French Antique Limestone Architectural Fragment

Among the smaller architectural fragments we brought back from France, this one is a slender limestone upright with a stepped profile: wide at the base, wide again at the crown, and pinched through a central waist. The top is hollowed into a deep recess. The reclaimed limestone is richly weathered, with mossy olive, clay brown and warm beige running over the surface, deep fissures, heavy pitting, crusted patches and edges worn soft.

It measures 12 inches square at its widest and 25 inches high; the waist narrows to about 8 inches. It is one piece of antique limestone, light enough for two people to move and heavy enough to stay where it is put. We do not know the building it came from. The recess at the top will hold water or soil, so it can be a small planter or a bird bath if you want it to be.

Set it in a courtyard among ferns, stand it at the end of a gravel path, or bring it inside to a windowsill or a hearth as a single object. It would hold a small bronze or a candle. Architectural fragments like this are easy to ship. The piece is in our yard in Marina Del Rey; come and see it, or ask for photographs and a price delivered.