French Antique Round Limestone Trough

A French antique round limestone trough with heavy curved walls and a weathered palette of pale cream and sun-bleached sand. Greenish-yellow mineral staining and mossy shadows gather around the base and bring out the porous, age-worn texture of the stone. The exterior is very rugged, with deep pits and open-grained cavities left by natural erosion; the wide top rim is thick and blunt, its edges battered into soft, irregular curves. Inside, the basin keeps a grainy, scooped texture that holds shadow in its undulations.

It measures 30 inches in diameter and 14 3/4 inches high, with a bowl about 6 3/4 inches deep. The profile is squat and sits well below eye level, so it brings heavy texture into a space without blocking a view. It is a reclaimed piece with the wear of its age.

On a courtyard or terrace it works as an open basin for a trickle fountain, as a bird bath at ground level, or as a low planter at the edge of a path. This limestone trough has sold. We usually have similar round stone troughs in the yard or on the water from France; ask and we will send what is current.