Antique French Round Wellhead with Iron Piece

An antique French stone wellhead, round, with its iron still on it: four double-scroll brackets bolted into the rim carry a slender iron arch and a small dark pulley wheel. The stone is dense and gritty, mottled charcoal gray and ash with salt-white mineral deposits, and it has a harder grain than most limestone. The exterior faces are compact and finely pitted, with weather staining that has rounded every edge. There is a small worn notch at the base.

The stone ring measures 44 inches across and 25 inches high; the iron arch adds considerable height above that, so allow for it when you plan the spot. It is a French piece of the 18th or 19th century, going by the form. The ironwork is old and stable in its rust and came with the stone.

A stone wellhead with its arch is the one piece that can hold the center of an open courtyard by itself. It also sits well at the crossing of two gravel paths, or as a planter for trailing rosemary with the arch above. The iron is the thing to light at night. This antique wellhead has sold. Wellheads with original iron are the hardest pieces to find; tell us if you want one and we will send what is current.