Is this Italian marble or some type of stone? TYIA

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  1. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

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    Hi!

    I thought this might be stone but maybe it’s Italian marble. I do believe this is vintage. Anyone have any ideas? I can’t make out any of the label.

    Any help is very much appreciated
     
    gauntlettgems, Sep 29, 2023
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Marble is stone. ;)
     
    Bakersgma, Sep 29, 2023
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  3. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    Oh!!! I think I mean like rhodochrosite or some other name. Lol. Thank you
     
    gauntlettgems, Sep 29, 2023
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  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Maybe I misunderstood what you were asking about. The pink item or the "faceted looking" item?
     
    Bakersgma, Sep 29, 2023
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  5. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    It actually looks quite a lot like Incolay. I'm not aware of their having made ashtrays, but there were other companies that tried to copy them. Too bad the label has been effaced.
     
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  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Believe it or not... I once had a bathroom with walls and floors covered in that stone. It was mined in Spain. Don't remember what it was called.

    Debora
     
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  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    The same or similar? Ad refers to it as "Alicante Red."

    Debora

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  8. Bronwen

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  9. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Too intresting. It is, of course, Spanish rather than Italian, but one doesn't associate Spain with marble.

    Debora
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Gauntlett's has more black and grey in it, much like some Indian marble types. I have an Indian marble soap dish much like it.
    I believe India is a major exporter of marble items.
     
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  11. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Yes, it does have a lot of gray.

    Debora
     
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  12. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    The ashtray looking thingy. Lol
     
    gauntlettgems, Oct 4, 2023
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  13. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    Ok, was hoping for it to be Italian marble. Ty!!!
     
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