Reclaimed Limestone Wall Fountain

A reclaimed limestone wall fountain built from staggered square blocks, with an overhanging cornice on top and a curved basin of segmented stones below. The block faces are sun-bleached sandy beige and pale cream with streaks of rust, and every one shows deep pitting and a rough, unpolished face. The cornice and the basin stones have rounded, heavily softened profiles. Run your hand along the basin edge and the stone is cold and gritty, the way old masonry is.

Overall it measures 77 1/4 inches wide, 33 inches deep and 54 inches high. The component widths listed are 71 1/4, 64 1/4 and 67 inches, and the depths step from 10 inches down to 6 1/4 and 1 inch as the courses recede; the basin wall is about 8 inches high. It is sold as stone and basin, with the spout and pump arranged by your installer. Chips and rust marks are part of the piece.

As a stone wall fountain it suits a boundary wall behind a patio, the back of a covered dining pavilion, or a cobbled courtyard where the rust in the stone picks up the brick. Poured concrete paths beside it make a clean contrast. See it in Marina Del Rey, or ask for a set of photographs and a quote.