Antique Limestone Fireplace Mantel Countryside Style

An antique stone fireplace mantel in limestone, in the plain countryside style, with strong proportions and no ornament. A long shelf sits on a straight apron, and the legs rise into a gently curved corbel at the top. The stone is a soft chalk white warmed by faint earthy undertones. The edges are softly worn, there are natural chips and visible tool marks, and the color varies across the face. A single horizontal groove runs across the frieze and throws a sharp shadow line; the sides and corners are rougher than the flat front.

It measures 67 3/4 inches wide, 20 inches deep and 48 1/2 inches high, with an opening of 51 1/2 by 42 inches and a jamb depth of 17 1/4 inches. It was reclaimed whole, jambs, lintel and shelf, from a French house.

A mantel this plain belongs in an open kitchen, a long living room or a barn conversion, around a working wood or gas firebox or as a dry surround, with limewashed walls, a brick hearth or darker stone around it. This antique limestone fireplace has sold. We usually have similar country mantels in the yard or on the water from France; ask and we will send photographs of each stone fireplace mantel we have at present, with sizes.