Limestone Mantel with a Carved Shield Cartouche

Photographed straight on, so you can read it properly. The shelf is built from jointed limestone slabs, the frieze is left plain, and everything gathers at a single carved shield cartouche with scrolled volutes at the centre. Small moulded corbel heads sit above plain block jambs. The stone is heavily pitted and mineral stained, and the firebox is lined with a patchwork of variegated stone tiles. This antique limestone mantel is available to buy and suits studies, panelled libraries, and rooms built around joinery.