Limestone Fireplace Mantel

A shallow new limestone fireplace mantel with a flattened arch over the opening. Circular medallions in relief fill the recessed upper corners of the header, and a heavy inner moulding follows the curve of the arch down the jambs to two vase-shaped reliefs at the foot of each pillar. The shelf is flat with a straight edge, a clean line over the blocky frame. The stone is warm sand and oatmeal, with a weathered, speckled texture that reads as hand-finished.

It measures 66 inches wide, 8 inches deep and 47 1/2 inches high overall, with a firebox opening 47 inches wide by 36 inches high; the second figure in our listing, 4 inches, is the shelf thickness. This is new stone, selected from the one European workshop we use for mantels; call us for current availability, and ask if the profile needs a different opening, which adds lead time.

The shallow depth makes it right for a primary bedroom, a private study or a formal salon where detail is wanted in a compact frame, with hand-troweled plaster, dark-stained wood and a stone floor around it. This limestone fireplace surround can be seen in Marina Del Rey; ask us for more photographs or a delivered quote for the limestone fireplace mantel.