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Positioned front and centre, this tile formed one of the stove’s most distinctive decorative features.
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Pictured here on the far left, Sofie Stork’s handpainted kachelofen (tile stove) was something of an architectural talking point within the Berghof – and a place where staff and guests would gather for warmth on cold evenings.
Shown here and below – the tile visible in period photos.
Close-up of the stove, showing the original position of the tile fragment, top center. “The former staff room at Haus Wachenfeld became the living room. The green stove with its much-admired tiles made it the most comfortable room at the Berghof.
Munich artist, Sofie Stork, photographed next to the newly-installed kachelofen , in 1936.
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