Middle Eastern 19th Century Moorish Folding Chair Shell Inlaid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Arabian Syrian style folding chair inlaid with mother of pearl stars designs, hand carved with Arabic calligraphy script and foliages.
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Moorish Folding Chair, Walnut Wood, Mother of Pearl Inlay, Egypt, 1880
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Arabian Syrian style folding chair inlaid with mother of pearl stars designs, hand carved with Arabic calligraphy script and foliages.
Wood
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 intricate details of mother-of-pearl on solid walnut wood.
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 design.
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 inlay and Arabesques Great bohemian chic interiors look Some of our items are in stor...
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 a traveling scribe, this chair is a wonderful marriage of functionality, comfort, a...
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 do not recommend folding them.
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 chairs. These classic and elegant chairs are a testament to the exquisite craftsmansh...
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, mother of pearl and bone, the surface is very heavily decorated with Damascene fo...
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 and nice patina.
This item is located at Tishu Hudson.
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Sold
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
Hand made in India, Rajasthan, Circa 1890, octagonal shape. Note: The Syrian hand-carved folding chair in the picture is for representative of the scale purpose only and is not inclu...
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.
$3,112Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.44 in W 25.2 in D 44.89 in
19th Century Anglo Indian Inlaid Plantation Chair with Extending Arms
Located in Čelinac, BA
Anglo Indian Plantation chair 19th Century
Teak
$760
H 24.81 in W 13.39 in D 27.56 in
Rustic African Tribal Hand Carved Folding Palaver Chair, Wabi Sabi, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
Gorgeous unique African hand carved folding chair in solid wood. Also named the palaver chair as a traditional African furniture type. Beautifully handcrafted and decorated with geom...
Wood
$3,885 / set
H 31 in W 21 in D 20.25 in
Pair of 19th Century Syrian Oak Arm Chairs with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th Century Syrian Oak Arm Chairs with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Oak
$1,650
H 42.75 in W 26.25 in D 22.5 in
Vintage Middle Eastern Armchair, Inlaid Mother of Pearl, Circa 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Mother of Pearl & inlaid wood Middle Eastern arm chair.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$2,061
H 34.65 in W 18.12 in D 17.72 in
19th Century antique Oriental Chair with Inlaid Marakesh, 1900 beech carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood with various inlays. Beautifully turned. This type of furniture was very popular in Europe in the 19th century.
Beech
Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Savonarola Folding Chair circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Renaissance style walnut Savonarola folding chair from circa 1900 with lion paw feet. This Italian Renaissance style Savonarola chair, dating back to circa 1900, is a sple...
Walnut
$3,893Sale Price|20% Off
H 48.82 in W 26.38 in D 26.78 in
Antique mid 18th Century Large Spanish Pinewood Carved Arm chair or Fauteuil
Located in Casteren, NL
Presenting a magnificent antique Spanish chair, crafted from solid pine wood around 1750. This chair is a substantial piece, reflecting the high status of its original owner and indi...
Pine, Rush
$1,450
H 31.5 in W 25.5 in D 19.5 in
Vintage Middle Eastern Armchair, Mother of Pearl Inlay, Circa 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Mother of Pearl & inlaid wood Middle Eastern arm chair.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$2,500Sale Price|28% Off
H 44.5 in W 27 in D 22 in
Moorish Anglo Indian Armchair, Brass Inlaid, Hand-Crafted, 1950, Syria
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moorish Anglo Indian style brass inlaid armchair. Middle Eastern Syrian inlaid with a profusion of brass and copper with circular Moroccan motifs of foliage. Dimensions: H 44.5 in....
Brass
$2,061
H 26.78 in W 24.02 in D 23.63 in
Spanish Colonial Ebony Chair with Leather and Bone Inlays, 1770-1780
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Rare ...
Leather, Ebony
$2,832Sale Price|20% Off
H 46.26 in W 22.45 in D 22.84 in
Antique Carved Veranda Chair, Ceylonese, Teak, Ornate Seat, Victorian, C.1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carved veranda chair. A Ceylonese, solid teak ornate seat, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Exceptional craftsmanship to this superb showpiece chair Di...
Teak
$2,900Sale Price|20% Off
H 41 in W 25 in D 21 in
Antique Siryan Chair, Damascus Wood Inlay, Late 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Damascus wood and inlaid chair late 19th century.
Wood
$10,500
H 41 in W 24 in D 25.5 in
Moorish Style Armchair, Antique Wood & Bone Inlay, 19th Century, Asia
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish style arm chair with carved spindle & ball design back with pearl & inlay and ebonized trim. Antique condition. Right arm has been repaired.
Wood, Bone, Leather
$1,023
H 30.71 in W 20.87 in D 25.2 in
VINTAGE ANGLO INDIAN HAND PAINTED FOLDING FOLDING ARMCHAiR ORNATELY DETAILED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super decorative Anglo Indian hand painted folding armchair Please note the delivery fee listed is ju...
Wood
$2,444Sale Price|20% Off
H 72 in W 58.5 in D 49.5 in
Antique X-Frame Chair, Middle Eastern, Mahogany, Seat, Bone Inlay, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique X-frame chair. A Middle Eastern, ebonised mahogany seat with elaborate bone inlay, dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1850. Extraordinary decoration and form...
Mahogany
$7,200
H 46.25 in W 23 in D 21 in
Moroccan Richly Inlaid Armchair with Carved Back and Scrolling Arms, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moorish style Moroccan wooden armchair from circa 1900 with bone inlaid décor, carved back, scrolling arms and carved base. This exquisite Moorish-style Moroccan wooden armchair, d...
Bone, Wood
$2,900
H 41 in W 17 in D 18 in
Antique Moorish Folding Chair with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, Middle Eastern
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
An exceptionally decorative late 19th-century Middle Eastern folding chair, circa 1880, finely handcrafted in carved wood and embellished with delicate mother-of-pearl inlay. The ch...
Wood
Moorish Moroccan 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
$2,900
H 41 in W 18 in D 24 in
Antique Egyptian Moorish Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Folding Chair, circa 1880
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
An exceptional late 19th-century Egyptian Moorish folding chair, circa 1880, finely hand-carved in dark wood and embellished with delicate mother-of-pearl and shell inlay. With its d...
Shell, 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
$3,750
H 42.5 in W 18.5 in D 15 in
Moroccan Moorish Style 1900s Side Chair with Richly Carved Décor and Star Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan Moorish style accent side chair from the early 20th century, with richly carved décor, mother-of-pearl inlay, Arabic calligraphy and X-Form base. Created in Morocco during...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$2,950
H 40 in W 15 in D 18 in
Antique Egyptian Moorish Carved Walnut Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Folding Chair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A striking late 19th-century Egyptian Moorish Revival folding chair, circa 1880, finely handcrafted in carved walnut and accented with delicate mother-of-pearl and shell inlay. The ...
Wood
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