French Antique 19th Century Limestone Round Trough

A French antique limestone trough from the 19th century, round and deep, with thick walls that form a wide rim around whatever is planted inside. At the base a small spout is part of the stone itself, breaking the curve of the bowl and giving the piece a drain without a drilled hole. The patina is salt and pepper: dark mineral weathering speckled across a pale limestone surface, heavily textured over the whole.

It measures 41 inches across and 28 inches high; the interior is about 33 1/4 inches across and 23 inches deep, so the walls are nearly four inches thick and the trough holds a generous volume of soil. It is French, 19th century, as found. The spout can be plugged for planting or used as the outlet of a fountain.

Set it at the center of a courtyard or gravel garden where the round shape breaks up the paving; plant it with a small olive or bay, or with low mounded greenery that lets the rim show; or plumb it as the basin of a water feature using the spout. A round stone trough of this depth is also a fine dipping tank by a greenhouse. This limestone trough is in our yard in Marina Del Rey; see it by appointment, or ask us for more photographs and a quote.