French Antique 19th Century Wellhead

A French antique stone wellhead of the 19th century unlike the squat blocks we usually show: this is an upright, irregular slab of limestone, over four feet tall and barely eight inches thick, with a large round opening through its center. The coarse surface is pale bone and dusty beige with heavy patches of dark mossy green. Dark iron strapping wraps horizontally around the left and right sides, and a single rusted iron pin stands out of the upper face.

It measures 43 3/4 inches wide, 7 1/2 inches deep and 51 1/2 inches high. The bottom edge is uneven and organic, the way it came out of the ground, and the straps and pin were left in place. Condition as found; the gouges and severe weathering are the piece.

Stood at the edge of a courtyard it backs a ground-level catchment basin; set against a masonry wall the wide opening takes a high-volume iron spout; mounted over a cistern it gives open access to the water below. Tall dark evergreens behind it make the chalky stone read brighter. This antique wellhead has sold. We usually have other stone wellheads in the yard or on the water, though rarely one of this shape; ask and we will send what is current.