$2,900 / item
H 41 in W 17 in D 18 in
Moorish Wood Folding Chair, Hand-Carved with Inlays, Syria, 1880
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern Moorish wood folding chair with intricate foliate carving and mother-of-pearl inlays
Bone, Wood
Middle Eastern 19th Century Moorish Folding Chair Shell Inlaid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
and mother of pearl, shell inlays. Arabian Syrian style folding chair inlaid with mother of pearl
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Moorish Folding Chair, Walnut Wood, Mother of Pearl Inlay, Egypt, 1880
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
and mother of pearl, shell inlays. Arabian Syrian style folding chair inlaid with mother of pearl
Wood
Antique Moorish Folding Chair, Walnut with Mother of Pearl Inlay, 1880
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
and mother of pearl, shell inlays. Arabian Syrian style folding chair inlaid with mother of pearl
Shell, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Mother-of-pearl Syrian Style Chairs Walnut Wood
Located in Orlando, FL
Very charming folding style Syrian chair hand-carved throughout with the most beautiful and
Mother of Pearl Inlaid Syrian Folding Chair
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Middle Eastern Syrian folding chair with silver wire and mother of pearl shell inlaid
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Syrian Folding Chair Islamic Antique Furniture Damascan 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous antique Syria folding chair We date this to circa 1860 and it features a plethora of
Hardwood
19th Century Syrian Folding Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Traditional carving in walnut with shell inlay.
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Syrian Folding Chairs with Mother-of-Pearl Inlays
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful pair of folding Syrian scribe chairs with intricate mother-of-pearl inlays.
A Syrian Folding Scribe's Chair
Located in Austin, TX
An ornately carved folding chair with mother of pearl and wood geometric inlay. Originally used by
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
20th Century Syrian Wooden Folding Chair
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century Syrian Wooden Folding Chair is an exquisite example of craftsmanship and history
Wood
Pair of Syrian Folding Savonarola Chairs
Located in Toronto, CA
. Arabic inscription on the back rails. These chairs have a gorgeous patina. While they are foldable, we
Wood
Pair Syrian Moorish Style Inlaid Folding Chairs
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introducing a refined near pair of late 19th-century antique Syrian carved walnut folding scribe
Bone, Shell, Walnut
Pair of Anglo Syrian Bone Inlay Folding Chairs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
An Unusually Anglo Syrian. Moorish designs folding chairs finely and intricately inlaid with brass
Bone, Hardwood, Mother-of-Pearl
Syrian mother of pearl inlaid folding chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully carved folding chair from Mideast. Inlaid with mother pearl star pattern. Solid teak
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
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H 11 in W 17 in D 16 in
Antique 19th c. Octagonal Moorish Side Table Hand-carved with Geometric Design
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Syrian hand-carved folding chair in the picture is for representative of the scale purpose only and is
Wood
Syrian Folding Chairs
Located in Cathedral City, CA
A pair of Syrian folding chairs with mother of pearl inlay.
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
20thc Set Of Four Syrian Inlaid Folding Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
20thC SET OF FOUR SYRIAN INLAID FOLDING CHAIRS- SEAT HEIGHT- 20.25"
19th C. Syrian Marquetry Chair (GMD#2022)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Syrian Marquetry & Leather Folding Arm Chair
Syrian Mother-of-pearl Inlaid Folding Chair
Located in North Miami, FL
Syrian wood folding chair with intricate foliate inlays in silvered metal and mother-of-pearl
$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
19th Century Middle Eastern Egyptian Moorish Corner Chairs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique late 19th century Middle Eastern Egyptian Moorish side chairs finely hand carved with intricate wood fretwork and inlaid with shell. Nice moucharabie fretwork designs on back...
Wood, Shell
Moorish Egyptian 19th Century Folding Chair Inlaid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Middle Eastern Moorish walnut wood folding chair with intricate foliate carving and mother of pearl, shell inlays. Moroccan Moorish style folding chair inlaid with mother of...
Wood
4 Damascus Mother of Pearl Folding Scribe Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Group of four Damascus mother of pearl inlaid wooden folding scribe chairs including one matching pair. The carved wood is inlaid with intricate geometric and floral designs of mothe...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Middle Eastern 19th Century Inlaid Moorish Folding Chair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Middle Eastern Moorish walnut wood folding chair with intricate foliate carving and shell inlays. Inlaid with shell stars and moon designs, hand carved with Arabic calligraph...
Wood, Shell
Moorish 19th Century Middle Eastern Inlaid Folding Chair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Middle Eastern wood folding Moorish chair with intricate foliate carving inlays. Inlaid and hand carved with Arabic design motif and foliages. Some inlay missing, great ant...
Wood
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
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.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
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