Limestone Fireplace Mantel

A new limestone fireplace mantel in a classic French manner: a crest in relief at the center of the header, massive inward-curving legs, and a tiered shelf with sharp stepped mouldings along its upper edge. The proportions are tall and the profile is bold without much surface ornament beyond the central shield. The stone is warm beige and soft cream, fine-grained and smooth, with faint natural mottling that shows most on the flat faces of the legs.

It measures 73 inches wide, 17 inches deep and 69 inches high, with an opening 48 inches wide and 47 1/2 inches high. This is new stone, selected from the European workshop that makes all our new French mantels, and the same design can be ordered to a custom opening. The mantel ships in sections with a drawing for the mason and needs a hearth sized for its weight.

It belongs in an estate living room, a paneled library, or a dining room over a limestone floor laid in squares, running bond or a Versailles pattern; it also holds its own against contemporary furniture. See the limestone fireplace mantel by appointment in Marina Del Rey, or we will send photographs and a delivered price.