Reclaimed Limestone Fireplace

A reclaimed stone fireplace mantel in limestone with a deeply structural, block-built profile and a heavy, tiered shelf that projects well forward. The flat lintel sits on thick vertical legs that rise into curved corbels, so the hearth is framed in clean, massive lines. The stone is dusty taupe and warm brown, with cooler gray settled into the joints. Across the broad frieze are raised geometric panels with notched corners. Heavy pitting, chipped edges and a coarse mineral texture leave no doubt that this is old stone and not a polished reproduction.

It measures 71 1/4 inches wide, 30 1/4 inches deep and 69 1/4 inches high. The opening is 51 1/4 inches high and the returns about 13 1/2 inches deep; we will confirm the opening width with a drawing. It comes apart into its blocks for shipping and we supply a numbered plan for the mason.

An antique fireplace mantel with these proportions sits naturally in a formal sitting room, a large library or a primary living space. The wide ledge takes thick iron candlesticks or large ceramic vessels. The stone fireplace mantel is in our yard in Marina Del Rey; come and see it, or ask for detail photographs and a delivered quote.