Dealers in authentic antique limestone wall fountains.

At Ancient Surfaces we are committed to preserving the elegance and history of architectural antiquity. As an antique fountain dealer we source, reclaim and conserve antique limestone wall fountains, then sell them on to the houses, courtyards and estates being built today, turning fountains that supplied a village or a cloister for centuries into the quiet centre of a new garden. A fountain is the one piece of architecture in a garden that is heard before it is seen.

Our specialists source reclaimed limestone wall fountains of every character. Bearded mascarons and lion masks worn soft by the water that ran through them, carved crests of shell and acanthus above moulded cornices, backplates coursed in ashlar that has weathered to pink, ochre and grey, and monolithic troughs cut from a single block. Each piece is cleaned, stabilised and conserved with respect for the patina it arrived with. We are careful never to restore that away.

Ancient Surfaces has appeared on the front covers of Architectural Digest in May 2011 and LUX Magazine in November 2012, which says something about how our limestone fountains and architectural antiques are regarded within the design world.

We sell antique limestone wall fountains to private residences across Manhattan, Jersey City and Newark, and to projects nationwide and overseas that are after genuine historical elegance. Every piece is crated by specialist stone handlers and delivered worldwide. Prices are given on request, because each fountain is one of one and the delivered cost depends on its weight and where it is going.