Limestone Fireplace Mantel

A new limestone fireplace mantel with a serpentine lintel: deep, rhythmic mouldings sweep across the header toward a crest in high relief at the center, and the curves continue down into the legs. The stone is honeyed beige and soft almond in color, smooth as old parchment across most of the face and showing the natural pits of the block in places. It is a warm-toned stone that reads well against pale walls.

It measures 65 1/2 inches wide, 15 1/2 inches deep and 54 inches high, with an opening 49 inches wide and 39 1/2 inches high. This is new stone from the European workshop that makes all of our new French mantels, and the profile can be ordered to a custom opening. It ships in sections with a setting drawing, and the shelf is wide enough for a personal collection.

A limestone fireplace surround with this much curve suits a foyer, a formal dining room with a large mirror above, or a primary suite where it can stand in as an architectural headboard; lime plaster and hand-scraped oak set it off well. The limestone fireplace mantel can be seen by appointment in Marina Del Rey, or ask us for photographs and a quote.