French Antique Limestone Slab

A French antique limestone slab, thick and nearly square, with a top that has gone soft and matte after a long time in the rain. The center is warm buff and sand, shading to smoky gray and a faint olive at the edges, and faint horizontal bands cross the face like old watermarks. The sides are rough, with deep pitting, chipped corners and the mineral layers of the bed exposed, so the block reads as a piece of a building rather than a cut countertop.

It measures 49 inches wide, 43 inches deep and 7 1/2 inches high. The matte surface absorbs light rather than reflecting it, which is why the color looks so even from across a room and so varied up close. Condition is as found: the pits and chips are old, and we would not fill them. A block this thick ships on a pallet and is set by forklift.

On a steel base it becomes a square stone table for a living room or a loggia. Its depth also suits a kitchen island top beside oak cabinetry, a hearth stone in front of a fireplace, or a plinth for a large pot in a courtyard. This limestone slab is in our yard in Marina Del Rey. Come and see it, or ask us for more photographs and a quote delivered to your site.