Antique Mediterranean Limestone Fireplace Mantel Louis XIII Style

An antique stone fireplace mantel in the Louis XIII manner, cut from solid limestone and reclaimed from the Mediterranean. The silhouette is tall and weighty, with deep horizontal lines across the entablature. A block-like header sits on substantial legs that narrow slightly as they descend, turn through a restrained inward curve and land on squared base blocks. The stone runs cream, sand and pale beige, broken by tobacco-colored staining, scattered speckling and areas of natural pitting. Layered moldings give the shelf a stepped profile.

Overall it measures 84 1/4 inches wide, 35 inches deep and 70 1/2 inches high. The opening is 56 1/4 inches wide and 51 1/4 inches high, and the returns run about 15 3/4 inches deep. The joints between the stone sections are visible, and the edges near the opening are softened and darkened from long use.

This is a surround for a manor renovation, a country house, or a large room with tall ceilings, thick plaster walls, exposed beams or a wide stone floor. The broad shelf will hold sculpture or framed art without losing the weight of the stone fireplace mantel beneath it. See it by appointment in Marina Del Rey, or we will send detail photographs and a quote.