Hot deals for stoves

LIGHT MY fire! Tom Keane of Ovne Antique Stoves in Millside, west Cork (028 34917/086 855563) restores cast-iron stoves from Scandinavia, France, Germany and America, and boasts a client list that includes Ballymaloe’s Darina Allen and Jeremy Irons.

On offer is a 1920s original navy enamel Nyborg stove which measures 1.1m high. Internally, this Danish design has new firebricks and grates. Externally, some of the parts have been re-nickelled. It has new mica windows and the original enamel has been polished and features the normal crazing you would expect from age. It was €3,800 and has been reduced by 42 per cent to €2,200. All other stoves have been reduced by 20 per cent. And all come with a five-year guarantee.