French Antique Limestone Trough

A low, wide French antique limestone trough, round in plan, 31 3/4 inches across and 11 3/4 inches high. The proportions are those of a basin rather than a tub: broad enough to read as a dish of stone, low enough to sit under the eye. It is one block of French limestone, weathered over a long working life, and it carries the softened edges and surface pitting that come with that; ask us for close photographs and we will show you the color and the wear.

A round basin of this size works as a still reflecting pool in a gravel garden, as a bird bath on a plinth, or as a planter for low alpines or a mat of thyme. It also sits well at the foot of a wall fountain to catch the water.

See this limestone trough in Marina Del Rey by appointment, or write for photographs and a delivered price.