French Antique 18th Century Limestone Trough

A long French antique limestone trough from the 18th century, nearly eight feet of pale stone in rich wheat and soft cream with faint charcoal mineral traces. The stone has weathered to a soft skin marked by small surface fractures and the original tooling scars, and the outer corners have been rounded off by long exposure. The walls are heavy and the interior is deep for a trough this low.

Overall it measures 94 1/2 inches wide, 33 inches deep and 14 1/2 inches high; the basin inside runs about 88 inches by 27 inches. It is French, 18th century, and the fractures are old and stable. Low and long, it rides flat on a pallet and is set with a forklift.

It would run along a terrace wall as a line of water fed by two or three spouts, edge a motor court, or stand at a courtyard entry planted with a row of lavender. A stone trough this long organizes the space around it. This limestone trough has sold. We usually have long low troughs in the yard or coming from France; ask and we will send what is current.