French Antique Limestone Sink

A French antique limestone sink, small and low, in a warm cream that drifts into light taupe where the stone has weathered. The form is a plain rectangle with edges that have softened over a long life, and the basin is only a few inches deep, so the piece reads almost as a tray. The surface is slightly irregular, with the open grain and faint pitting of old limestone, and the color is not uniform anywhere, which is the appeal.

It measures 22 1/2 inches wide, 17 1/2 inches deep and 3 inches high. We brought it back from France and have not touched the surface. A sink this low was made for rinsing rather than soaking, and it should be plumbed with that in mind: a modest spout, a drain through the base, a splash of water rather than a torrent.

It is the right scale for a powder room on a small console or a wall bracket, for a bar where glasses are rinsed, or for a kitchen prep station in a house where the counters are already stone. Reclaimed oak, aged brass and pale plaster all sit easily beside it. This antique sink is in Marina Del Rey; ask us for photographs from every side, or come and see the limestone sink in person.