Ridding the World of Bad Fake Fruit - One House At A Time

America has been captivated by the marble fruit art, logging onto www.marblefruit.com to purchase thousands of the twenty different individually sculpted, hand-painted fruits. The prized white Carrara marble used to create the pieces is mined from the same quarries in Italy that supplied Michelangelo with the raw material to produce his outstanding sculptures 'David and 'Pieta.

Throw out the tired-old wax fruit, the gaudy beaded fruit and the unrealistic wood fruit to make room for a piece of art on your countertop! One look at the extraordinarily life-like marble fruit sculptures produced by Italian artisans in Tuscany and you will swear they are natures competition.

America has been captivated by the marble fruit art, logging onto www.marblefruit.com to purchase thousands of the twenty different individually sculpted, hand-painted fruits, plus three nuts, ranging in price from $15 to $30 for individual pieces, and from $35 to $495 for pre-selected groupings.

We filled the void for up-scale designer faux fruit and the response has been phenomenal," says co-owner Samantha (Brown) Martin. People do not think of marble fruit as a home décor accessory but an affordable piece of art that is a conversation piece or, a great gift for that person who has everything."

Marble fruit is unique because it is not mass-produced like other faux fruits. There are five Italian artisans who sculpt, paint and use a process to add texture to each individual piece therefore, not one piece looks the same as the next -- just like real fruit.

The prized white Carrara marble used to create the pieces is mined from the same quarries in Italy that supplied Michelangelo with the raw material to produce his outstanding sculptures 'David and 'Pieta.

People realize that for just $5 or $10 dollars more than the standard faux fruit in the market, they can get a piece that is a work of Italian art" said Jessica (Brown) Parise, co-owner. We are trying to rid the world of bad fake fruit, one house at a time."

And the success of The Marble Fruit Company continues from coast to coast - the Academy Awards® goody basket (exclusively presented to the 125 presenters and nominees at this years ceremony) contained a stylish marble apple from the companys stunning collection and, the company was selected as an exhibitor at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York City in 2003 and to display in Country Livings House of the Year for 2004.