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2ed showroom addition 2007.

Phoenician Stone principals Joseph and Ron Sage are proud grandsons.

The seeds of their family's business, architectural antique acquisitions, were planted back in the 1940's by their grandfather Joseph Sage, Sr. When World War II ended, he started his general contracting company. Contracts he secured included working in historical medieval alleyways along Ancient Roman and Grecian ruins.

Soon, his passion for architectural antiques turned into a family business that his grandsons and his family members in Europe still manage to this day.

Phoenician Stone, with locations in Corona Del Mar and Los Angeles, is more showroom than store.

The Corona Del Mar double-storefront space, soon to expand, is a sight for all history buffs to see. The flooring is a collection of pavers and stones, samples of what customers can purchase, that average in age from hundreds to thousands of years old.
Every piece offers a story about ancient times.
From the patina and textured centuries old fireplace mantles, fountains and sinks to their crusader era Biblical Stone flooring pavers.
Joseph Sage's grandsons are reliable narrators. Each majored in art history so that both would have intimate knowledge of Phoenician Stone products.

Clients include collectors of rare objects. Ron talks about a client in Monte Cedro whose entire estate was adorned with a limestone floor called biblical stone that dates back to circa 1192 A.D.

Phoenician Stone sells and installs products in five continents. Their various carving studios employ over 200 artists and carvers. Business is booming in both their Orange County and Los Angeles stores.

Since opening the Corona Del Mar store 4 years ago, the Sage brothers have noticed a dramatic change in local interest.

Phoenician Stone doesn't sell the stone per se, they sell the history and the culture behind it, which imbue their clients' environments with humanity and spirituality. For more information contact us at www.MonolithicStone.com or www.PhoenicianStone.com or by calling us at 949-759-6944

Antique Limestone and Marble Sinks by Phoenician Stone Part 2

An original Stone sink. This was a possible option for the main French farmhouse sink but proved to be harder to configure into the existing design of the kitchen. For more information please contact us at (949) 759-6944 or visit one of our websites such as: www.MonolithicStone.com

This beachy antique marble sink turned out to be a few inches off from what the designer was hoping for. Luckily a similar but narrower sink was available.

A Very West Indies Caribbean looking sink that was replaces last minute by an oval shaped sink.

An ancient Limestone block carved out by our carver. It was about to have a customized sink hole for fitting the drain pipe in before it was deselected.

That’s the one we picked at the time. It was later replaced by a 38” wide sink that was close in design.

This narrated slideshow of images give you a general overview of our 3ed generation family run business and how we can turn your home into a dreamy Mediterranean destination .

For more information contact us at www.MonolithicStone.com or www.PhoenicianStone.com or by calling us at 949-759-6944

Antique Limestone and Marble sinks by Phoenician Stone

Old Stone Sinks by Phoenician Stone

Most people fall in love with antique reclaimed Limestone sinks that are centuries old from the first few moment they lay eyes on them. A client once said that if can could hoist one of our antique sinks up 100 fleets of stairs into his New York penthouse just to replace his impersonal, modern powder room sink he would be up for that challenge. He was enchanted with our sinks uneven yet smooth to the touch edges and taken back by the historic patina of the stone that took centuries for its formation. He took that passion for old limestone to heart and added many of our sinks to the full container order he had us ship for him from France.

A gorgeous antique marble ribbed sink that was shipped from the South of France to New York in a full container.

See above the photo of another simplistic yet timeless sink element he has acquired from us. It’s a 17th century converted French Farmhouse stone sink that our client had his heart set one to moment he saw that photo. He liked the fact that it has started to collect vegetation and moss from having sat there in the yard undisturbed for nearly 15 years covered with purple flowers and ladybugs. In addition to our crusty antique limestone sinks that will eventually reside in some of the prettiest kitchens and powder rooms of America, we also carry a few amazing antique marble shell sinks that our many friend designers and architects end up installing in their powder rooms projects just like this client did.

One of the original antique Italianate marble sinks that were reclaimed from a 17th century ruined villas.

An inspirational photo showing similar antique shell sinks as seen installed in a French home showing a ‘his and hers’ antique sink layout.

So many ancient marble sinks were among the 200 plus items shipped to that client who ended up furnishing his Texas ranch as well! We can’t wait to see the final properties coming to life, filled with our ancient elements juxtaposed with the modern furnishings in a modern architectural layout. How will they be used? With a little inspiration from our past project database of images, most of the guess work is normally taken out of the final design equation.

An old and crusty sink that was to sit on a thick stone slab sheet with a modern linear glass tile mosaic back splash and a minimalist nickel faucet above.

A similar Italian house trough sink was also proposed for the second guest bath at one time.

A French Chateau Sink was the first contender for the Master bathroom sink.

A possible option for the French farmhouse vegetable sink to be installed into the Antique limestone island.

This was another interesting design contender for the main kitchen sink.

An original Stone sink. This was a possible option for the main French farmhouse sink but proved to be harder to configure into the existing design of the kitchen. For more information please contact us at (949) 759-6944 or visit one of our websites such as: www.MonolithicStone.com

This was another possible option for the French farmhouse vegetable sink that was to be installed into the Antique limestone island

This narrated slideshow of images give you a general overview of our 3ed generation family run business and how we can turn your home into a dreamy Mediterranean destination .

For more information contact us at www.MonolithicStone.com or www.PhoenicianStone.com or by calling us at 949-759-6944