Reclaimed Limestone Mantel

A very large reclaimed limestone fireplace mantel with a straight, heavy lintel on thick squared legs. The frieze is centered on a deep panel with a stylized floral motif inside an angled border. Just below the header, large corbels with leaf and scroll detail in relief carry the upper masonry down into the vertical jambs, and a broad, tiered shelf caps the block-built construction. The stone is smoke gray and warm taupe, with darker weathering settled into the recesses. Surface pitting, softly worn edges and distinct block seams give it a deeply weathered, tactile character rather than a smooth finish.

It measures 135 inches wide, 28 inches deep and 117 inches high. The opening is 78 1/2 inches wide and 86 1/2 inches high; a person can walk into it. This is a chateau-scale piece and needs a room with a ceiling well above twelve feet. It ships as numbered blocks on several pallets and sets with a crane.

An antique fireplace mantel at this scale belongs in a great hall, a very large living room, a hotel lobby or a gallery. The limestone fireplace mantel is in our yard in Marina Del Rey; come and stand under it, or send us your room drawings and we will quote it delivered and set.