French Antique Limestone Trough

A small, square French antique limestone trough with thick walls and a heavy squared profile. The stone is a warm wheat shading to raw oatmeal, with weathered ash tones in the hollows. Winters outdoors have pitted the exterior into a rugged, open texture, while the tall, sturdy walls still read as a solid block.

It measures 19 inches on each side and 14 inches high. The compact footprint makes it one of the easier pieces in our yard to place, and the depth is enough for a boxwood, a standard rose or a small olive. It is a reclaimed piece, sound, with the chips and surface wear of its farm life.

A square stone trough like this suits a doorstep, a terrace table, a narrow balcony or a powder room as a basin under a wall spout. Grouped in a line along a wall, several would make a planted border. The limestone trough is in Marina Del Rey; see it by appointment, or ask us for photographs and a quote.