The History of Grecian Marble
Grecian marble has always been highly coveted due to its impeccable quality and the rich history associated with the marbles of Greece. Throughout the Ancient Greek world the material, marble was used in the construction of numerous sculptures and pieces of architecture.
The most famous Grecian marble from ancient times was the Pentelic marble quarried from Mount Pentelicus1 to the north of Athens. Pentelic marble is white and fine grained with a slight golden tint. This tint gives the marble a gold shining effect under sunlight. It was used for most of the major monuments in ancient Athens from 5 BC onwards. The most famous use of this marble is on the ‘Acropolis of Athens’2 and ‘The Parthenon Marbles’ sometimes known as ‘The Elgin Marbles’3. Pentelic marble was also the first white marble to be used extensively in the Roman World.
Nowadays Mount Pentelicus is protected by law and Pentelic marble can be only quarried exclusively for the ‘Acropolis Restoration Project’. This does not mean there still isn’t a huge demand for Grecian marble. Thassos marble is amongst the purest white marbles in the world which has led to it being very highly demanded the world over.
The Acropolis of Ancient Athens
Thassos is a Great Choice for a Pure White Marble Dining Table
Thassos marble is the premier choice of material for both a pure white and Grecian marble dining room table. This beautiful pure white marble receives its name from the Island in the Aegean Sea where it has been quarried since ancient times.
Sivec marble and Vietnamese White marble are the only materials which can come close to competing with the pure whiteness of Thassos marble. The Macedonian marble Sivec has a small grain similar to Thassos but it’s graining is slightly greyer when compared to the graining of Thassos marble. Whereas Vietnamese White marble has a similar pure white colour as Thassos but has considerable deposits throughout. This makes Thassos superior than Vietnamese White for clarity.
When you look at the criteria of a clean marble and a pure white colour collectively Thassos is the clear winner. And then when you add in the illustrious history of Thassos marble it extends its position as the world’s leading pure white marble even further.
This marble is perfect for anyone who wants to have a Grecian or a pure white marble dining table. A marble dining table in this immaculate material will bring to your dining room both the purest white marble in the world and a stone which has been coveted and used extensively throughout Ancient Greece and Rome.
FREE UK Home Delivery Service
Just like all other furniture products on this site, each marble dining table comes with a FREE UK home delivery service (this excludes The Highlands, Offshore Islands and Northern Ireland). Delivery normally takes 8 weeks due to most marble tables on this site being made to order. Once you have paid for your table, customer service will contact you to arrange a convenient delivery time for your marble dining table.
The Delivery Process: Products such as marble dining tables are heavy items of furniture. This means certain styles of Grecian marble dining room table will often require setting up in your home. For this reason delivery will normally be carried out by a 2-man delivery team. This will be carried out by at least one marble specialist. If setting up of your table is required this will normally takes no more than 90 minutes. Setting up your table can consist of the base or legs of your table being taken in separately from the top.
In the case of marble dining sets, dining chairs may be delivered separately from the marble dining table.
Delivery Outside of the UK
If you are outside of the United Kingdom we can arrange global shipping for all of the products on this site. Follow the steps below to order an item which requires global shipping:
1. Go to the page showing the product you want to order and click on 'Get a Delivery Quote Here' or click on the following link: https://prestigeedition.co.uk/international-shipping/.
2. Fill out the contact form (customer service will get back to you with a delivery price quotation within 24 hours).
3. Decide whether you want to go ahead with purchasing the product once customer service have got back to you a delivery price quotation.
4. If you want to proceed, make payment for your product and the delivery.