Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
MOORISH STYLE
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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Style: Moorish
Antique Islamic Hand-Etched Arabian Footed Brass Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Middle Eastern Islamic finely hand-etched brass memorial footed bowl decorated with medallions with Arabic calligraphy inscriptions and scene of wild animals.
Moorish style hea...
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Early 20th Century Egyptian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Middle Eastern Moorish Islamic Brass Pierced Floor Lamp 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Middle Eastern Islamic Moorish pierced brass and copper floor lamp.
Beautiful Middle Eastern Islamic Syrian, Persian style brass floor lamp is handcrafted with Moorish calligraphy Arabian designs.
Extremely fine antique Islamic floor brass lamp with Kufic Mamluk revival pierced foliate openwork’s chased and chiselled with Arabic calligraphy and figures.
The Moorish brass shade is intricately hand-pierced with Islamic Tuluth writing and designs.
Great exquisite Middle Eastern Asian Museum quality piece, beautiful desirable patina.
Same floor lamp could be found at the Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum.
Hand-hammered decorative collector Islamic brass Moorish folk art
Antique 19th century Middle Eastern floor lamp...
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Late 19th Century Egyptian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper
19th Century Ottoman Moorish Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century ottoman Moorish table.
Antique fine example side table with a hexagon form inlaid with geometric designs with the Moorish sta...
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1880s Turkish Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Middle Eastern Oriental Brass Islamic Mughal Floor Lamp 19th C
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
FIne antique Oriental Middle Eastern Islamic hand-etched and pierced finely engraved patinated floor lamp.Intricate large Indo-Persian decoration on the tall brass urn...
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Moorish Brass Table Lamp with Arabic Script
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique fine Middle Eastern Moorish revival brass table lamp with Arabic calligraphy writing.
Moorish, Syrian style brass table lamp with hammered brass with fine Islamic designs and Egyptian figure and animals. Hand-cut filigree shade.
Brass Egyptian...
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19th Century Egyptian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Embroidered Panel with Floral Pattern from India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique embroidered mirrored horse blanket throw used in India for the wedding ceremonies.
Large antique embroidered panel with floral pattern.
Indian colorful wall hanging from Guja...
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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Linen, Silk, Sequins
Middle Eastern Brass Islamic Art Vase Engraved with Arabic Calligraphy
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Islamic brass repoussé vase, finely hand-etched, engraved, hammered and chased with elaborate Moorish Syrian designs decorated with medall...
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Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Middle Eastern Moorish Antique Round Brass Tray 20 inches
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Moorish antique round brass tray.
19th century handcrafted circular brass platter hammered with Islamic Moorish designs.
Heavy brass wit...
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19th Century Indian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Moorish Syrian or Asian Inlaid Inlay Wood Box Storage Chest Trunk
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic, geometric design, and gorgeous craftsmanship. This work is made of beautiful dark wood and shell and/or bone inlay. The iron handles are also a nice touch. A genuine...
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20th Century Asian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Middle Eastern Islamic Turkish Ottoman Tinned Copper Ewer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted antique 19th century Islamic Turkish Ottoman tinned copper ceremonial water ewer.
Antique Middle Eastern Asian Islamic style ewer jug metalware vessel.
The bulbous body...
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19th Century Turkish Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Tin, Pewter
Embroidered Black Silk Decorative Throw Pillow with Tassels
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Black silk decorative accent throw pillow with tassels.
Gold embroidered silk with four large tassels.
Baroque gold floral decor embroidered in front of the pillow.
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Late 20th Century Indian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Large Indo-Persian Tinned Copper Moorish Jar With Lid
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Indo Persian Mughal tinned copper vessel.
Moorish Brass Bowl Engraved with Islamic design.
Large Middle Eastern Persian Mameluke style tinned copper jar...
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Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Large Antique Decorative Indo-Persian Mughal Hammered Brass Tray 19th c.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large antique 19th century handcrafted decorative Indo-Persian Mughal brass tray.
Asian metalwork finely embossed and hammered with floral and figural and...
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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique 19th Century Middle Eastern Tinned Copper Ewer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century middle Eastern tinned copper ewer.
Nice decorative old rustic hand-hammered ewer in the Mameluke style.
