18th Century Spanish Marble Well from Sierra Elvira Carved in a Single Block

18th Century Spanish White Marble Octagonal Well Spout

18th Century Spanish White Marble Octagonal Well Spout

Spanish hand carved stone pile.

Spanish Hand carved stone pile.

Although this may look like a holy water font from an ancient Italian church, we believe it’s probably a marble wash basin, or sink based on the fact that it has an old drain hole. You can clearly see that the marble sink was mounted into a wall and it could be Roman, Turkish or even Middle Eastern. Sinks or wash basins are thought to have started in Ancient Roman bathhouses. Romans actually had warm water in bowls around the bathhouse in order to wash one’s face and hands. During the 1500’s, the wealthy would have wood washstands...

Beautiful antique well from the 19th century! One side of this well is not original, but we have found a very nice alternative that fits exactly with the whole!

A Spanish hand-carved stone wellhead (would make a great planter!) from the 18th century. This antique well cover from Spain has been hand-carved of...

A Spanish hand-carved stone mortar from the 18th century. This antique mortar from Spain, once used to grind various ingredients for cooking or medicinal purposes, is nicely sized st...