French Antique Limestone Trough

A round French antique limestone trough, 19 3/4 inches in diameter and 19 inches high, so nearly as tall as it is wide. Round troughs of this size were cut as single blocks and used as small cisterns or feed vessels, and the form reads as a squat stone drum. This one has weathered outdoors for a long time, with the pitting, softened rim and surface staining that an old piece of French limestone picks up; we will send close photographs so you can judge the color and wear for yourself.

Its footprint is small enough for a terrace corner, a doorstep or a narrow side garden, and it is a natural planter for a single clipped boxwood or a cluster of herbs. Plumbed, it would make a modest basin under a wall spout.

The limestone trough can be seen by appointment in Marina Del Rey, or we will send photographs and a quote.