French Vintage Composite Trough

A French vintage composite stone trough: a heavy cylinder with thick walls, a straight upright profile and a broad, roughly finished opening onto a deep basin. It is a composite of limestone aggregate rather than a cut block, and the surface shows the grit of that aggregate along the uneven upper rim. Age has given it a dense patina that shifts from deep charcoal at the top to lighter tan and ochre near the base, with chalky white marks and dark mineral pitting scattered across the body.

It measures 45 1/2 inches in diameter and 20 inches high, with an interior of about 39 1/2 inches across and 18 inches deep. Inside, the walls are dark and weathered with a pitted grain. The rim varies slightly in height around its circumference. It is heavy and stays where it is set.

A vessel of this size takes an architectural tree as a stone trough planter, or holds water as a permanent feature in a quiet courtyard. Pale gravel or wide timber boards draw the ash gray out of the surface; raw iron hardware suits the grit of the patina. This piece has sold. We usually have similar large round troughs, in stone and composite, in the yard or on the water; ask and we will send what is current.