Reclaimed Limestone Mantel

A reclaimed limestone fireplace mantel in pale ivory, light sand and gray-beige, with a dry matte surface across the whole face. A deep chamfered shelf sits above a flat frieze that carries a small circular stone medallion at its center. Directly below the shelf, support blocks are cut with horizontal grooves that make dark shadow lines, and their edges are chipped and rubbed to a rough, unpolished finish. Slender vertical supports run down to square bases, framing the fire in a tall, narrow silhouette, and the side profile shows thick blocks that stand well out from the wall.

It measures 78 1/2 inches wide, 17 inches deep and 64 1/2 inches high; the opening is 53 inches wide and 46 1/2 inches high. Condition is as found, with wear on the grooved blocks and along the shelf edge.

This antique fireplace mantel fits a morning room, a library or a dining room, with pine floors and plaster walls, and its width will carry a longer wall than the slender legs suggest. It can enclose a working firebox or stand dry. This limestone fireplace mantel has sold; we usually have similar pale reclaimed mantels in the yard or on the water, so ask and we will send what is current.