Noir Belge
There are few marbles that radiate as much of an aura of rare elegance, mystery and seduction as the "NOIR BELGE"
or "BELGIAN BLACK".
It has long been thought of as extinct and the last of its quarries closed.
It has been copied many times and it's name has often been abused for trading purposes.
Despite this, its unique gloss has still proven beyond imitation and its numerous
references all over the world since the
Antiquity speak for themseves.
The only existing quarry of this exclusive
marble belongs to the Merbes-Sprimont
company, originally founded in 1779,
today a subsidiary of
Solubema company (...)
Francis Tourneur
There are few marbles that radiate as much of an aura of rare elegance, mystery and seduction as the "NOIR BELGE"
or "BELGIAN BLACK".
It has long been thought of as extinct and the last of its quarries closed.
It has been copied many times and it's name has often been abused for trading purposes.
Despite this, its unique gloss has still proven beyond imitation and its numerous
references all over the world since the
Antiquity speak for themseves.
The only existing quarry of this exclusive
marble belongs to the Merbes-Sprimont
company, originally founded in 1779,
today a subsidiary of
Solubema company (...)
Francis Tourneur
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| “Sleeping Hermaphrodite”, Barry X. Ball 2010 photo by cortesy of the artist. |
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| Quarry of Noir Belge marble |