Choosing a White Marble Dining Table
When you mention the word marble most people instantly think of the colour white. Whether it be the beautiful Italian marbles from the Apuan Alps, the pure white Thassos or the historic Pentelic marble used throughout the Ancient Greek world. The overwhelming colour associated with marble is white.
And whenever someone sets eye on white marble the instant impression made is one of prestige and luxury. This impression has been the same the times of Ancient Greece and Rome when white marble was first used.
White marble has remained as coveted a material today as it was thousands of years ago by the Emperors of Rome1.
By choosing a luxury white marble dining table you are guaranteed to make a statement of both beauty and luxury to all those who enter your dining area.
Each exquisitely crafted marble dining table in this collection can last you a lifetime with the correct maintenance. This means you will have in item of furniture which is timeless both in its construction and ability to transmit an aura of luxury to all those who set eyes upon it.
The White Marbles Used To Construct The Dining Tables In This Collection
Arabescato Corchia: This is a heavily brecciated marble with rounded veining patterns in a grey blue like pattern. It is quarried in Stazzema in the Lucca Province of Tuscany. The standard of an Arabescato Corchia block is graded higher in relation to how little yellow it possesses. This marble is an especially popular choice for those who want a dining table in white marble which contains a strong veining pattern.
Arabescato Vagli: This is another Arabescato Marble which features in this dining table collection. There are two varieties of Arabescato Vagli in this collection, standard quality and 'Extra'. The difference between the standard quality and the 'Extra', is the 'Extra' variety has a clearer white background and a more distinctive veining pattern. In comparison to Arabescato Corchia, Arabescato Vagli has veining which and darker in colour. This veining can also have some hints of green.
Click the following link to learn more about this stone: Arabescato Marble.
Calacatta Colorado: Also commonly referred to as Calacatta Lincoln this marble is quarried in the Appalachian Mountains close to Aspen, Colorado in the United States. Uniquely this stone is extracted from a gallery quarry. It is 300 feet wide by 300 feet thick and 3 miles in length. Due to the quarry actually being inside a mountain it can be worked all year round even in times of heavy snow fall. This marble is a warm white colour with light veining which can be grey, gold, brown or beige in colour. This is a great material to bring warmth to your dining room. You can see an item of furniture in this material below.
A Table in Calacatta Colorado
Calacatta Ivory: Quarried in South Africa this white marble has Ivory veining which is similar in pattern to Calacatta Oro (hence the name). The degree of veining can vary from slab to slab, with some containing an abundance of veining whereas others have very little. If the veining pattern is important to you, we recommend getting in touch with us before your purchase so we can find the slab which is right for your table.
Calacatta Oro: Also know as its anglicised name Calacatta Gold. Just like Arabescato Vagli this stone comes in standard and 'Extra' varieties. With the difference being the clarity of the background and the prominence of the veining. Quarried in the famous Carrara region of Italy, this marble is far rarer than the iconic Carrara marble. This stone has a very white background with broad veins running through Calacatta Gold marble are a mixture of grey, brown and gold. The gold like tint of these veins is where the name Calacatta Gold derives from. Any dining table in this material will bring heightened luxury to the dining area.
To learn more about this beautiful material click the following link: Calacatta Gold.
A Calacatta Gold Slab
Carrara: This is probably the most famous marble in the world. Carrara has a cool whitish grey background with darker grey veining throughout. The furniture on this site constructed from Carrara are Carrara C and Carrara C Extra. Carrara Extra has a whiter background whereas Carrara is more of a grey in colour. This legendary stone quarried in the Apuan Alps, has been coveted since the days of Ancient Rome. If you are looking for a timeless piece of furniture, Carrara is one of the very best materials you can choose.
FREE Delivery Service in the United Kingdom
Just like all other furniture products on this site, any tables ordered come with a FREE delivery service in the UK (this excludes The Highlands, Offshore Islands and Northern Ireland). Delivery normally takes 8 weeks due to most 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 table.
The Delivery Process: Natural stone tables are heavy items of furniture. This means certain styles of dining table 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 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 (one of our team 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 one of our team have got back to you a delivery price quotation.
4. If you want to proceed, make payment for your product and the delivery.