French Antique Limestone Trough

A round French antique limestone trough with thick tapering walls and a broad rounded rim, a heavy primitive form that sits firmly on the ground. The stone is dark earth gray and pale sand, with orange lichen and green moss settled into deep pitting across the coarse surface. Tool marks and the original drainage indentations remain visible, the record of its working life as a farm vessel.

It measures 40 1/4 inches in diameter and 27 1/2 inches high; the single deep basin is 33 1/2 inches across and about 21 1/4 inches deep. The walls are a little over three inches thick at the rim. Condition is as found, with the moss and lichen left in place; it is heavy and ships on a pallet.

The depth suits a substantial planting, an olive or a fig, in the center of a gravel court or at the end of a path. The old drainage details also lend themselves to a simple spout conversion as a rustic fountain in a courtyard. It sits well with traditional masonry, aged wood and clean modern lines alike. The limestone trough is in our yard in Marina Del Rey; come and see this stone trough, or ask for photographs and a delivered quote.