Antique Granite Bench

An antique granite bench with an asymmetrical top that is hard to forget: one end of the thick slab sweeps round in a soft curve while the other finishes in a blunt square cut. A vertical step is let into the heavy front lip, exposing the split grain of the rock, and the color moves between pale silver and warm oatmeal across the surface. The two block supports sit well back beneath the seat, so the slab overhangs on every side and the raw edges hang in shadow.

It measures 68 inches wide, 22 inches deep and 18 inches high. The listing also records an 8 3/4 inch measurement across the width and 11 1/2 and 6 1/2 inch measurements within the height: the seat slab and the supports beneath it. The edges are unrefined and chipped, as found; the top is flat enough to sit on comfortably.

The curved footprint lets the bench follow the bend of a courtyard border or sit at the turn of a garden path. Its low, broad top is a good place to stage heavy terra cotta pots or lanterns along the edge of a patio, or to rest beneath an old tree. This granite garden bench has sold. Similar granite benches turn up in the yard and on the water most seasons; ask and we will send what is current.