Antique Belgian Bluestone Sink

A compact antique stone sink in Belgian bluestone with a rough, grooved exterior and a deep basin. The outside walls carry vertical striations like ribbed corduroy, the rim is chipped and irregular, and the floor of the basin has a cross-hatched tooled pattern that gives grip and leads to plain stone drain holes. The color is slate gray and charcoal, with the tooling showing as dusty white lines. An iron ring is set into one side.

It measures 20 1/2 inches wide, 15 1/2 inches deep and 10 inches high. It was reclaimed from a house in Belgium and sold as found, chips, ring and all. The stone drain holes pass water straight through, which suits a garden setting; indoors the plumber fits a waste.

It was a sink for a powder room that wanted some grit, a potting bench where the open drain is useful, or a wet bar where the stone shrugs off wear. Smooth plaster and warm wood balance the deep tooling; unlacquered brass brightens the gray and dark steel picks up the ring. This bluestone sink has sold. We usually have similar small stone sink pieces in the yard or on the water; ask and we will send what is current.