Middle Eastern Large Majolica Cobra Snake Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish style (Italian 19/20th cent) Majolica porcelain life sized green and yellow
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Antique 19th Century Moorish Statues
Materials
Porcelain
Moorish Statues
Important 19th Century Italian Orientalist White Marble Statue of Two Lovers
$35,000
H 47 in W 21.5 in D 15 in
Important 19th Century Italian Orientalist White Marble Statue of Two Lovers
Located in New York, NY
Important antique (19th century) Italian Orientalist white marble statue of two Moorish lovers
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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Grand Babbit Metal Statue Representing an Egyptian Woman, England, 19th Century
Unavailable
H 25.2 in W 11.03 in D 7.49 in
Grand Babbit Metal Statue Representing an Egyptian Woman, England, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large Babbit metal statue a woman dressed as an Egyptian, a bare breast, showing part of a deck of
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Antique 1860s English Moorish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Huge Orientalist Theme Statue / Lamp w/Arab Woman Under a Brass Shade w/ Jewels
By Louis Hottot
Located in Petaluma, CA
This lamp is nothing short of remarkable. I have only seen a few of this size and genre in all my 46 years of having an antique shop. The few that survived that are lamps would certa...
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Antique 1890s French Moorish Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Spelter
French Bronze Casting of Islamic Mosque, Islam Art Statue, 1900
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Gorgeous and unusual French bronze casting of a mosque. Really great piece, very detailed with different colored bronzes to each section. Central dome worthy of extra attention wit...
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Antique Early 1900s Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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"Nude Triton", Larger, Rare Bronze of Nude Male Triton by Netzer, 1920s
$7,800
H 26.5 in W 24.5 in D 18 in
"Nude Triton", Larger, Rare Bronze of Nude Male Triton by Netzer, 1920s
By Hubert Netzer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
At once strong and sensuous, this large bronze of a fully nude triton figure, his right arm raised high with his trident, ready to strike, was sculpted in the 1920s by Hubert Netzer....
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Caned King Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
Featuring an ebonized, carved oak frame and an iconic Bonnet-style headboard, this bed radiates sophistication and elegance. The natural cane is meticulously woven on both sides of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cane, Wood
Charles van LooCharles van Loo (French) - 18th century figure painting - Allegory Comedy, c.1740
$9,679Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.76 in W 39.18 in
Charles van Loo (French) - 18th century figure painting - Allegory Comedy
Located in Varmo, IT
Charles-André van Loo (Nice 1705 - Paris 1765) workshop of - Allegory of the Divine Comedy. 54 x 83 cm unframed, 70.5 x 99.5 cm framed. Old oil painting on canvas, in a carved and ...
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Rare and Important Walnut And Upholstered Parchment Bench By Carlo Bugatti
$38,500
H 37 in W 65 in D 28 in
Rare and Important Walnut And Upholstered Parchment Bench By Carlo Bugatti
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Montreal, QC
Carlo Bugatti bench upholstered with parchment, inlaid with pewter details and mounted with hammered copper decorations.Italy, c. 1906 literature: Carlo Bugatti au Musée d'Orsay, Mas...
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Antique Early 1900s European Benches
Materials
Walnut
Spode Creamware Dessert Service, Avocado Green, Chinoiserie, Regency, 1814
$4,350 / set
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Spode Creamware Dessert Service, Avocado Green, Chinoiserie, Regency, 1814
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful Spode creamware dessert service made in 1814, which was the Regency era. The service is decorated in a printed and hand-colored Chinoiserie design on an avocado g...
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Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain
Materials
Creamware
Set of 12 Pink Dessert Service
Located in Lantau, HK
Set of twelve Paris porcelain lavishly decorated dishes with flowers from the early to mid-19th century, circa 1840. The artist Jean-Pierre Feuillet (1777-1840) was one of the best ...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Square Alabaster Ashtrays
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
MCM Hand-Carved Green Alabaster Ashtrays, Italy Classic pair, in a wonderful shade of green, Alabaster ashtrays from Italy. These original decorative objects appear to have never be...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Alabaster
20th Century British Vintage Pair of Whippet Garden Limestone Statues
$26,800 / set
H 38 in W 51.25 in D 18 in
20th Century British Vintage Pair of Whippet Garden Limestone Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of hand carved limestone English whippets or greyhounds like. The antique garden statues have raised heads, and in an alert extended position. These vintage stone dogs have fi...
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Early 20th Century English Statues
Materials
Limestone
Fine French 19th/20th Century Belle Époque Cherub Whimsical Chandelier Pendant
$5,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 23 in W 13.5 in D 15 in
Fine French 19th/20th Century Belle Époque Cherub Whimsical Chandelier Pendant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and charming whimsical French 19th/20th century belle époque three light gilt bronze figural chandelier pendant. The charming gilt bronze figure of a naked hovering winged che...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815
$75,000 / set
H 1.25 in Dm 8.5 in
English Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Part Dessert Service, circa 1815
Located in New York, NY
Comprising footed compote, pair of covered sauce tureens, one gallery (partially restored), pair of lozenge-shaped dishes, pair of kidney-shaped dishes, four shell dishes, four squar...
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Antique 1810s English Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Baccarat Cave à Liqueur with Sèvres Porcelain
By Baccarat
Located in New Orleans, LA
Notable for its incredible marquetry case and beautifully embellished Baccarat crystal, this handsome 19th-century cave à liqueur consists of three decanters and 16 cordial glasses. ...
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Barware
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
Pair of Wedgwood Borghese Covered Vases, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With neoclassical decoration. Impressed Wedgwood.
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Antique 1840s English Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Eugène Louis BoudinStill life painting of fruit and flowers by Eugène Boudin, 1869
$249,916
H 35.44 in W 31.5 in
Still life painting of fruit and flowers by Eugène Boudin
By Eugène Louis Boudin
Located in London, GB
Still life painting of fruit and flowers by Eugène Boudin French, 1869 Canvas: Height 90cm, width 80cm This very fine still life painting is by the French artist Eugène Boudin. Boud...
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1860s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Louis Comfort Tiffany Pastel Favrile Glass Dinnerware
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exuding the elegance of Art Nouveau design, this dinnerware service for 12 from Tiffany Studios is composed of pastel-hued, opalescent green Favrile glass. The plates, bowls and glas...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Glass
Antique 19th Century Ivory Ornate Floral French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This is a lovely antique 19th century ivory ornate floral French Aubusson tapestry. It has floral garlands and an oval window looking onto a scene with a woman presenting a dove to a...
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Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Steuben Amethyst Hand Blown Optic Rib Plates & Stemware Service for 12
By Steuben Glass
Located in Great Barrington, MA
What an amazing collection of Steuben's hand blown amethyst crystal dinner service for 12! All hand blown in the more desirable form of optic ribbing that gives each piece a special ...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Glass
Materials
Crystal
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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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