Antique Round Stone Fountain Basin With Moss Patina

A round antique stone vessel, a deep fountain basin 51 1/2 inches across, with its outside almost entirely covered in bright green moss and yellow lichen. The curved walls taper toward a flat base. The thick, slightly uneven rim gives way to a much smoother interior where the stone is pale tan with a rose tint, a clean color against the overgrown shell.

It measures 51 1/2 inches across and 31 1/2 inches high, one of the largest round basins we have had through the yard. It is a European piece, 18th or 19th century by type. The moss is alive and wants shade and moisture to stay green; in full sun it will dry to gray and become a different kind of handsome.

It is a standalone bubbling fountain for a courtyard, the catch basin beneath a raised copper water rose, or the main pool of a terraced water course. Set over a random Versailles pattern of pavers it breaks the grid; against contemporary concrete the moss reads brighter still. A stone trough this round and this big is set by crane. This stone vessel has sold. Round basins of this scale are rare; ask and we will send what is current.