French Antique Foundation Slab

The longest of the French antique limestone blocks in this group, a foundation slab nearly six feet long with a heavy profile that reads as all length and little height. The top face is a pale, chalky ivory and light gray, crossed by faint linear bands that run the width of the stone like stripes. The texture is matte and worn, speckled with small natural pits and dark mineral deposits, with darker weathering and oxidation gathered along the rim. The vertical edges are rock-faced, deeply chipped and irregular, exposing the granular interior; the corners are blunt and rounded by wear.

It measures 71 1/4 inches long, 36 1/2 inches deep and 7 3/4 inches high. It came out of a French building and has not been dressed or cleaned. It is set by machine onto a prepared base.

The length suits a bench platform along a garden wall, a continuous plinth for several pots or objects, or a wide threshold or landing where a single thick step is wanted. The rough sides make a good border stone at the edge of a gravel court. This antique limestone slab has sold. We usually have similar limestone blocks and foundation slabs in the yard or on the water; ask and we will send what is current.