Antique Belgian Bluestone Sink

A long antique stone sink in Belgian bluestone, a simple rectangle with the dense weight the stone is known for. The color is deep charcoal shifting to blue-gray. The outside carries deep vertical grooves, a ribbed texture that catches the light and feels gritty under the hand, while the inside is honed smooth. A distinct chip on the rim shows the pale inner grain of the stone, which is one of the things we like about it.

It measures 37 inches wide, 18 inches deep and 5 1/2 inches high, so it is low and wide, more a washing slab than a bowl. It came out of a house in Belgium. The chip is as found and we would leave it. A drain can be drilled where you want it before it leaves the yard.

It wants a kitchen island, a butler's pantry, or a bar, somewhere the stone can work as a prep station and take water and tools without a thought. Unlacquered brass warms the gray; pale oak or walnut cabinetry under it reads well. This bluestone sink is in our yard in Marina Del Rey; come and run a hand over the grooves, or ask for more photographs and a quote for the stone sink delivered.