French Antique 19th Century Limestone Wellhead

A French antique stone wellhead of the 19th century: a square limestone block with a deep round opening whose interior has gone forest green with moss over old mineral staining. The outer faces are sun-faded cream and sand, warming to honey gray at the corners, with a matte, finely pitted surface and edges rounded into soft irregular curves. Arched notches at the base lift the heavy form off the ground, and inside the opening two small holes remain from the ironwork that once sat here.

It measures 37 3/4 by 37 1/4 inches and stands 24 1/2 inches high, with an opening of 27 1/4 inches. The rim is thick and blunt, undulating slightly where a century of use has worn it. Condition is as found; the moss inside is part of what you are buying.

Set it at the center of a terrace or a garden entry, planted with a large agave or a clipped bay, or fit it with a rising jet so water lifts out of the dark, moss-lined throat. The antique wellhead is in our yard in Marina Del Rey; come and look into it, or ask us for photographs and a delivered quote on this stone wellhead.