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 cobra, coiled with a raised head.
Porcelain
Pair Of Vintage Ceramic Elephant Form Garden Stools
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A colorful and very solid feeling Pair of Elephant Garden Stools with good size, weight and style. The color combination of Cobalt, Turquoise, Gold and White is bright yet refined. ...
Pottery
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, possibly depicting Othello and Desdemona, exquisitely carved with wonderful details, s...
Marble
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 cards, the rest of which is on the sideboard at her feet. We have the impression ...
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...
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...
Vintage Life-Size White Resin Rattlesnake Sculpture, circa 1970s
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking vintage sculptural rattlesnake rendered in molded resin, circa 1970s. Measuring approximately 12 inches wide by 12 inches deep and 9 inches high, the piece captures the snak...
Resin
$2,600Sale Price / set|38% Off
H 17 in W 17 in D 8 in
Pair of Vintage Elephant Garden Planters Pots Stands Italian Lattice Palm Beach
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The most wonderful pair of old Italian elephant garden plant stands. I believe these are some sort of terra cotta with a glaze on top, they are heavy! The details are amazing from th...
Terracotta
Art Deco Coiled Serpent Sculpture, Cast Brass, Early 20th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
A wonderful Art Deco style cast brass coiled serpent snake circa Early 20th century Measures: 12"W × 2.13"D × 2"H Excellent original vintage condition. Minor patina expecte...
Brass
Black Cobra Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture black cobra in ceramic and enameled ceramic in black finish with gold finish details.
Ceramic
$620
H 17 in W 18.75 in D 8.75 in
Hollywood Regency Chinese Ceramic Colored Elephant Garden Plant Stand or Seat
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-20th Century Glazed Ceramic Elephant Garden Stool or Side Table, Germany A charming mid-20th century glazed ceramic elephant stool, handcrafted and richly detailed. Designed to ...
Ceramic
Vintage Regency Glazed Ceramic Elephant Stools - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Introduce an exotic touch of Chinoiserie Chic to your interiors with this captivating pair of Vintage Regency Glazed Ceramic Elephant Stools. Each stool is a magnificent example of v...
Ceramic
$840Sale Price|40% Off
H 3.5 in W 6 in D 3.5 in
Edgar Brandt Style Hand Forged Iron Snake or Serpent Sculpture, Austria, 1920s
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Vienna, AT
A wrought iron Art Nouveau era model of a snake / serpent. High-quality craftsmanship, handmade of forged iron by a Viennese metalworker in the 1920s. A decorative object, which wou...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Vintage Flexible Wooden Snake Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Flexible Wooden Snake Sculpture, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979. Additional information: Material: Wood Color: Beige Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned...
Wood
Persian Style Brass Cobra Snake Candlestick
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Persian-style brass candlestick in the form of a cobra snake with incised black and red enamel decoration. Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Brass
Edgar Brandt Element Decorative Wrought Iron Snake Art Deco
By Edgar Brandt
Located in NANTES, FR
Edgar Brandt Serpent art deco. in wrought iron. Remarkable work of hammering of the wrought iron for this decorative snake dating from the years 1925. Stamped at the end of the tail...
Wrought Iron
Majolica Jardinière Leaves and Snake Johann Maresch, circa 1880
By Johann Maresch
Located in Austin, TX
A naturalist Majolica jardinière with different kind of leaves, large ferns leaves, a branch on the front and a nest with birds threatened by a snake signed Johann Maresch (1821-1914...
Majolica, Ceramic
$860
H 23.5 in W 24 in D 12 in L 23.5 in
Vintage Chinese Glazed Ceramic Elephant Garden Seat Hollywood Regency Majolica
Located in Essex, MA
A charming and decorative vintage ceramic elephant garden seat, rendered in the classic Hollywood Regency chinoiserie tradition. The figure is modeled in a traditional stance with tr...
Ceramic
$1,850 / set
H 21 in W 9 in D 21 in
Vintage Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Elephant Garden Stools - a Pair
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a pair of blue and white chinoiserie ceramic elephant garden stools or plant stands. They are often used as accent tables or decorative pieces for both indoor and outdoor spa...
