Cristallo Etrusco belongs to Antolini's Cristallo program — the translucent quartzite family quarried for its crystal clarity and ability to light from behind — but this selection is the warm, oxidised expression of the lot. The field carries the clear icy quality you expect from a Cristallo, then it is overwritten by a dense diagonal network of copper, rust, and bronze veining, with cooler grey-blue and dendritic pockets behind. The name Etrusco is a reference to the warm, earthen, oxidised palette of Etruscan terracotta and bronze — and the slab earns it.
This lot is IYA364, 2cm gauge, polished, measuring 78″ × 136″ — wide enough for full bookmatched vanities, kitchen island runs, and feature walls where you want the metallic veining to read as drawing. Polished is the right call here: it pulls the chroma out of the rust and copper and lets the translucent quartz catch light, which is the whole point of a Cristallo.
“This lot is IYA364, 2cm gauge, polished, measuring 78″ × 136″ — wide enough for full bookmatched vanities, kitchen island runs, and feature walls where you want the metallic veining to read as drawing.”
Pairs with unlacquered brass and aged bronze that echo the veining, with cerused oak and warm walnut, and with plaster walls in the same warm-clay register. Part of a new container of Antolini slabs landed this week.
The slab is on the floor at 2303 South Sepulveda. Walk it in daylight, ideally with a light behind it, and tag the piece for your project.
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