Antique rectangular troughs in stone
Our entire selection of antique stone troughs of a rectangular or square shape.
Now these ancient items can be transformed into fountains or into original flower pots or planters !
Large antique stone trough with patina and lichen
Antique stone trough with rounded corners
Wonderful antique rectangular trough with a rustic appearance
Antique stone trough made of a monolithic block of stone
Wonderful antique oval cast-iron trough with handles.
Rustic trough carved in a white non-freezing limestone
Antique stone trough with overflows
Antique rustic trough carved in white limestone
Large antique trough in hard stone weathered and patinated by time
Antique stone trough with rounded edges.
Antique thick stone trough
High antique square stone trough with a beautifully aged patina
Antique stone planter. Good size
Massive old trough in patinated stone with rest-bucket bars
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.
