Antique Moorish Folding Chair with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, Middle Eastern
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Period: Late 19th Century Date: circa 1880 Style: Moorish / Islamic / Ottoman Origin: Middle East / Eastern Mediterranean Techniques: Hand-carved, pierced, inlaid Materials: Wood, mo...
Wood
Scandinavian Modern Organic Two Lounge Chair Arabesque Folke Jansson 1955 Sweden
By SM Wincrantz 1, Folke Jansson
Located in Vienna, AT
We currently present in our storefront a marble metaphora coffee table by Lella and Massimo Vignelli, a brass chrome coffee table by Willy Rizzo as well as a coffee table by Sven Ell...
Metal
19th Century Moorish Carved Wood Folding Chair with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moorish chair, antique chair, 19th century furniture, Damascene chair, Damascus furniture, mother of pearl inlaid chair, Moorish folding chair, Islamic folding chair, Ottoman furnitu...
Shell, Wood
Jan Vanek Wingback Chair in Oak Bentwood and Original Upholstery – Prague, 1940s
By Jan Vanek
Located in Almelo, NL
Vanek's early friendships and collaborations with architectural and design luminaries like Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Adolf Loos likely influenced hi...
Upholstery, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Levantine Savonarola Rocking Chair With Beautiful Floral Inlay
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Late 19th Century Levantine Arabesque Savonarola Rocking Chair with Floral Inlay, circa 1890 A highly decorative late 19th-century Levantine rocking chair, circa 1890, di...
Hardwood
Unavailable
H 30.71 in W 35.04 in D 21.26 in
19th Century, Arabesque Chair with Mosaic Details - From the Middle East
Located in London, GB
From Egypt/Turkey/Syria Measures: H78 cm D 54 cm W 89 cm.
Wood
Warren Platner Arabesque Marble Dining Table with Four Chairs
By Warren Platner
Located in Morristown, NJ
Stunning vintage Warren Platner dining table and chair set. Arabesque marble with beautiful markings sits on a nickel-plated base.
Marble, Nickel, Chrome
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H 47.5 in W 60 in D 23 in
3 Pc, Moorish Syrian Inlaid Arabesque Sofa & Pair of Armchairs Suite C. 1900
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressive antique Arabesque furniture suite including a pair of armchairs and sofa.
Walnut
A set of Twelve Italian Paint Decorated Dining Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
While on the back the chairs are done only in tone on tone arabesques. Note that half the chairs are done with the work towards the left and half done towards the right creating a s...
Wood, Paint
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H 42.5 in W 22.25 in D 18 in
Antique Moorish Syrian Inlaid Arabesque Pair of Armchairs Circa 1900
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressive antique Arabesque pair of armchairs. The chairs in the Moorish style and most likely made in Syria or another country in the Levant, in the late 19th to early 20th cen...
Walnut
Antique Neoclassical Cast Iron Patio Set
Located in Redding, CT
Antique Neoclassical Cast Iron Patio Set from the late 19th century. Featuring chairs with a lyre back form and a geometric seat panel with flowering vines,roses and baroque arabesqu...
Iron
Arabesque Organic Shape Chair Designed by Folke Jansson, Sweden
By Folke Jansson, SM Wincrantz 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
Arabesque lounge chair designed by Folke Jansson for S M Wincrantz, Skövde, Sweden. 1955.
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Barrel Back Armchair with Peacock Arabesque Upholstery
By Dunbar Furniture, Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This adorable chair has been lovingly restored head to toe! Upholstered in a lovely peacock blue fabric with brown and gold arabesque lines running throughout.
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H 47.25 in W 24.81 in D 19.69 in
Late 19th Century Syrian Chair with Arabesque Mother-of-Pearl and Abalone Inlays
Located in London, GB
Late 19th Century Syrian chair with arabesque mother-of-pearl and abalone inlays Syrian, late 19th Century Dimensions: Height 120cm, width 63cm, depth 50cm Crafted in the distin...
Bone, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Hardwood
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H 71 in Dm 137 in
Knoll International Warren Platner Dining Set, Marble Table & Four Chairs, 1970s
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Basel, CH
Warren Platner dining table and chair set. Arabesque marble with beautiful markings sits on a nickel-plated base.
Chrome
1960s McGuire Rattan Bamboo Dining Chairs, Set of Six
By McGuire
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a fabulous set of six rattan bamboo dining chairs with arched arabesque cathedral high peaked backs and double stretcher bases, by McGuire.
Bamboo, Rattan
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Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
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