Limestone Fireplace Mantle

A new limestone fireplace mantel with a grape and leaf motif in relief at the center of the header, the vines and leaves standing well out from the flat face of the stone. The surface is gritty and sun-warmed, pale sand and warm biscuit with flecks of deep ochre, and the edges are softened with subtle mineral pits that make the piece look lived with.

It measures 69 inches wide, 14 1/2 inches deep and 62 1/2 inches high, with an opening 47 1/2 inches wide and 45 1/2 inches high. This is new stone from the European workshop that makes all of our new French mantels; the same design can be ordered to a custom opening. It ships in sections with a setting drawing, and the shelf is deep enough for a row of ceramics or a leaning frame.

The grape motif suits a farmhouse kitchen with rough-sawn oak beams, a garden room, a wine cellar, or an airy living room with large-format limestone flooring; brushed bronze around the firebox sets off the pale stone. This limestone fireplace mantel is in our showroom in Marina Del Rey; visit by appointment, or we will send more photographs and a quote.