Portoro is one of the most beautiful of polychrome marbles the highly prized Italian stone has an intense, brilliant black color with golden veins ranging from deep yellow to honey-colored the uniqueness of its appearance makes it a unique marble, irreplaceable as an ornamental material. The Etruscans and then the Romans loved it immensely for its decorative aspect and for those celebratory golden veins, due to the oxidation of the organic substance present in the mixture, so perfect for objects of art and furnishings that over the centuries have embellished homes and brought prestige to kings and emperors. This material has an ancient and compelling history that links it to the Etruscan civilization present in Luni, in the province of La Spezia (Italy), still today it's only place of extraction.

The thing that makes it precious and fascinating is the material with which it was made: it is Portoro (or Portovenere) marble, one of the most valuable qualities of Italian marble. It was handcrafted in France between 19 when the Art Deco movement was at its peak our desk set features classic, symmetrical shapes and sharp geometries reflecting the energetic and compact style of Art Deco. Original and important desk set in polished black marble the massive inkwell with an elongated octagonal shape, has a container with a hinged lid that echoes the shape of the top, inside there are two cylindrical housings for glass ink containers (one of which is missing) on the plan has been created a seat for a pen the part below the inkwell is rough, not polished and there are applied four circular feet in black wood the ticket holders have a rectangular base with three metal supports to support tickets or envelopes, finally we find the pad with ink blotting paper. We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.

Handpainted marble ink blotter pad