Statuario vs Calacatta Oro: differences, prices and uses
Statuario and Calacatta Oro compared by the quarry owners: ground colour and veining, starting price per m², weight and the uses where each one works best.
By Fabrizio Musetti, Marmi di Carrara srl, quarry owners in Carrara since 1956.
Statuario vs Calacatta Oro
| Statuario | Calacatta Oro | |
|---|---|---|
| Stone family | Marble | Marble |
| Origin | Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy | Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy |
| Ground and veining | The rarest of the Carrara whites: a compact, luminous ivory-white ground crossed by broad, well-defined grey veins. | Calacatta with warm gold veining on a white ground, selected block by block in the Carrara quarries. |
| Starting price (polished 2 cm slabs) | from € 575/m² | from € 950/m² |
| Weight of a 2 cm slab | about 54 kg/m² | about 54 kg/m² |
| Typical finishes | Polished, honed, brushed, sandblasted, bush-hammered | Polished, honed, brushed, sandblasted, bush-hammered |
| Interior floors | Excellent | Excellent |
| Wall cladding | Excellent | Excellent |
| Kitchen worktops | With care | With care |
| Bathrooms and wet areas | Excellent | Excellent |
| Exterior paving and façades | Good | Good |
| Photos of real slabs and blocks | 80 | 44 |
Prices: polished 2 cm slabs, ex works Carrara, VAT excluded; list updated 8 October 2026. The final price depends on selection, thickness, finish and quantity and is confirmed in a written offer. Density, absorption and strength are indicative ranges for the stone family, not test results of this block. Certified values for a specific lot are provided with the offer.
Which one to choose
- Lowest starting price: Statuario, from € 575/m².
- Highest starting price: Calacatta Oro, from € 950/m²: rarer blocks and a stricter selection.
- Calacatta Oro starts at about 1.7 times the price of Statuario.
- They belong to the same stone family (marble): same weight (about 54 kg/m² at 2 cm), same finishes and same care. The choice is about look, availability and budget.
- Veined marbles change from block to block: before deciding, ask for photos of the slabs available now.
Full sheet of Statuario → · Full sheet of Calacatta Oro → · How much does marble cost per m²? Our Carrara price list
Questions and answers
Which is more expensive, Statuario or Calacatta Oro?
Statuario: from € 575/m²; Calacatta Oro: from € 950/m². Polished 2 cm slabs, ex works Carrara, VAT excluded (list updated 8 October 2026).
How do I tell Statuario and Calacatta Oro apart?
Statuario: The rarest of the Carrara whites: a compact, luminous ivory-white ground crossed by broad, well-defined grey veins. Calacatta Oro: Calacatta with warm gold veining on a white ground, selected block by block in the Carrara quarries.
Where are Statuario and Calacatta Oro quarried?
Statuario comes from Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy. Calacatta Oro comes from Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy.
Can Statuario and Calacatta Oro be used for kitchen worktops?
Typical uses of marble are flooring, wall cladding, bathrooms, vanity and kitchen tops, stairs, fireplaces, sculpture. For kitchen tops we recommend a suitable finish and sealing: tell us your project and we advise the right solution.