Fioranese Prestige Battiscopa Marble-Effect Skirting

Prestige Battiscopa — the matching skirtings for the Prestige marbles, in two lengths and both finishes. A 7.5x60 to suit the 60x60 and 30x60 tiles, and a 7.5x74 to align with the 74x74 and 74x148 slabs, so the skirting joint lines up with the floor joint rather than fighting it.

Prestige is built in pairs. Fioranese designed the six marbles as three light-and-dark couples that share a graphic character: Arabescato with Black Antique, sharply defined veining in cool tones; Statuarietto with Carnico, finer veins, also cool; Borghini with Portoro, softer movement in warmer tones. Each works on its own, but the collection is at its best when a pale floor meets its dark counterpart on a wall or a threshold.

All six marbles are made in all four combinations, so whichever tile and finish you have chosen, the skirting matches exactly.

The six marbles

Statuarietto Effect is the classic white with fine grey veining, the most widely specified of the six. Borghini Effect is a warmer cream with soft golden movement. Arabescato Effect is white with bold, sharply drawn grey veins. Carnico Effect is a deep grey-black with fine white veining, the dark partner to Statuarietto. Portoro Effect is black with dramatic gold veining — the boldest in the range. Black Antique Effect is a dense black with cool white veins, pairing with Arabescato.

Specification

Material: Glazed porcelain stoneware, gres porcellanato + (EN 14411:2012 Annex G Group BIa GL)
Thickness: 10mm
Shade variation: V2 — slight variation in tone and pattern
Slip & wear (matt): R9, PEI 4, DCOF wet 0.42, BCRA dry and wet > 0.40
Traffic: residential; light traffic in the matt finish
Finishes: Matt Rettificato and Levigato Rettificato (polished)
Sizes: 7.5x60cm (22 pieces, 13.2 linear metres per box) and 7.5x74cm (15 pieces, 11.1 linear metres per box)
Edge: bullnose, one long edge finished
Sold by: the piece
Sustainability: LEED® compliant, made in Italy

Which length

Match the skirting to the tile so the vertical joints coincide: the 7.5x60 with a 60x60 or 30x60 floor, the 7.5x74 with a 74x74 or 74x148. Getting this wrong is the most common way a well-specified marble floor ends up looking untidy at the edges. Allow roughly two pieces per 1.2m of wall on the 60, or one and a half on the 74, plus one per external corner.

Why use a porcelain skirting

It is the right detail wherever a timber skirting would be the weak point — wet rooms, utility runs, plant rooms, any floor that gets mopped. It also keeps the marble reading as a continuous material up the wall rather than stopping at a painted line.

Ordering & delivery

Minimum order: 5m²
Sold by: the m² for field tiles and the 5x5 mosaic; per piece for battiscopa and for the Exa and Weave mosaic sheets
Prices: inclusive of VAT. Black Antique and Portoro Effect carry a premium over the other four colours
Full pallet: reduced rate applied automatically on m² field lines — battiscopa and mosaics are special pieces and are not eligible
Delivery: 4–6 weeks, ordered from Italy. Delivery is charged after purchase, calculated on the weight of your order — we will confirm the cost with you before despatch
Allow 10% over your measured area for cuts and future repairs

See it before you buy

A skirting has to match the floor exactly, and matching a marble effect from a screen is guesswork — particularly across the matt and polished finishes. Samples of all six marbles are available to order, and the range is on display at our luxury interiors showroom in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Our team can help with pairings, quantities, trims and adhesive specification. Call 01782 617517 or email sales@homeofclay.co.uk for a quotation or to arrange a visit.