember 25, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    I was recently saw one, I think it was Austrian, that had been white washed at some point in time. The carvings still show so much detail. So... is this what you are getting me for Christmas? ;) Happy Black Friday!

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  5. Lynne RutterNovember 26, 2011 at 2:50 AM

    i could so find room for that

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  6. Greet LefèvreDecember 22, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    So beautiful!!

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