Arabesque Antique

A deep crown-form ring of substantial construction carries an open Baroque scrollwork frieze of exceptional complexity and quality — cast acanthus scrolls, foliate arabesques and car...

A unique late Georgian satinwood collector’s cabinet painted with maritime scenes, of rectangular form with the original marble top above, the leather-inset fall front enclosing an i...

The surfaces of both vases are lavishly adorned with detailed motifs including foliage, arabesques, arabic calligraphy, and animal figures, showcasing the rich ornamental traditions ...

The composition is framed by a wide, layered border featuring scrolling arabesques and stylized florets, all softened by a warm patina and gentle wear.

Each piece features a cylindrical body finely decorated with Neo-Arabic motifs, such as pointed arches and arabesques with volutes—an aesthetic characteristic of the Orientalist move...

A series of ornate borders enframe the central tableau, the main border showcasing cartouche-like medallions flanked by rosettes and linked by sinuous arabesques, all woven with exce...

The basket is elegantly openworked with arabesque motifs. Total weight of the spinel : 2,76 carats approximately.

Rust border with fleshy voluted arabesques. A rare and attractive piece with a unidirectional design.

The design features a richly ornamented composition of scrolling foliage and arabesques with generous curves, framing a central medallion in deep shades of purple.

This boldly drawn western Turkish workshop carpet has a field design including cartouches, aggressive corner palmettes and thick, truncated arabesques on the taupe ground. The beige ...

It features an all-over geometric pattern composed of Harshang-style motifs, blooming palmettes, stylized flowers, and organic shapes connected by an arabesque flow of angular vines....

The porcelain is white with finely detailed gilt decoration: each piece features a central starburst motif framed by scrolling arabesques and a delicate band around the rim. The gold...

The composition is a finely drawn floral design over an ivory ground, framed by a purple-toned border, derived, per the original ARS catalog notes, from the famous 16th-century Ardab...

Shaped inner slip to mirror, the stepped pediment with arabesque, acanthus, and laurel decoration.

Each drawer front is richly decorated with symmetrical scrolling foliage and arabesque motifs in brass, enhanced with colored ivorine inlays in shades of pink, red and blue.

Handsome Italian Islamic, Middle Eastern or Arabesque style Terra Cotta Planter, Jardiniere or Cachepot, circa 1920.

the top is hinged upon a highly unusual carved lattice work covered pineapple standard and gilded bronze rosette insets resting on a dragoon-carved lower section with a foliate brass...

An antique pendant, adorned with the same motifs as the previous pendants, also features arabesque designs and small, delicate pearls arranged in a tassel and mounted on prongs.

An exceptional and rare Milanese late 19 Century Renaissance Revival ebony framed bed profusely inlaid and encrusted with scrolling arabesques of entwined scrolled foliage, honeysuck...

This large Middle Eastern, Syrian, Arabesque decorative box, document box, coffer, trunk or chest is a versatile piece that could also be used as a table.

The basket is openwork, and the base of the ring is openwork with a fleur-de-lis and arabesque decoration. Height : 13 mm approximately, width : 9.6 mm approximately, thickness : 5.5...

Most of the motifs are identical, with a series of whorled vines rising up through a complicated arabesque of mythical animals, flowers, and architectural elements.

Framing the central scene is a broad border in soft ivory-beige, punctuated with delicate scrolling floral motifs, arabesques, and stylized palmettes in crimson, coral, pale gold, an...

A striking Napoleon III design with elements foreshadowing Art Nouveau, it features elaborate open scrollwork, stylised acanthus leaves, and flowing arabesques. The structure is cent...

It is decorated on both sides with gold arabesques and features a large, delicately chased setting of arabesques and gold rings.

The piece is enhanced with a rich polychrome decoration of floral garlands and gilded arabesques applied in fine gold, in a distinctly Louis XV style.

The frieze of running carved oak, laurel and acanthus leaf in arabesque, with reeded under mouldings. Simple reeded shelf above.

originally used as traveling tea tables for the British in India; the octagonal top with central eight-pointed star medallion within a perimeter band depicting a meandering foliate v...

originally used as traveling tea tables for the British in India; the octagonal top centering a large stylized floral medallion surrounded foliate stems all within a preimeter border...

originally used as traveling tea tables for the British in India; the octagonal top with central eight-pointed star medallion surrounded by floral and foliate motifs within a foliate...

