Brocatelle marble
Brocatelle marble has the reputation of being a
fragile very beautiful hard stone. Brocatelle was
quarried in the Jura and is found in two
varieties, one yellow (photo 1) one
violet (photo 2). There is also a mixed
variety, less used and therefore rarer in
antiques today. The oldest carved Brocatelle
marble found wa sin Pompei. It is often used in
the grandiose decorations of the 18th and 19th
century: The Petit Trianon in Versailles, the
Garnier Opera house in Paris.
There is a variety of violet Brocatelle that
comes from Spain.
Bibliography:
J. Dubarry de Lasalle, Identification of marbles, Ed. H. Vial, Dourdan, 2000
J. Dubarry de Lasalle, The use of marbles, Ed. H. Vial, Dourdan, 2005
P. Julien, Marbels, From Quarries to Palaces, ed. Le Bec en l'air, Manosque, 2006
Marmi antichi, collective work, ed. De Luca, Rome, 1998
