Antique Belgian Bluestone Sink

A low, broad antique stone sink in Belgian bluestone with a raw, uneven exterior and a wide, low basin. A streak of warm brown weathering runs straight through the cool slate and charcoal of the stone. Inside, the flat floor has been worn smooth by moving water; there is an off-center drain hole and a deliberate notch cut into the rim, which is how the original owner let the water run off. The thick walls take up most of the piece, and the texture on them is the point.

It measures 25 inches wide, 21 1/2 inches deep and 6 inches high. It came from a Belgian house and keeps its chips, its brown staining and the notch, none of which we would touch. The drain hole can be fitted by your plumber.

As a bluestone sink it is at home in a powder room, a guest bath, or a potting area, sitting on an open timber frame or a dark iron base that leaves the brown weathering visible from the side. Pale lime plaster behind it sets off the dark stone. This stone sink has sold. We usually have similar low bluestone basins in the yard or on the water; ask and we will send what is current.