Fleur de Pêcher
Fleur de Pêcher is one of the most beautiful existing violet marbles. Fleur de pêcher means peach flower. An Italian marble extracted from Carrare a region that not only gives white marbles but also beautiful and colorful Breche type marbles. This marble was greatly appreciated in the Second Empire notably for the decoration of the Paris Opera.
Bibliography :
J. Dubarry de Lasalle, Identification des marbres, Ed. H. Vial, Dourdan, 2000
J. Dubarry de Lasalle, Utilisation des marbres, Ed. H. Vial, Dourdan, 2005
P. Julien, Marbres, de carrières en palais, ed. Le Bec en l'air, Manosque, 2006
Marmi antichi, ouvrage collectif, ed. De Luca, Rome, 1998
