Reclaimed Limestone Fireplace

A tall reclaimed stone fireplace mantel in limestone, with a heavy multi-tiered header and massive corbel supports. Thick vertical legs rise into curved corbels that carry a deeply recessed frieze, and the frieze is centered on an oval in relief set inside an inset framed panel. A broad projecting shelf caps the whole. The color shifts as it rises: a cool gray across the lower masonry, warming to sandy beige and taupe along the overmantel. A time-darkened patina sits under the shelf and in the inner joints, and fine mineral pinholes and small rust-toned specks are scattered across the unpolished grain.

Overall it measures 71 1/4 inches wide, 38 1/2 inches deep and 86 1/4 inches high. The opening is 47 1/4 inches wide and 52 inches high, with returns of about 17 1/4 inches. It ships as numbered blocks with a drawing.

This antique limestone fireplace belongs in a large living room or an open-plan space with high ceilings. Hand-troweled plaster and white oak sit well with the matte surface; aged brass and linen draw out the warm tones in the header. The stone fireplace mantel is in Marina Del Rey. See it by appointment, or we will send photographs and a quote.