Vintage Alabaster Peach | Hand-Carved Stone Fruit | Pink Blush & Golden Yellow | Wooden Stem | 3" | Mid-Century Italian Style

Firm, flawless and never needs a squat. The only peach in the house that stays perfectly round forever.

This is a vintage hand-carved alabaster peach, the kind of stone fruit that filled mid-century fruit bowls from Italy to American living rooms. It's carved from solid alabaster and tinted in sunny golden yellow with a rosy pink blush, complete with that classic center crease and a little wooden stem on top. Polished to a soft shine, the stone has the natural speckled, crystalline texture that makes real alabaster glow in the light.

Toss it in a bowl with other stone fruit, set it on a stack of books, or use it as a hefty paperweight. Italian alabaster fruit was hugely popular from the 1950s through the 1970s, and collectors love building a full bowl one piece at a time.

• Material: carved alabaster stone, tinted and polished, with a wooden stem
• Era: c. 1950s to 1970s
• Size: about 3" across (please see ruler photo)
• Maker: unmarked; this style is most often Italian

Condition

Very good vintage condition. The color, polish and wooden stem are in nice shape, with a few tiny dark specks that are natural to the stone. As with everything in the shop, it's a used piece and may show light signs of age.

Only one available. Once it's picked, it's gone.

Styling props shown in photos are not included.