French Antique Limestone Trough

A large French antique limestone trough with the clean linear geometry that farm troughs of this size tend to have: a long, deep rectangle with thick walls. The color runs from a rich wheat through soft cream to faint traces of charcoal, shifting with the light. Decades of weather have left fine surface fractures, softened the corners and worn the old tooling marks on the faces to a quiet texture.

It measures 68 inches long, 31 inches from front to back and 23 inches high, a deep cavity that protects roots and holds a serious volume of soil or water. It is a reclaimed working piece, sound, with the wear that comes with its age, and very heavy; it would travel on a pallet and be set by crane.

A trough of this size would stand along a terrace, mark the entry to a courtyard, or take an olive tree at the end of a long gravel walk. It also makes a handsome basin for a wall fountain where the overflow can be heard. This limestone trough has sold. We usually have other large troughs in the yard or on the water from France; ask and we will send what is current.