Marble Fireplace

A white marble fireplace mantel with a long layered shelf and a stepped profile, listed here alongside our new limestone fireplace mantels. The broad upper section makes a strong horizontal line across the wall, and several recessed layers beneath it add depth and shadow at the edges. The marble is bright white with soft cloud gray variation and fine charcoal veining; the finish is smooth, the corners are mitered cleanly, and the stone itself supplies most of the interest.

It measures 55 3/4 inches wide, 9 1/2 inches deep and 44 3/4 inches high, with an opening 39 1/2 inches wide and 36 3/4 inches high. This is new stone, selected from a European workshop, and it ships in sections with a drawing for the mason. The 9 1/2 inch shelf is deep enough for art and ceramics.

It can be the center of a living room, a primary suite, a library or a formal sitting room, with lime plaster, greige walls, warm oak or aged bronze around it; it suits contemporary architecture as readily as a traditional house. Where a limestone fireplace mantel brings warmth and texture, this one brings cool clarity. The mantel is in Marina Del Rey and can be seen by appointment; otherwise we will send photographs and a delivered price.