Moroccan Moorish Glasses
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
Antique 19th Century Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Barware
Glass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
20th Century Italian Moorish Glass
Glass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Metal
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Glass
Glass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Glass
Glass
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Ceramics
Ceramic
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Barware
Glass
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Barware
Glass
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Barware
Glass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Glass
Glass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Ceramics
Ceramic
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Ceramics
Ceramic
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Glass
20th Century French Moorish Barware
Glass
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Serving Pieces
Copper
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Serving Pieces
Copper
20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Moorish Glass
Blown Glass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Barware
Glass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
20th Century Italian Moorish Glass
Glass
20th Century Italian Moorish Glass
Glass
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Ceramics
Ceramic
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Ceramics
Ceramic
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Ceramics
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Moorish Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage 1980s Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Tea Sets
Metal, Silver Plate
20th Century Italian Moorish Glass
Glass
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery
20th Century Italian Moorish Glass
Glass
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Islamic Platters and Serveware
Brass
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Ceramics
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
20th Century Italian Moorish Glass
Glass
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Serving Bowls
Ceramic, Pottery
1990s Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
20th Century French Moorish Barware
Glass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Ceramics
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lanterns
Metal
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A Close Look at moorish Furniture
After the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in the eighth century, Islamic Spain became a cultural mix of influences that shaped both private homes and religious spaces. Moorish design was the name given to this style, which evolved through the 15th century with vibrant tile work, horseshoe arches and lavish ornamentation, most visible at sites such as Granada’s Alhambra and the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba. Moorish furniture was often similarly ornate, and featured pieces inlaid with wood, ivory and bone.
When European designers began studying Moorish art and architecture in the early 19th century, it led to a Moorish Revival. Appropriating the style’s decorative flourishes and architectural elements, it promoted a romantic view of Islamic design. Travelers could bring home a memento of what they witnessed in the Middle East, a trend that aligned with a fad for themed interiors. Men’s smoking rooms arranged with ottomans, divans and settees and inlaid tables were especially popular, as were cafés where coffee was served amid bead curtains and colorful floor mats. (Handwoven rugs are a centerpiece of Moorish interiors.) Octagonal rooms with domed ceilings were created for wealthy homes, frequently with furnishings like pipe stands, filigree plasterwork and arched doorways. The horseshoe arch is an iconic attribute of Moorish architecture that, in addition to Spain, can be found in Sicily, Morocco and elsewhere.
Several late 19th to early 20th-century movements featured Moorish touches. The American and English Aesthetic Movement, for example, borrowed liberally from global decorating styles, as seen in furniture designed by Lockwood de Forest, a New York-born artist who mixed Eastern and Western forms. The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau also references the elegant use of geometry in Moorish design, with Milanese Art Nouveau furniture designer Carlo Bugatti drawing inspiration from the style. The Arts and Crafts movement, which prized expressive yet simple design, incorporated Moorish influences; hand-painted furniture and tile work created by William De Morgan, a British designer and potter who made furnishings for the likes of Morris & Co., were informed by techniques from Moorish Spain.
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