Moorish middle e...
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19th Century Turkish Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Tin
Vintage Moroccan Caftan, Black and Gold Embroidered, ca. 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage Moroccan Caftan, black silk damask heavily with gold threads. Circa 1960's
The black heavy damask kaftan was entirely made by ...
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1960s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread, Gold
Antique 19th Century Turkish Ottoman Tinned Copper Ewer Pitcher
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century Asian, Middle Eastern style Turkish tinned copper ewer.
Antique Turkish ottoman Islamic Ewer Tombak pitcher brass copper Ibrik.
Nic...
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19th Century Turkish Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Antique 19th Century Brass Islamic Middle Eastern Floor Lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Extremely fine antique Islamic floor brass lamp with Kufic Mamluke revival pierced foliate openwork’s chased and chiselled with arabic calligraphy and figures.
Antique 19th century Middle Eastern Egyptian floor decorative candle lamp,
Rising from wide trumpet foot through to slightly tapering cylindrical shaft with two pronounced collars to gently flaring mouth and flat rim, the shaft with pierced openwork lattice containing scrolling vine issuing from cusped palmettes, bordered above and below by bands of engraved scrolling floral vine, the upper section of the foot and the body below the mouth with further pierced openwork sections in rectangular cusped cartouches with similar design set in a ground of engraved scrolling floral vine, interlocking palmettes and stylized cloud bands, band of verses.
This large floor Moorish Syrian Middle Eastern...
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Late 19th Century Egyptian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Green Moorish Ceramic Urns with Chiseled Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large green Moorish ceramic Urns chiseled with Arabic calligraphy poetry writing.
Handcrafted vases from Fez Morocco etched with Arabic calligraphy.
This kind of Art Writing looks ca...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Moorish Mughal Indian Handcrafted Decorative Hammered Brass Tray
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large handcrafted decorative Indian Mughal Moorish brass tray.
Embossed and hammered with floral and mystique animal scenes with Arabic script etched.
Large decorative hanging...
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19th Century Indian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Middle Eastern Dallah Arabic Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century antique Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot.
Islamic Moorish coffee pot hand-hammered and chased c...
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Late 19th Century Omani Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Turkish Tin Copper Tray Table on Wooden Folding Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Turkish tin copper tray table on wooden folding stand
Turkish Persian Mameluke style tinned copper tray table.
Very nice unusual Asian dark bron...
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Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
Monumental Antique Pewter Dish With Ownership Inscription
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pewter dish
Not sure of its origin.
I have dated it early 19th Century. It is possibly earlier.
Interesting ownership inscription on the rim. Possibly Moorish?
It would...
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Early 19th Century Southeast Asian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Ottoman Copper Bucket With Incised Decoration
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Turkish copper bucket with elaborate etched designs covering the surface. A wonderful shape with the wide bulbous bottom tapering up elegant...
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Mid-18th Century Turkish Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Tin
Middle Eastern Antique Dallah Arabic Copper Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Middle Eastern Arabian tinned copper Dallah coffee pot.
Antique decorative Arabic coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted br...
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Late 19th Century Omani Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Carved Turkish Figural Meerschaum Moorish Pipe
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Carved Turkish Figural Meerschaum Pipe with Moorish Turkish Bearded head.
Meerschaum pipe is a smoking pipe made from the mineral sepiolite, also known as meerschaum. Meerschaum , German for "sea foam" is sometimes found floating on the Black Sea and is rather suggestive of sea foam (hence the German origin of the name, as well as the French name for the same substance, écume de mer).
Meerschaum, also known as curlstone, is a unique mineral mined in the Anatolian province of Eskisehir. Local artisans hand carve the stone into collectibles, most notably tobacco pipes...
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20th Century Turkish Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Middle Eastern Round Brass Tray Islamic Moorish Style 23.5 in. Diameter
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1930s Middle Eastern Round Brass Tray 23.5 in. Diameter.
A magnificent antique Middle Eastern round brass tray, a true masterpiece of craftsmanship.
The metal decorative islamic brass polished tray gleams with the warm, lustrous glow characteristic of brass, its surface intricately adorned with a mesmerizing display of hammered intricate patterns. The skilled hands of artisans have transformed this metal canvas into a work of art that captures the essence of Middle Eastern heritage.
