Antique rectangular troughs in stone
Antique stone trough. Medium size.
Petit bac ancien ou évier rustique en pierre patinée
Long and shallow antique cast-iron trough
Antique natural aged stone trough
Antique small and shallow stone trough
Antique hand carved stone container with an eroded finish
Antique square stone trough
Antique rectangular granite miniature trough
Authentic antique shallow rectangular trough in hard-stone
Antique small-sized and shallow massive stone trough
Antique shallow rectangular hard-stone trough
Small antique square granite trough
Antique stone garden planter
Rustic antique ocher stone trough
The troughs are containers used to feed the livestock. Hollow, longer than wide, these feeders were used to distribute either water or food to farm animals (pigs, sheep, cattle, horses ...).
Larger stone bassins, meanwhile, were usually used to keep the food safe from moisture and light. You can still see on some of them, the nails that were used to hold the wooden cover.
The smaller models were often used either as cattle trough, or in various trades such as salting, tubs filled with water used by the smiths for example.
All these elements are monoliths. They were carved, by human hands, from massive blocks of stone. They remind us of our rural past and needs. They also reflect the skills of our peers stone-masons, often anonymous, who have perpetuated our popular art over the centuries.
Now these old elements can be used for landscaping your outdoors : flowerpots, planters, small fountains ... They can also be turned into sinks or water-bassins.