French Antique Round Limestone Trough

A French antique round limestone trough, thick and low, with a sun-bleached patina over the deep, porous texture of long-weathered rock. Traces of green and gold moss color the lower half of the outside. The top edge is blunt and uneven, rising and falling in softened waves around the full perimeter. Inside, the walls are cut with a deliberate series of wide horizontal lines, concentric tool marks that circle the bowl and set its made surface against the natural wear outside.

It measures 30 inches in diameter and 15 1/2 inches high, with a bowl only about 5 1/2 inches deep, which tells you it was a low basin rather than a storage trough. It is a heavy piece and sits where it is placed.

Filled with water as a standalone basin or reflecting pool, the flat surface magnifies the ridged interior and turns a working trough into a textured water feature. It also suits a terrace as a low planter for sedum or thyme. This stone trough has sold; we usually have other round limestone troughs in the yard or on the water, so ask and we will send what is current.