Dimensions: 23.5 inches diameter.
Circa: 1930s.
Middle East provenance, Syria or Egypt region Moroccan style.
At the heart of the brass tray lies an exquisite focal point: an eight-pointed star that radiates outwards, symbolizing unity and balance. The intricate patterns that envelop the star draw inspiration from traditional Middle Eastern motifs. Delicate arabesque tendrils weave and wind their way around the central star, forming a harmonious tapestry of interconnected designs. Geometric shapes interlock seamlessly with flowing curves, showcasing the artists' profound understanding of balance and aesthetics.
The outer edges of the Moorish style tray bear a border that frames the intricate center. This border is embellished with an array of geometric shapes, Moorish patterns, and ornate detailing, all hand-hammered with great precision.
The Middle Eastern tray...
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Early 20th Century Egyptian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Turkish Ottoman Metal Tinned Copper Vessel Islamic Moorish Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Turkish Ottoman tinned copper metal round Moorish vessel.
Antique Middle eastern Asian Islamic tinned copper large bowl nicely hand-hammered....
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Early 20th Century Turkish Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Tin
Moroccan Caftan Gold Damask Embroidered, Vintage, 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage Moroccan Caftan, gold silk damask gold threads trim, Circa 1960's
The light gold damask kaftan was entirely finish by hand.
One of a kind...
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1960s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread, Gold
Middle Eastern Miniature Painting on Shell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand Painted Asian Persian miniature painting on a sea oyster shell.
Middle Eastern Moorish design miniature painting on shell, very fine ...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Middle Eastern Islamic Turkish Ewer and Copper Basin
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted antique 19th century copper Middle Eastern Islamic copper ewer with basin.
The Turkish Ottoman style Arabian brass ewer with a rounded body, on short splayed foot, engrav...
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19th Century Turkish Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
Moorish Indo-Persian Mughal Pieced Etched Brass Tray
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large patinated brass tray hand-crafted in the Moorish Indo-Persian Mughal style. The tray features a round form decorated with hammered, pierced, and etched designs of intricate flo...
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20th Century Indian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Large Moorish Silk Textile Granada Spain Islamic Art
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Large Moorish Silk Textile Granada, Islamic Spain.
Spanish Moorish Woven Tapestry Granada Spain Islamic Art.
From Granada, Islamic Spain, fabulou...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Mosaic Marquetry Octagonal Music Box Granada Moorish Spain
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted vintage Middle Eastern style mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood footed music box.
Handcrafted in Spain in the Moorish Syrian style with red velvet lined and a mirror.
Decorative Spanish inlaid Marquetry music box intricately and finely inlaid in Islamic geometric designs with marquetry of precious wood decorated with Moorish Islamic motif designs which have been painstakingly inlaid with fruitwoods.
Small octagonal walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with mosaic marquetry.
Handcrafted in Granada Spain...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Shell, Fruitwood
Vintage Moroccan Brocade Designer Caftan Maxi Dress Gown Kaftan Size L
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant exotic Moroccan brocade caftan vintage maxi dress gown, circa 1970s.
This long maxi dress kaftan is embellished entirely by hand.
One ...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brocade, Braid
Moorish Mughal Indo Persian Islamic Brass Table Lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Indo Persian brass table lamp, finely embossed with Moorish Islamic repousse floral designs, sits on a black ebonized lacquered base.
Elegant ...
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Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Monumental Moroccan Polished Metal Brass Tray Platter 39 inches
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Monumental Moroccan metal polished brass tray platter.
Polished decorative metal brass tray with very fine intricate Moorish geometric designs.
Hand-hammered and chiseled in geometri...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mughal Indian Handcrafted Decorative Hammered Moorish Brass Tray
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large handcrafted decorative Indian Mughal Moorish brass tray.
Embossed and hammered with floral and mystique animal scenes with Arabic script etched.
Large decorative hanging...
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19th Century Indian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Middle Eastern White Mosaic Moorish Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern Lebanese mosaic marquetry wood box.
Small vintage walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with Moorish m...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Abalone, Shell, Fruitwood
Moorish Handcrafted Octagonal Box with White Mosaic Marquetry
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern Lebanese mosaic marquetry wood box.