Porcelain
Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Elephant Garden Stool
Located in Houston, TX
1960s Italian glazed terracotta elephant garden table stool.
Terracotta
Coiled Rattlesnake Chalkware Sculpture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Coiled Rattlesnake Chalkware Sculpture This sculpture measures: 8 wide x 7.25 deep x 2 inches high Excellent Vintage Condition. We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio ...
Plaster
$1,895 / set
H 17 in W 11 in D 19 in
Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Elephant Garden Seats
Located in Perkasie, PA
Title Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Elephant Garden Seats Description A rare and highly decorative pair of early 19th century Chinese elephant-form garden seats, featu...
Porcelain, Terracotta, Paint
The Dugout, Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Left The present work was published on the cover of the September 4th, 1948 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. An accompanying “Keeping Posted” article abo...
Oil, Gouache
$129,774Sale Price|20% Off
H 51 in W 41 in D 2 in
My Lady of the Rose Portrait of Hilda, the Artist's Wife - British oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British exhibited portrait oil painting is by noted artist George Spencer Watson. The influence of Lord Frederick Leighton and the Italian Renaissance can easily be seen....
Oil
$114,904
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$252,185
H 35.44 in W 185.04 in D 32.68 in
Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
KING OF THE MUSEUM Since we started, we always wanted to make a very large crocodile. Wishful thinking, we thought it was. But now we were able to do so. We were lucky we could obta...
Animal Skin
$24,931Sale Price|25% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
$5,610
H 28.75 in W 40.95 in D 2.76 in
Antique Oil on Canvas Painting by Francesco Bergamini 19th Century
By Francesco Bergamini 1
Located in London, GB
This is a truly splendid antique oil on canvas painting featuring a period interior scene by Francesco Bergamini (1851-1900) Italian, signed and dated 1894. This beautiful oil pai...
Canvas, Giltwood
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$374,500
H 88.25 in W 21.5 in D 25.75 in
Italian 19th Carved Marble Figure of a Nude Young Bather Girl by Pietro Bazzanti
By Pietro Bazzanti
Located in LA, CA
Pietro Bazzanti - Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) "After the Bath" - a fantastic quality and large carved white Carrara marble figure of a semi-nude young maiden standing by the sea-sh...
Marble
$343,889
H 165.36 in W 290.56 in D 216.54 in
Louis XVI Style Panelling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare Napoleon III style paneled room in blackened wood (stained beech) with its fireplace in stucco in imitation of porphyry. The fireplace, which is the centerpiece of this paneled...
Bronze
$374,500
H 88.25 in W 21.5 in D 25.75 in
Italian 19th Carved Marble Figure of a Nude Young Bather Girl by Pietro Bazzanti
By Pietro Bazzanti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pietro Bazzanti - Barzanti (Italian, 1825-1895) "After the Bath" - a fantastic quality and large carved white Carrara marble figure of a semi-nude young maiden standing by the sea-sh...
Marble, Carrara Marble
$347,200
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
$27,241Sale Price|30% Off
H 68.9 in W 55.91 in
18th c. French Portrait of a Lady as Venus, attributed to Pierre Gobert
By Pierre Gobert
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a Lady as Venus ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE GOBERT (1662-1744) FRENCH SCHOOL AROUND 1720 OIL ON CANVAS: H. 55.51 in, W. 42.91 in. IMPORTANT 18TH CENTURY GILTWOOD FRAME (RE-GILT)...
Canvas, Oil
$500,000
H 144 in W 228 in D 199 in
Antique 19th Century French Chateau Oak Paneled Salon Room "Boiserie" circa 1865
Located in New Orleans, LA
A complete boiseries from the French country estate: "Chateau de Quatres Barbes." The antique 19th century French Louis XVI style grand oak paneled salon room or "boiseries" from the...
Marble
$520,449 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
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.
Find a collection of Moorish lighting, decorative objects, folk art and more furniture on 1stDibs.