Marble Inlay Sink

A freestanding marble sink whose deck is a field of inlay: a geometric lattice in green, ochre and terracotta marble set flush into a thick stone top. The top rests on two large scrolled stone corbels, so the piece stands on its own and reads as a washstand, not a fixture. The slab edges are left rough and irregular, which keeps the fine pattern from looking too tidy.

It measures 47 inches wide, 20 inches deep and 37 1/2 inches high, standing height for a vanity. This is new stone, selected from a European workshop where the inlay is cut and set into the deck. It arrives in sections, corbels and top separate, and wants a solid floor and a mason or two to set it.

It belongs in a spacious primary bath, a sunroom or a garden-facing bathroom where the colors can answer the planting outside. Lime plaster walls give the lattice a quiet background; unlacquered brass picks up the ochre. Among the marble bathroom sinks we carry, this is the one people stop in front of. It is in our yard in Marina Del Rey; come and see the marble sink in daylight, or ask for close photographs of the inlay and a delivered quote.