French Antique Limestone Wellhead

A French antique limestone wellhead, a thick cylindrical ring with a completely open core and a coarse exterior. The outer walls are deeply pitted, in warm beige and pale bone, and a distinct band of rust-colored earth staining wraps the whole of the bottom edge where the ring once met the ground. The rugged, uneven top rim breaks straight down into the open center.

It measures 38 inches in diameter and 26 inches high. Inside, deep horizontal tooling lines circle the entire inner face, a sharp linear pattern that plays against the natural rough pitting outside. It is a reclaimed piece with the wear of its age, and heavy enough to need a pallet and equipment to set.

A ring like this is the classic way to hide the plumbing of a ground-level bubbler fountain; it also makes a deep planter with an open bottom, or a stone wellhead over a dipping well in a walled garden. Set against smooth dark concrete or plaster, the bone-colored stone stands out. This antique wellhead has sold. We usually have other rings and wellheads in the yard or on the water from France; ask and we will send what is current.