Fine Vintage Moroccan Folding Settee
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Moroccan Settee with inlaid Bone discs and intricate overall carved decoration. With decorative carved crest. In very good condition with only minor age and use wear including a miss...
Bone, Wood
Antique Mother of Pearl Inlaid Blanket Chest, Ottoman Style, c. 1850
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Very fine intricate, detailed, stunning craftsmanship quality of Middle Eastern Moorish Islamic artwork. Unusual Ottoman Empire Syrian style wedding trunk decorated overall with Isla...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moorish style box features geometric inlays in shells, abalone, shell and wood.
Bone, Shell, Abalone, Fruitwood
1950s Anglo Indian Micro Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Intricate inlaid Anglo Indian box with floral and geometric Islamic Moorish Sadeli design in a square shape form with bone inlay and marquetry, very fine artwork, lined in red velvet.
Bone, Fruitwood
Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This Exquisite antique Moroccan box is a true testament to the skill and artistry of the Moroccan artisans. The inlays form an intricate Moorish mosaic-like pattern on the surface of...
Metal
Handcrafted Folding Tea Table with Brass Tray, Liberty of London
By Liberty of London
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Traditional Liberty of London Style Hand Crafted Middle Eastern Folding Tea Table With Removable Brass Circular Tray, Decorated With A Etched Intricate Repeating Pattern. The wood...
Brass
Antique Moroccan Inlaid Table with Tray Top
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Moroccan table crafted in mahogany featuring a removable silvered brass tray hand hammered in symbolic and floral designs, a base with twelve sides having inlaid a...
Brass
Antique Moroccan Inlaid Table with Tray Top
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Moroccan table crafted in mahogany featuring a removable silvered brass tray hand hammered in symbolic and floral designs, a base with twelve sides having inlaid a...
Brass
Early 20th Century Moroccan Inlaid Hexagonal Table
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th Century Moroccan Inlaid Hexagonal Table with Mother of Pearl inlay and intricate marquetry
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Paint
White Shell Inlaid Antique Middle Eastern Damascene Damascus Mirror 66"
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Levantine Middle Eastern Moorish Damascene antique Mirror, Late 19th Century.
Walnut, Shell, Abalone
Antique Moroccan Inlaid Table with Tray Top
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Moroccan table crafted in mahogany featuring a removable silvered brass tray hand hammered in symbolic and floral designs, a base with twelve sides having inlaid a...
Brass
Moroccan Round Mosaic Outdoor Tile Table on Iron Base 47 in
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted round Moroccan outdoor mosaic tile table 47in diameter on iron base. Classic and elegant Moroccan outdoor mosaic tile table sit on a black wrought iron base. Handmade in ...
Cement, Iron
Antique Moroccan Foldout Inlaid Game Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty refined antique Moroccan game table with multiple uses, crafted in walnut having elaborate inlaid geometric marquetry with bone, mahogany, mother of pearl and ebony through out...
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Felt, Ebony, Walnut
A Middle Eastern Ebonised Tea Table With Removable Brass Decorative Tray
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Middle Eastern Antique Ebonised Tea Table With Removable Brass Decorative Pie Crust Edged Tray Top And Beautiful Inlay Full Height 51cm Base Width 41cm Brass Tray Diameter 58cm
Brass
Antique Moroccan Fire Screen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Moroccan screen crafted with mahogany in an architecturally interesting form featuring onion dome finials, geometric inlays of mother of pearl, bone and ebony, with carved an...
Bone, Mahogany, Ebony, Mother-of-Pearl
G Parvis, Console + Mirror In Marquetry, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large console topped with a mirror in the oriental style, with carved wooden decoration, geometric marquetry of wood, mother-of-pearl and bone, mashrabiya, Moorish arches, cartouche ...
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$2,006Sale Price|20% Off
A Liberty of London Style Eastern Decorative Tea Table With Removable Tray
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Traditional Liberty of London Style Hand Crafted Middle Eastern Folding Tea Table With Removable Brass Circular Tray, Decorated With A Etched Repeating Pattern To Base.
Brass
Miniature Mudejar Archway w Inlaid Frame, Inspired by the Alhambra, Spain c.1900
Located in Lisse, NL
This beautifully handcrafted wall piece pays tribute to the splendor of Andalusian architecture, echoing the intricate arches and decorative flourishes of the Alhambra in Granada. Ma...
Alabaster
$5,251 / item
An Ottoman Kavukluk or turban holder.
Located in PARIS, FR
A Kavkluk Turban holder in carved walnut, inlaid with mother-of-pearl set in nets of pewter. Ottoman period , 19th century . Turkey
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
G Parvis, Console + Mirror In Marquetry, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large console topped with a mirror in the oriental style, with carved wooden decoration, geometric marquetry of wood, mother-of-pearl and bone, mashrabiya, 3 Moorish arches, cartouch...
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Pink Lacquer Tea Table - Custom MLB Design
By Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Located in West Hollywood, CA
MLB Pink lacquered side table, custom designed by Martyn Lawrence Bullard Inspired by the silhouette of the Moroccan Tea Table
Wood, Lacquer
Pair Of Tall And Large Oriental Pedestal Tables In Marquetry, 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of tall and large oriental hexagonal pedestal tables, made of wood, mother-of-pearl and bone marquetry, cleverly organized to create a decor with geometric patterns Rare in thi...
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$396Sale Price|25% Off
Unique Moroccan Brass and Jeweled Chandelier with easy Install
Located in Lomita, CA
The glass "jewels," the geometric shape, the white metal and the filagree design combine to make this pendant a home run if you like drama. The mosaic-type design it reflects on the ...
Brass
1950s Anglo Indian Style Micro Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large vintage intricate inlaid middle Eastern Persian style box with floral and geometric Islamic Moorish design in a rectangular form. Moorish design bone inlay and marquetry, very ...
Fruitwood
Anglo-Indian Mughal Mother of Pearl Inlaid Klismos Armchair with Ram Head 1 of 2
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
These are highly collectable, they must have taken hundreds of hours to craft, imagine hand cutting thousands of pieces of mother of pearl into just the right shape to make these Moo...
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
Fine Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Marquetry Box with Miniature Painting 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Perfect for collectors of Islamic art, Moorish marquetry, and antique micro mosaic. Keywords: Islamic Marquetry, Sadeli Mosaic, Khatam Box, Indo-Persian Art, Antique Jewelry Box, Mug...
Fruitwood
Middle Eastern Mosaic Inlaid Marquetry Box, Vintage Game Chest, 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
An Islamic Lebanese style handcrafted backgammon box board with micro mosaic inlay using exotic wood, having Moorish motif designs.
Fruitwood
Antique & Handcrafted Pair of Moorish Arabic Motifs Inlaid Picture Photo Frames
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted and very stylish pair of photo frames with inlaid Islamic designs. You don't necessary need to have an Arabic (inspired) interior to fall in love and decorate your h...
Shell, Wood
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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