Reclaimed Limestone Fireplace

A reclaimed stone fireplace mantel in limestone, with a broad shelf, a deep frieze and tall legs that build a steady, upright frame around the hearth. The stone is warm: dusty rose, sand, pale taupe and muted terracotta, with soft shifts of color across the face. The frieze carries a raised diamond at the center, finished with small round terminals. Above it the top is built in layered bands. The legs rise in long tapered sections and step outward under the frieze into shaped shoulders that give the opening its outline.

It measures 63 1/2 inches wide, 19 inches deep and 59 inches high; the opening is 47 1/4 inches wide and 48 inches high. Open pores, rubbed edges, small chips and visible joints run across the surface and are part of the piece.

An antique limestone fireplace in this warm range suits a living room, a dining room, a library or a farmhouse kitchen, beside lime plaster, aged oak, terracotta floors and dark iron. The layered bands and tapered legs carry the eye from shelf to foot without a break. This stone fireplace mantel has sold, but we usually have similar reclaimed mantels in the yard or on the water; ask and we will send what is current.