Concrete Antique Black 3 Tier Outdoor Water Fountain
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$429.99 - Regular price
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$429.99
- 45.2 in. high, 27 in. wide, 27 in. deep
- Multi piece, assembled on site
- Antique black, sealed
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BLACK OUTDOOR WATER FOUNTAIN
Everything Else Here Is Gray. This One Is Black.
Black concrete behaves differently in a garden. Gray stone blends into paving, gravel, and planting, which is why most fountains disappear politely into their surroundings. Black does the opposite. Against a white fence, pale render, light gravel, or a green lawn it reads as a deliberate object rather than as landscape, and the silhouette carries at a distance where surface detail would be lost anyway.
Which also tells you where it fails. Against a dark hedge, a stained fence, or a shaded corner thick with planting, a black fountain goes flat by mid afternoon and you lose the shape entirely. This is the most common way people are disappointed by a dark piece and it has nothing to do with the fountain.
What You Get With This Black Fountain
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Color instead of ornament, which is a real design choice.
Classical fountains normally earn their presence through carved detail, and detail stops reading from more than a few feet away. This one earns it through contrast. A black object against a pale background is legible from the far end of a garden, where fluting and leaf work would have merged into gray. If you want a fountain that anchors a view rather than rewards close inspection, that trade is in your favour, and it also means nothing here competes with statuary or planting you already have.
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The finish is a color treatment, not paint.
The antique black is worked into the concrete during production rather than applied as a surface coat, so it does not chip or peel the way painted finishes do. It will still soften slowly under years of direct sun, as any dark finish does.
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Rim overflow at three levels.
Water leaves each bowl around the whole edge rather than through spouts, giving three continuous rings of falling water. On a black surface the moving water shows as bright lines against dark, which is a stronger visual than the same flow on gray.
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Concrete weight, without anchoring.
Real cement means it stays where you put it and does not need staking. It also means assembly on site and draining before hard freezes, both covered below.
Even and continuous rather than sharp. Water leaving each rim as a full ring gives a steady sheet sound at three heights instead of separate drops, which carries across a lawn while staying soft close up. How loud it seems will shift with the water level, the enclosing walls, and the surrounding paving, which is why a fixed decibel number would tell you nothing useful about your own garden.
Where to put itBlack reads as a deliberate object rather than as landscape, so it wants something pale behind it. A white fence, light render, gravel or open lawn all work. As a backyard fountain it holds the middle of a lawn or the far end of a seating area, and as a front yard fountain it gives an entrance a clear center without a planting bed built around it. Avoid a dark hedge or a shaded corner, where the silhouette goes flat by mid afternoon and the shape is lost.
Black Fountain Size, Weight, and Materials
| Dimensions | 45.2 in. high, 27 in. wide, 27 in. deep |
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| Material | Concrete |
| Finish | Antique black, sealed |
| Design | Three tier pedestal with ball finial |
| Pump | Included recirculating pump |
| Power | AC plug in, 110V |
| Water flow | Rim overflow at three levels |
| Water connection | Self-contained, no plumbing required |
| Assembly | Multi piece, assembled on site |
| Recommended use | Outdoor, year round |
Keeping This Black Fountain in Good Order
Black Fountain upkeep, in three lines
- Every few days Top up. The water must always cover the pump.
- Every 2 to 3 weeks Empty, rinse, wipe the pump screen, refill.
- Before the first frost Drain it completely and bring the pump indoors.
Dark surfaces show mineral deposits sooner than pale ones, so in hard water areas a light film will appear along the wet rims. Wipe it before it bu...
- 3 years Warranty against manufacturing defects
- 60 days Returns, no restocking fee
- Free shipping Continental US, from California or New Jersey
Questions About This Black Fountain
What background does a black concrete fountain need?
Will the black finish fade outdoors?
How is it different from your gray classical fountains?
Is a tiered concrete fountain safe around children and pets?
Ships free from California or New Jersey, and it is covered for three years.
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