Reclaimed Limestone Mantel

A reclaimed limestone fireplace mantel of generous scale and a composed profile. The shaped legs draw inward before settling onto solid block feet, giving the opening a soft outline, and a deep, tiered shelf runs continuously across the top to make a strong architectural line. The stone is dove gray, chalky cream and pale buff, holding warmer tones in the joints, the returns and the shadow under the shelf. Framed stone blocks across the frieze set up a steady rhythm.

It measures 75 inches wide, 24 inches deep and 69 inches high; the opening is 49 1/2 inches wide and 50 inches high. Age shows in softly worn corners, small chips, scattered pitting and a rougher grain down the legs. The surface is dry and powdery to the touch.

An antique fireplace mantel with this presence does best in an open room: under timber beams, against a long plaster wall, or in a great room that needs a center. The deep shelf takes a mirror, a pair of candlesticks or a restrained line of objects. Dark oak, worn terracotta, unlacquered brass and plain plaster all sit well with it. The limestone fireplace mantel is in Marina Del Rey; see it by appointment, or ask and we will send photographs and a delivered price.