Reclaimed Limestone Fountain

A monumental stone fountain in reclaimed limestone, built in tiers: a wide circular basin with a thick rim and repeating panels on the outer wall, a tall pedestal with figures standing at its base, a broad lower bowl, a smaller scalloped upper bowl and a finial on top. The limestone runs cream, warm sand, ash gray and a faint rose beige. The edges of the relief work have softened, and dark mineral staining has settled into the joints and recesses.

It stands 127 1/2 inches high and the basin is 190 inches in diameter, close to 16 feet across. It was sold as stone and basin, with pump work by the installer. The wear is heavy and even: worn relief, blunted rims, and the staining you would expect from a century or more of water.

An antique fountain at this scale is the center of a property, not of a garden: a formal forecourt, the axis of a gravel drive, or a parterre seen from the main rooms. Clipped hedging and old brick or limestone paving sit well with it. This stone fountain has sold. We usually have other large fountains in the yard or on the water from Europe; ask and we will send what is current.