Italy · Marble

Statuario

also known as Statuary, Statuario Carrara

The marble of Michelangelo: a luminous white field with crisp, linear grey veining. Historically the choice for sculpture, today a benchmark for high-end interiors.

Origin: Statuario quarries, Apuan Alps above Carrara, Carrara (Tuscany), Italy
Stone type: Marble (ASTM C503 (marble))
Density: 2.7 g/cm³
Look: fine grey veining, bright white, sculptural
Finishes: polished, honed
Formats: slab, tile, cut-to-size, block
Exterior use: Best specified for interiors
Est. yield / waste: ~18% indicative (vein selection and book-matching raise offcut)
US import (HTS): 6802.91.05.00 (marble, worked)

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Produced by Apuan White Marble Group · Apuan Alps, Carrara

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564slabs in stock

21blocks

307 × 182 cmaverage slab

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Stock moves; figures indicative and confirmed at enquiry. Blocks available to order for cut-to-size and book-matched runs.

Origin & quarry

Statuario is the rarest of the Carrara whites, quarried from a narrow band high in the Apuan Alps. Prized since antiquity for its tight, faintly translucent white ground and sharp grey veining — the marble of choice for sculpture.

Geology. Metamorphic marble (recrystallised Jurassic limestone), calcite-dominant; the decisive grey veining is graphite and iron along fracture planes.

Where it works

Specify with confidence

Book-matched feature walls and panels
Vanity tops and fireplace surrounds
Statuary and bespoke carving
Low-traffic interior floors

Use with care

Kitchen worktops: acid-sensitive, specify honed and sealed
Not exterior-grade — keep to interiors

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Apuan Alps quarry group

Quarry-direct · Apuan Alps, Carrara · Italy

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Reference projects

Michelangelo's David

Sculpture · Florence, Italy · 1504

Carved from a single block of Carrara statuario-grade marble.

Good to know

Where is Statuario quarried?

In the Apuan Alps above Carrara, Tuscany, Italy — the same district as Calacatta and Bianco Carrara, but from rarer statuario-grade beds.

How is Statuario different from Calacatta?

Statuario has a whiter, more uniform ground with finer, sharper grey veining; Calacatta tends to a warmer ground with bolder gold and grey movement. Statuario is rarer and priced accordingly.

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