Royal Stone
Marble · No. 01.2

Viola,
in Los Angeles.

Italy’s violet marbles — Calacatta Viola, Viola Brecciato, Ceppo Viola Cosmo. A small family of stones with no quiet equivalent: a white field shattered by veins of aubergine, plum and bruise.

Calacatta Viola marble slab with violet and aubergine veining at Royal Stone Los Angeles

Calacatta Viola — Honed

On Viola

No. 01.2

Quarried in the Apuan Alps and the Verona basin. Output is small, lots are irregular, and the slabs vary materially block to block.

Viola is rare on purpose. The veins of manganese and iron that give the stone its color appear unpredictably in the block, and a single quarry will produce both quiet honey-toned slabs and the saturated, near-magenta pieces designers fly in to see. The supply is small enough that we sometimes hold a slab for a specific kitchen for months.

Within the family: Calacatta Viola pairs a clean white ground with bold violet veining; Viola Brecciato breaks the field into angular fragments held by mineral; Ceppo Viola Cosmo carries pebbled inclusions in a darker matrix. Each behaves differently in light and at scale.

Viola is most often specified for the room’s single sculptural object — a powder bath, a fireplace, a bar back, a primary suite vanity. Honed reads soft; polished pushes the violet toward true purple. We’ll pull the slab for you to walk in daylight.

Rare

Supply

2cm

Standard Gauge

1 of 1

Every Slab

Calacatta Borghini and Monet marble slabs shown alongside Viola for comparison

Side by Side

Viola, Borghini or Monet?
A spec-call decision.

A head-to-head with the other Calacatta lots in the yard — origin, field, vein, finish, application and cost, with a decision guide for kitchens, baths and feature walls.

Read the comparison

Viola · In the Yard

Viola and Monet,
currently on the floor.

Violet-veined and Monet colored Italian marbles in stock now. Tap any slab for the full study.

16 slabs

Common Questions

Viola
questions, answered.

What is Viola marble?
Viola refers to a small family of rare Italian violet-veined marbles — Calacatta Viola, Viola Brecciato, and Ceppo Viola Cosmo — quarried in the Apuan Alps and the Verona basin. They pair a white or darker ground with veins of aubergine, plum, and violet.
What is the difference between Viola and Calacatta Viola?
Calacatta Viola is the specific, most-requested member of the Viola family — a clean white Calacatta ground with bold violet veining. The broader Viola family also includes Viola Brecciato, which breaks the field into angular fragments, and Ceppo Viola Cosmo, which carries pebbled inclusions in a darker matrix.
Why is Viola marble so expensive?
The manganese and iron that color Viola appear unpredictably in the block, so saturated, well-veined slabs are scarce. Supply is small and lots are irregular, which makes Viola one of the rarer, more expensive marbles available.
Where is Viola marble best used?
Because it is rare and dramatic, Viola is usually specified for a single sculptural moment — a powder bath, fireplace, bar back, or vanity — rather than large surfaces. As a true marble it etches with acid and is best kept off hardworking prep kitchens.

Visit the Yard

Walk a Viola slab
in natural light.

Slabs are one-of-one. We’d rather pull the piece for you to see than describe it from a photograph. Designers and private clients are welcome by appointment.

Book a Showroom VisitInquire about Viola(310) 477-3223