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Today I am offering this fabulous vintage cluster of alabaster or marble stone fruit grapes.

These were most likely made in Italy, but they have no sticker labels.

It looks like a capital letter "I" is hand-written in black on the wooden stem.

I believe these are from the 1950s or even earlier.

The set includes a larger than life-size cluster of realistic looking deep purplish red grapes.

It measures approximately as follows:

• 8" long including the stem
• 6½" long cluster
• each individual grapes is about 1¼-1½" across
• cluster is about 4" wide
• stem is 3" long

There are 16 grapes wired together with twisted heavyweight wire.

The central wire is bored into the center of the wood stem.

They are not perfectly symmetrical. There are some slight flat areas and inconsistencies.

I believe this indicates that they were hand made on a lathe and not mass produced on a machine.

They are richly colored with a semi-glossy finish and appear to be hand-painted.

There are highlights and variations in the colors to make them appear realistic.

Overall they are in great vintage pre-owned condition.

They have a few minor dings as you'd expect to find on a 60-70+ year old piece.

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HERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ITEM:

Characteristics of Alabaster Stone Grapes

Material: Carved from natural Italian alabaster or mineral stone, giving them their characteristic hefty weight.

Coloring: The deep mottled tones were achieved using natural mineral dyes and paints applied directly over the stone to simulate realistic fruit variation.

Assembly: Each drilled stone orb is attached to a wire "vine" and capped with a genuine wooden stem to complete the realistic look.