Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Basin Tub Planter Firepit Trough antiques

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Basin Tub Planter
Firepit Trough antiques . Exquisite late 18^th Early 19^th
Century water fountain Basin Of Hand Carved Stone . this trough could be
installed with a simple bronze spout or a carved stone fountain head , we have
many options of them , in order to create a charming garden water fountain .
this good size stone trough from Provence . The centuries left its marks on this
container and a very nice patina . Installed will be the focal point of any
landscape design. It is a piece of art that holds history of the ironsmith and
majesty in its proportions. This architectural element is very versatile and it
will be the focal point of your landscape or centerpiece in a contemporary
design landscape , traditional 
provincial , Italian , Spanish 
Mediterranean  etc . Antique
dealer California , Beverly Hills / Los Angeles / West Hollywood  Melrose Ave and La Cienega . Some designers
turned them into  fire pit , some of them
with a simple spout in the center with water bubbling and of course it could be
used as a planter since it has a good depth and it can hold a great amount of
soil to plant a tree  . Flipped upside
down to create a stone base pedestal for your sculpture . As seen in the
pictures the Stone Crack and patina and losses . the main picture is of the
back of the trough . The drilled holes along the lip of the basin  were made for many reasons. Such as attaching
the rope of a jug so people can drink water from the fountain Without taking it
with them , or to attach buckets with a rope to the basin So they can pour water
for the animals. You could see in some of the holes what is left of the wood
wedges they used to attach Metal hooks to secure their companions (dunkies)
would not stray away While resting in town . At a later time, they used these
basins to store the grains fruits and olives , to keep the rodents away they
secured the basin with a lid and nails that goes into the wood wedges inside
the holes. Nothing was done back then because they loved to do the extra work ,
they simply had a use for it , and of course it adds more charm to the piece .