Limestone Fireplace Mantel with Trumeaus Over Mantel

A new limestone fireplace mantel with a trumeau overmantel that rises nearly twelve feet, turning the whole chimney breast into stone. The overmantel carries a large recessed arched panel; the hearth below has gently curved, scrolled corbels that sweep to the floor beneath a tiered shelf. There is little surface ornament, so the height and the arch do the work. The stone is pale cream and soft sand, fine-grained, smooth and faintly mottled.

Overall it measures 69 1/2 inches wide, 12 1/2 inches deep and 140 1/2 inches high, with an opening 50 inches wide and 48 1/2 inches high. This is new stone from the European workshop that makes all of our new French mantels, and the hearth can be ordered to a custom opening. It ships in many pieces with a full setting drawing; the wall behind it must be plumb and able to take the load.

It needs a sitting room or hall with a ceiling of at least thirteen feet and tall windows, over wide-plank oak or stone, with brass and deep seating around it. The limestone fireplace mantel is in Marina Del Rey; come by appointment, or send us the room's dimensions and we will send photographs and a quote.