French Antique Limestone Trough

A small French antique limestone trough with a low profile, the kind of piece that brings old stone indoors as easily as out. The limestone runs through pale cream, soft sand and muted ash, with a faint green cast near the base from years of moss or mineral deposits. The rounded rim has softened with age and handling, while the outer walls stay rough, heavily pitted with tiny voids and natural speckling. Inside, darker traces of past use set off the lighter exterior.

It measures 19 1/2 inches wide, 13 inches deep and 9 inches high, with an interior of about 15 by 8 inches and 5 1/2 inches deep. It is small enough to carry and to sit on a counter or a console. Condition is as found, with the chalky texture and irregular edges that give it its age.

On a kitchen counter it holds herbs; on a vanity, soaps and rolled towels; on a console, collected objects. Outdoors it serves as a small fountain basin or a low centerpiece for moss, clipped citrus branches or a seasonal arrangement. It looks right beside lime plaster, aged oak, terracotta or blackened steel. The limestone trough is in Marina Del Rey; come and see this stone trough, or ask us for photographs and a quote.