French Antique 19th Century Limestone Bench

A French antique 19th century limestone bench on a small scale, a thick slab set on two low blocks, more garden accent or step than seat. The stone is gritty to the touch and runs from soft chalk white to smoke gray, with a skin of moss across the top that we have left alone. The edges are chipped and rough all the way round.

It measures 49 inches wide, 13 inches deep and 18 1/2 inches high as assembled; the slab itself is 7 inches thick and the blocks beneath it 11 1/2 inches. Taken off its blocks and set straight on the ground, the slab makes a low step or a plinth about 7 inches high. It is 19th-century French limestone, porous and soft edged, and sits steadily on gravel or grass.

Use it as a step down from a terrace to a lawn, as a low perch at the edge of a kitchen garden, or as a raised stand for pots and lanterns beside a door. This limestone bench is in our yard in Marina Del Rey; come and see it, or ask us for more photographs and a delivered price.