Small octagonal walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with Moorish...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Shell
19th Century Indo Persian Mughal Tinned Copper Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large 19th century tinned copper Indo Persian Mughal copper bowl vessel.
Great patina on handcrafted and embossed metal tin copper bowl with floral geo...
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19th Century Indian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Tin
Egyptian Mameluke Embossed Brass Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Egyptian hand-etched and repousse Mameluke style brass bowl.
Could be used as a jardinière, cache pot for a large orchids composition.
Engraved and hand-embossed with Arabic Islami...
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19th Century Egyptian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Caftan in Silver and Gold Brocade Vintage Gentleman Kaftan Circa 1960
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant Moroccan gentleman luxury couture vintage caftan hand crafted in gold brocade fabric.
Moroccan Caftan in Silver and Gold Brocade Vintage Gentleman Kaftan 1960.
One of a kind made to measure couture Moroccan Middle Eastern gentleman vintage robe...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Pair Of Mid Century Eastern Brass Side Tables
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Round tops with raised foliate center and outer bands. Raised on trumpet shaped supports with heart shaped cut outs and decorated with low relief bands with leaves and palmettes.
D...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940s Brass Moroccan Tray Hand Hammered Moorish Islamic Metalwork 13.5 in. D.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The hand-hammered brass Moroccan tray with fine intricate Islamic design is a stunning piece of craftsmanship that exudes the beauty and intricacy of Moroccan artistry. This exquisite tray showcases the rich cultural heritage and traditional metalworking techniques of the region.
The tray's design may also incorporate delicate cutouts , allowing light to pass through and casting beautiful patterns when the tray is placed in the sunlight. This adds an extra element of visual interest and elegance to the overall aesthetic.
The tray has a hook in the back if you would like to use it as a wall decorative tray.
it could function as a wall hanging, ottoman tray, or a display on a bar or coffee table, use it as a serving platter, catch all, vanity dish...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
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Brass
Moroccan Caftan Floral Brocade Multicolored Embroidered Kaftan 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous vintage hostess gown, floral multicolored brocade Kaftan, circa 1970s.
Exotic oriental floral long maxi caftan dress with wide arm and lo...
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1970s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brocade, Braid
Antique Egyptian Middle Eastern Brass Candleholder Floor Lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Extremely fine antique 19th century Moorish Egyptian Islamic floor candlestick in brass with Kufic Moorish revival pierced foliate openworks chased and chiseled with Persian calligraphy.
Antique 19th century or earlier Middle Eastern Egyptian Arabic candleholder lamp with open work design and calligraphy.
Rising from wide trumpet foot through to slightly tapering cylindrical shaft with two pronounced collars to gently flaring mouth and flat rim, the shaft with pierced openwork lattice containing scrolling vine issuing from cusped palmettes, bordered above and below by bands of engraved scrolling floral vine, the upper section of the foot and the body below the mouth with further pierced openwork sections in rectangular cusped cartouches with similar design set in a ground of engraved scrolling floral vine, interlocking palmettes and stylized cloud bands, band of verses.
Could be used for candle or incense.
This large floor candle holder...
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19th Century Asian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Handcrafted White Mother of Pearl Inlaid Moorish Octagonal Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted white mother of pearl inlaid and hand carved lidded box.
Small octagonal Anglo Indian decorative box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which hav...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Shell, Fruitwood, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Treasures of Islam Collectible Art Book by Toby Folk 1985
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Treasures of Islam by Toby FALK,
Hardback in the excellent pictorial dust-jacket. pp 400; 567 color illustrations.
Catalogue of the immense exhibition of Islamic Art held at the ...
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20th Century Asian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Hand Painted Middle Eastern Moorish Style Photo Album, 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Middle Eastern Qajar style Moorish picture photo album, with hand painted miniatures on the cover.
This fine Middle Eastern Moorish style scrapbook is hand painted with 22-k...
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Late 19th Century Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Persian Copper Bowl
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century Persian Copper Bowl. Intricate hand-hammered geometric decoration with a splayed foot and wonderful patination.
An elegant 19th-centu...
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19th Century Persian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
Elegant Tall Moorish Polished Brass Decorative Lamp Base
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant tall Moorish polished brass incense burner made into a lamp base.
