Antique Stone Trough With Moss Covered Weathering

A long antique stone trough with thick walls and a moss-covered exterior: pale gray stone under dark organic staining, with patches of green moss across the weathered outer faces. The thick rim drops into a deep basin with a smooth, white-toned interior. At the base is a metal-lined drainage port, and high on one inner wall a small rectangular overflow hole has been cut through, so the trough was plumbed for running water at some point in its working life.

It measures 80 3/4 inches wide, 31 1/2 inches deep and 22 1/2 inches high. It is a European farm piece, and the form says 18th or 19th century. The two openings make it one of the easier large troughs to set up as a fountain: supply to the overflow level, drain through the base, no new holes.

At the foot of a long retaining wall it catches the flow from several mounted spouts; in a courtyard it is a large recirculating pool; planted, it is a stone trough planter for a hedge of rosemary. Glass or smooth panels behind it set off the moss, and square pavers under it show the dark irregular base. This trough has sold. Long troughs with original plumbing are worth waiting for; ask and we will send what is current.