Antique rectangular troughs in stone
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
Wide antique rectangular stone container
Antique rectangular stone container
Antique stone trough with spillway
Long and narrow trough in patinated stone with its 2 metallic hooks
Very long and shallow rustic stone trough
Antique rectangular stone container
Antique large trough in worn and patinated by time stone
Ancient antiqued stone trough with patina
Long antique trough in patinated stone : old laundry sink
Large rustic trough in patinated stone for outdoor use
Original ancient trough in the shape of a half moon in granite stone
Ancien bac massif en pierre avec dessus en bois
Very large and shallow massive antique stone trough
Large solid trough made of natural white stone with beautiful natural patina
Large massive antique stone trough patinated and weathered by time
Long massive trough in weathered and patinated stone
Large and solid antique trough in stone
Two meter-long antique 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.