Intricately carved chiseled polished brass onion- form with long neck on a circul...
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Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Middle Eastern Brass Inkwell Qalamdan 19th C
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A 19th century Middle Eastern, Asian brass decorated Islamic Moorish Qalamdan.
The Qalamdan is an inkwell in solid brass.
It consists of an inkwell and a pen compartment of typical tubular form with an interior cavity to store a reed pen.
Attached to the body is an inkwell with engraved designs with a shell style cover.
The piece measures 9 1/2" inches long x 2" inches high x 2" inches deep.
Great brass decorative Islamic Metal...
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19th Century Asian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Middle Eastern Brass Cylindric Brazier with Tripod Base
Located in Milano, MI
19th century Middle Eastern Brass Brazier standing on tripod base featuring a central turned brass shaft, three cast brass feet at the base, a threaded pin joins the cylindric brazie...
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Early 19th Century Asian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Middle Eastern Islamic Brass Inlaid Decorative Vase Moorish Style 19th C.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century decorative beautiful and unusual Middle Eastern Islamic Moorish brass inlaid decorative vase with flared lip engraved and inlaid with silver and copper compound.
Engraved and decorated with very fine Moorish Islamic designs in Arabic script, floral and organic designs in silver, copper and brass inlay with medallions inscription-filled surrounded by vegetal interlace and a band of foliate Arabesque patterns.
Mamluke Persian Revival style, Islamic inlay...
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Antique Large Arabian Polished Brass Incense Burner Islamic Moorish Style 19th c
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large antique 19th century Turkish incense burner or fire pit with pierced brass and solid brass ornamentation.
Museum quality Islamic collector metalwork piece footed incense censer...
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19th Century Turkish Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Vintage Caftan in Gold Metallic Brocade, Maxi Gown Dress Kaftan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan vintage gold and silver metallic floral brocade dress kaftan with gold trim.
Handmade ceremonial caftan from North Africa, Morocco.
Vintage exotic 1970s metallic brocade caf...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brocade, Braid
Greek Folk Vest Part of Traditional Costume
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Folk Greek, Balkans ceremonial traditional part of outfit costume.
The designs on the open jacket are embroidered with gold threads, flowers and elaborate geometric designs.
Fully ...
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Early 20th Century Greek Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Asian Antique Brass Betel Nut Pandan Box with Lid, Northern India 19th C.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Asian antique Beaten Brass Betel Nut Pandan Box, Northern India.
Beautiful antique hand hammered Asian round brass betel with a lid and delicate engravings with floral design handle hand crafted by skilled artisans from Northern India.
Indian Beaten Copper Betel Nut Pandan Box with hand hammered beaten floral and incised decoration used to store betel leaf, lime, tobacco and the nut from the areca palm. This mixture of ingredients when prepared and placed in the mouth for long periods gives the user a mild aphrodisiac effect.
The preparation of the betel nut with lime stored in ornate boxes with several smaller internal containers was popular all over Asia and is still a common practice in Myanmar and India and among the hill tribes of many S. E. Asian countries.
Engraved with intricate designs on the lid which has a carved floral design handle and a latch in front for opening or closing the box and for safekeeping.
Nicely hand-hammered with intricate details.
Please check photo #5, there is about 1 inch damage area on the side of the box.
Museum quality Asian Hand-hammered decorative Islamic brass folk art metalwork collector treasure box.
Measures: Diameter 7 in. x Height 4 in.
The box has a rich, deep brown patina.
Quality of Mughal style. A pandan was used to store the pan, or betel quid after it had been stuffed and rolled ready to eat, rather than for the individual ingredients. The chewing of betel is an ancient Asian tradition comparable to tobacco in the western world. Betel consists of three main ingredients: the areca nut, betel leaf and lime paste. Betel was, and still is enormously popular throughout Asia and plays a major role in the entertaining of guests, in courtship and marriage, and in the traditional etiquette of the royal courts, where it often forms part of the state regalia.[1] Research on several pandan boxes has been published by Zebrowski.[2]
Brownrigg, H. Betel Cutters...
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19th Century Indian Antique Moorish Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Moorish asian art and furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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