French Antique Limestone Slab

A French antique limestone slab in pale ivory and warm sand, its top worn to a smooth, matte finish that keeps the color quiet and even. The sides are another matter: left rough, they carry rhythmic diagonal strike marks from the tools that first squared the block, running in close parallel lines around the whole piece. A rust-toned patina drifts across parts of the stone and warms the pale palette.

It measures 54 inches wide, 38 inches deep and 5 1/2 inches high, a good size for a table for six. It is French and old, and the condition is as found; the tooled sides and the rust staining are the character of the piece and we have left them alone. It ships on a pallet and is set with a forklift or by a mason with rollers.

Mount it on a wood or steel base as a dining table in a garden room or on a covered terrace. Its thickness also suits a kitchen island top beside oak or painted cabinetry, or a long work surface in a flower room. As a stone table it will outlast the house. This limestone slab is in Marina Del Rey; see it by appointment, or send us the room and we will quote the piece delivered with a drawing for the base.