Marble Sink

A large marble sink in fog gray and chalk white, with softly rounded corners and an exterior that has been hammered all over to a stippled, rough texture. The grain of the marble drifts through the gray in slow movement, and the contrast between the smooth, rounded rim and the rough outer walls is the whole character of the piece. The basin is generous and the deck around it is wide.

It measures 47 inches wide, 23 1/2 inches deep and 6 inches high. This is new stone, selected from a European workshop that finishes the outside with a hammer rather than a saw. The honed interior takes a sealer; the hammered exterior needs nothing. It is heavy, and it wants a cabinet or masonry base built for the load.

It suits a spacious primary bath, a contemporary powder room where one rough object is wanted among clean lines, or a covered outdoor kitchen where the texture will not mind the weather. Oak or walnut below it, aged brass above it, lime plaster or concrete behind it all work. The marble sink is in Marina Del Rey; run your hand over the sides by appointment, or ask us for photographs of this marble bathroom sink and a delivered quote.