Floral patterns, geometric compositions, and intricate arabesques became hallmarks of the factory’s output.

It is encircled by flowing acanthus arabesque shoots interwoven with delicate rose buds, while complementary floral bouquets in each corner lend balance and an air of refined eleganc...

The colour is lively and the composition organised in broad arabesques. He painted the main body of his work in Honfleur - a few portraits and still-lifes, but above all landscapes d...

The friezes and panels are finely embellished with scrolling foliate and arabesque decoration, characteristic of the Boulle tradition, while the corners are adorned with finely cast ...

The clock case is veneered in deep ebonized wood, lavishly inlaid with brass Boulle marquetry forming scrolling foliate and arabesque patterns across the façade and sides. The dial i...

The intricate vine work connecting the rosettes in the field suggests an influence from classical Persian arabesques, sometimes associated with the islimi motif rugs, adding a layer ...

The main border is a deep navy ground carrying a continuous procession of large palmette blossoms and curling arabesques in crimson, ivory, and rose, flanked by narrow guard borders ...

Its design adheres faithfully to the principles of classic traditional rugs, featuring a highly detailed central medallion system framed by complex, stylized arabesques. The palette ...

There is no border, but the surrounding field is densely filled with acanthus volutes, floral quasi-car touches and leafy split arabesques. The tonality is on the light side, but the...

The top half is profusely carved with intricate urns, arabesques, and baskets of grapes and pomegranates, with bronze details.

The frieze is adorned with pierced gilt panels and a central arabesque mount; additional corner mounts and escutcheons provide refined neoclassical accents.

The wide border, framed by narrow guard stripes, continues the theme with intricate rosettes and floral arabesques echoing the design of the field in complementary tones.

The music desk in an openwork Arts and Crafts design depicting folkloric motifs including stylised birds, flowers, hearts, arabesques and a central tree. The manufacturers name is in...

Per the original ARS catalog notes, this is a particularly colourful late-Regency-period Axminster carpet, with an astonishing double floral and ribbon-garland border on ivory; the s...

The composition is a striking claret-red field with a design of ascending palmettes and lancet-curved leaves of varying sizes within a "book-cover" shaped reserve, set against ivory ...

A refined French Boulle jewelry box from the mid-19th century, exquisitely decorated with intricate brass inlay in the classic arabesque pattern typical of the Napoleon III period.

Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the lid features an ornate gilt and red motif with scrolling arabesques and a central monogram “I.P.”, echoing the refined aesthetic of P...

The structure showcases beautifully formed “S” arabesques, curved end shelves with rounded corners, and cross-braced supports that provide both decorative interest and structural str...

The rug presents an elaborate medallion-and-corner layout with an arresting central rosette framed by symmetrically extending floral scrolls, arabesques, and stylized palmettes. The ...

Definitely in the 1920’s Mahal style, with a central palmette axis and rounded arabesques and more palmettes and curving leaves, this Oushak has softer colors and higher pile than it...

This elaborate geometric scheme, centered on an interlaced six-pointed star enclosing floral cartouches, is encircled by arabesques and scalloped gilt ornament on a soft cobalt blue ...

This Spanish piece exhibits strong Arabesque influences, featuring Arabic calligraphy in its intricate design.

The broad border covers the field pattern as a frame with its split arabesques and rosettes all on a wine brown ground.

Early masters of French marquetry were the Fleming Pierre Golle and his son-in-law, André-Charles Boulle, who founded a dynasty of royal and Parisian cabinet-makers (ébénistes) and g...

The refined contrast of the bold blossoms with the intricate arabesque scrolling exemplifies the Golden Age of cloisonné craftsmanship.

Its field is anchored by an exquisite lattice of stylized floral bouquets, arabesques, and palmettes, drawn with exceptional finesse and arranged with mirror-like harmony.

The firm continued to produce very high quality items of furniture and soon began to experiment with new materials and designs, becoming especially renowned for their distinctive com...

The panels are in a cut-out, arabesque design with central lyre and wreath motif.

By 1909, Dufy began to feel the need for a more structured compositional approach than that afforded by Fauvist arabesques and for a more differentiated approach to colour.

A square-sized antique Turkish Oushak Rug from the early 20th century Details rug no. j4556 size 11' x 13' 3" (335 x 404 cm) Without compromising to appeal to Western consumers, Tu...