The Royal Stone Journal —
notes on slabs, arrivals, and craft.
New slabs landing at South Sepulveda, recognitions from Antolini and the industry, and the occasional study of a stone we couldn't resist.
Latest dispatches
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Slab Arrival ·
2cm Cipollino Verde Select Bassi 8707 Honed Marble Slab 73" × 135" · 8-Slab Special Shipment
A limited eight-slab shipment of Cipollino Verde Select Bassi 8707 — 2cm honed marble in a 73" × 135" format, now at Royal Stone.
Italian marble slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Taj Mahal Super Select Bassi 8831 Honed Quartzite Slab 77″ × 134″ · 38-Slab Special Shipment
A new 38-slab shipment from Bassi in Italy: 2cm Taj Mahal Super Select Bassi 8831, honed and measuring 77″ × 134″, now at Royal Stone.
Taj Mahal quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Antolini Pink Paonazzo Rose DX076 Marble Slab Honed 60″ × 98″
A quiet Paonazzo with a soft rose wash — Antolini Lot DX076, 2cm honed, 60″ × 98″, now at Royal Stone in Los Angeles.
Italian marble slabs in Los Angeles →
Yard Journal ·
A Special Antolini Container Has Arrived in Los Angeles
A just-arrived container from Antolini in Italy brings specialty-finished travertine, custom Riven Rock Taj Mahal, Calacatta Viola Marble Slabs, and Paonazzo Nero to the Royal Stone yard.
Travertine slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
Portoro Gold Tempest Polished Marble Slab 78 x 126
A new Portoro Gold Tempest marble slab — stormy slate-gray field broken by molten gold drift and fine white quartz veining, polished to a high gloss in Los Angeles.
Italian marble slabs in Los Angeles →
Yard Journal ·
The New Antolini Textures+ Collection at Royal Stone
The new Antolini Textures+ Collection is now available at Royal Stone in Los Angeles, bringing sculpted relief, rhythmic grooves, and a tactile new dimension to natural stone.
Antolini dealer in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Channel White Onyx Vein Cut Polished Finish 70" × 113"
A Channel White onyx lands vein-cut and polished at 70" × 113" — a milky white-cream body crossed by rust-red and amber veining, made for backlit applications.
Quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
Blue Sodalite Semi-Precious Slab — Aluminum Backed, 80" × 120"
New Blue Sodalite semi-precious slabs land at 80" × 120", reinforced with aluminum backing — a deep royal-blue field scattered with cream calcite and white veining.
Slab Arrival ·
Calacatta Borghini Extra · Lot 15728
Fresh off the truck — 45 slabs of Calacatta Borghini Extra, the prestige register of the Borghini family. Honed, 2cm, 78" × 120".
Calacatta marble slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
Italian Roman Travertine · Super Premium · 50 Slabs
Fresh off the truck — 50 slabs of super premium Italian Roman Travertine, vein cut, honed and filled, 2cm, 72" × 116".
Travertine slabs in Los Angeles →
Yard Journal ·
Cristallo Quartzite for the Pacific Palisades Rebuild
Why translucent Antolini Cristallo slabs — including the new polished Babyrose Gold Top YG627 — are being selected for Pacific Palisades homes rebuilding after the fires.
Cristallo quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Antolini Patagonia Vitrum Select ZZ458 Polished Quartzite — 80″ × 131″
New from Antolini Brazil: Patagonia Vitrum Select lot ZZ458, polished at 2cm and measuring 80″ × 131″, shown in daylight and under backlight testing.
Quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Antolini White Cristallo Bianco Top YG756 Polished Quartzite — 78″ × 135″
New Antolini Italy stock: White Cristallo Bianco Top lot YG756, polished at 2cm and measuring 78″ × 135″, shown in standard light and backlit.
Cristallo quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Antolini Amazonite AO735 Quartzite Slab — Polished, 69″ × 117″
A new Antolini Amazonite slab from the Precious Stone selection has arrived — lot AO735, polished at 2cm and measuring 69″ × 117″.
Quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Antolini Cristallo Patagonia Glace AO259 Honed Quartzite — 77″ × 112″
A new Antolini Cristallo Patagonia Glace shipment — lot AO259, honed at 2cm and measuring 77″ × 112″, photographed in daylight and backlit.
Cristallo quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Antolini Explosion Blue EF546 Honed Quartzite — 75″ × 126″
New Antolini Explosion Blue quartzite slabs from lot EF546 — honed at 2cm and measuring 75″ × 126″, with layered silver-blue, cream, and pale green movement.
Quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Antolini Taj Mahal Golden Classic AO538 Honed Quartzite — 80″ × 128″
A new shipment of 26 Antolini Taj Mahal Golden Classic quartzite slabs — lot AO538, honed at 2cm and measuring 80″ × 128″.
Taj Mahal quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Antolini Calacatta Viola OMG EG859 Super Select Honed 77″ × 136″
Antolini Calacatta Viola OMG — a Super Select Calacatta Viola imported from Italy. A 2cm honed marble slab in manganese-violet and near-magenta veining on a clean white Calacatta ground, 77″ × 136″, on the floor at Royal Stone.
Calacatta marble slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Antolini Cristallo Bianco Lux Honed 75" × 111"
New select slabs of Antolini Cristallo Bianco Lux — a luminous white crystalline field crossed by warm amber and charcoal movement. 2cm honed, 75" × 111", photographed standard and backlit.
Cristallo quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Antolini Rojo Alicante Marble Slab Honed Finish 61" × 113"
A Spanish Rojo Alicante marble slab at the wall — warm brick-red and terracotta fields crossed by quiet white calcite veining. 2cm honed, 61" × 113", fresh on the A-frame in Los Angeles.
Italian marble slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
2cm Emerald Quartzite Jadore Honed Bassi Italy 79" × 130"
A fresh Bassi Italy Jadore cut, landed at the yard this morning — pale jade and emerald-green field shot through with rose, copper, and faint gold veining. 2cm honed, 79" × 130", the quieter end of the Jadore register for backlit bars, bath walls, and feature islands.
Quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
30 Slabs Now on the Floor · 2cm Travertino Titanium Charcoal Honed and Unfilled 73" × 122"
Just landed at South Sepulveda — 30 slabs of Travertino Titanium Charcoal, vein cut, honed and unfilled. Cool silver-gray stratification with iron-rust passages and an open pore structure. 2cm, 73" × 122".
Travertine slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
32 Slabs Just Arrived · 2cm Titanium Warm Shade Travertine Vein Cut Filled and Honed 69" × 123"
Just arrived at South Sepulveda — 32 slabs of 2cm Titanium Warm Shade Travertine, vein cut, filled and honed, in a generous 69" × 123" format.
Travertine slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
32 Slabs Now on the Floor · 2cm Italian Silver Travertine Vein Cut Honed and Filled 58" × 106"
Just landed at South Sepulveda — 32 slabs of 2cm Italian Silver Travertine, vein cut, honed and filled, in a consistent 58" × 106" format.
Travertine slabs in Los Angeles →Slab Arrival ·
Antolini Cristallo Babyrose Gold Top Quartzite — Lot YG627
New polished Cristallo Babyrose Gold Top slabs are now in stock — translucent ivory crystal with a soft blush wash and warm gold movement.
Cristallo quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
Antolini Cristallo ED867 Lumix Quartzite Leather 76" × 125"
A new lot of Antolini Cristallo Lumix — ED867, leathered. 2cm, 76″ × 125″, translucent white field shot with warm gold filaments. Polished is what we usually see on Lumix; this leathered cut reads warmer and quieter and still opens up under a light behind it.
Cristallo quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
Slab Arrival ·
Antolini Ocean Storm Viola Marble Honed 73" × 111"
An Antolini Viola of a different register — steely blue-gray ground shattered by white breccia and a central translucent quartz pocket, honed at 73" × 111".
Viola marble slabs in Los Angeles →Case Study ·
Beverly Hills Case Study: Calacatta Viola OMG as a Home-Value Signature
A Beverly Hills specification study on how rare Calacatta Viola — led by Antolini Calacatta Viola OMG — can strengthen a home’s design identity, buyer appeal, and perceived market position.
Calacatta marble slabs in Los Angeles →
Material Study ·
Statement Slabs: The Slab as Art Object
A statement slab is a single piece of stone selected for what it does on a wall, not what it does as a counter. A short study from the yard on which stones hold a room, and how they are detailed.
Italian marble slabs in Los Angeles →
News ·
The Antolini Stone Collection at the Stone City Yard
A walk through the Antolini Stone collection now held at Royal Stone's Stone City yard on South Sepulveda — the deep-stock Antolini room, the Italian marble wing, the onyx and Cristallo backlit zone, the Antolini Texture wall, and the broader ABK and outdoor viewing areas, all running the Antolini program at depth rather than as one-off sightings.
Cristallo quartzite slabs in Los Angeles →
