Limestone Fireplace Mantel

An ornate new limestone fireplace mantel of curved lines and high relief. The header carries a shell medallion at its center with scrolling foliage and flowers running out to either side across the whole lintel, and the top shelf follows the undulation of the header rather than running straight, so the horizontal line waves. S-curved corbel legs carry floral rosettes at the top and acanthus leaves down the body, and they land on tiered, rounded base blocks. The stone is pale cream and beige, tooled to a pitted, worn finish that keeps the shadows deep in the ornament.

It measures 62 1/2 inches wide, 14 inches deep and 52 1/2 inches high overall, with a firebox opening 38 inches wide by 35 1/2 inches high. This is new stone, selected from the one European workshop we use for mantels; call us for current availability, and ask about a custom opening if yours differs.

It is a mantel for a formal sitting room or a tall great room where the hearth is meant to be the center of the wall, with smooth lime plaster around it and a stone floor in a Versailles pattern below. Keep the shelf nearly bare. This limestone fireplace mantel can be seen in Marina Del Rey; ask us for more photographs or a delivered quote.