Reclaimed Limestone Fireplace

A reclaimed stone fireplace mantel in limestone with a quiet, balanced profile. Straight lower legs sweep outward into broad corbels just below a straight header, and a wide flat shelf caps the piece. The stone is a warm gray-beige and sandy taupe, with faint smoky mottling across the broad surfaces and a fine, deeply matte texture. The edges are softly worn and the sharpest corners have been blurred by weather and use.

It measures 59 1/2 inches wide, 17 1/2 inches deep and 57 inches high; the opening is 43 1/2 inches wide and 48 1/2 inches high. The stone is unpolished and unsealed. There are no repairs, and the wear is even across the piece.

An antique fireplace mantel at this scale will hold a good stretch of wall in a formal living room, a library, an open kitchen or a primary suite, around a working firebox or as a dry surround. Hand-troweled plaster, white oak and blackened steel sit well beside the pale stone, and aged brass or natural linen nearby brings out its warmer undertones. The stone fireplace mantel is in our yard in Marina Del Rey; come and see it, or ask us for photographs and a delivered price.