Limestone Fireplace Mantel

A compact new limestone fireplace mantel with an acanthus leaf in relief centered on a deep, arched header. The arch flows into a curved edge that defines the whole firebox opening, and the frame is held by slender S-curved corbel legs that taper down to solid square base blocks. Above, a thick shelf with rounded corners gives a plain horizontal ledge over the worked stone below. The limestone is soft cream and pale yellow, tooled to a worn, pitted finish that keeps the shadows deep in the leaf and the mouldings.

It measures 49 inches wide, 15 1/2 inches deep and 53 1/2 inches high overall, with a firebox opening 34 inches wide by 39 inches high. This is new stone, selected from the one European workshop we use for mantels; call us for availability, and ask if you need the profile made to a different opening, which adds lead time.

At just over four feet wide it is sized for a primary bedroom, a private library, a study or a small sitting room, where a detailed limestone fireplace surround is wanted in a frame that does not take over the wall. The limestone fireplace mantel can be seen in Marina Del Rey; ask us for more photographs or a delivered price.