Moorish Decorative Boxes
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
Vintage Moorish Sajai Box Inlaid with Agate Stones, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ornate white metal trinket or ovale box hand-made/bejeweled with agate stones set in 3 floral patterns to its unhinged lid. Made in Spain or North Africa during the 1960s or 70s. Its...
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Mid-20th Century Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Metal
Onyx Marble Urn Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful onyx marble urn form vessel/round footed box with lid, circa 1970s. Lid has a beautiful, detailed finial top. Colors include shades of cream, tan, white, sand, and red bu...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Architectural Model Box of the Alhambra Palace, with Key
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Architectural Model Box of the Alhambra Palace, with Key
Handcrafted in Granada, Spain, Circa 1960s
A stunning architectural model box that showcases the ...
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20th Century Spanish Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$638 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
20th Century Asian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Large Inlaid Wood Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design, this intricate wood box is made from multiple micro pieces of wood with some possible bone inlays. Gorgeous craftsmanship. A true work of art.
Would be a g...
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20th Century Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Mother of Pearl Mosaic Inlay Trinket Box, Middle Eastern, c. 1960's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite handcrafted geometric wood box with micro mosaic inlays of mother of pearl in Khatam artistry, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style box also features geo...
Category
1960s West Asian Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood
Vintage Moorish Sajai Box Inlaid with Agate Stones
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moorish Mughal Raj jewelry box inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with silvered metal filigree.
Moorish Middle East jewelry...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
Small box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Moroccan Antique Berber Case Flask Hand-carved
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand made early 20th century Moroccan antique Berber case flask, carved wood covered with brass and silvered metal filigree, delicately hand-hammered metal with animals decor for pow...
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1920s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Tin
1950s Anglo Indian Micro Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1950s Anglo Indian Micro Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box.
DIMENSIONS: 7ʺW × 7ʺD × 2.5ʺH.
Indo Persian Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid.
Intricate inlaid Anglo ...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
Moorish Emerald Green Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish Emerald green painted glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over glass.
The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay.
This has a long metal top spout that unscrews.
This is a recycled vintage French perfume...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Decorative Tinned Copper South Asian Round Box with Lid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful decorative tinned copper hand-hammered Indo-Persian box with lid.
Probably used as a tea caddy or tobacco storage.
Nice Middle Eastern Arabian Moorish style hand chiseled copper...
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19th Century Asian Antique Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper
Antique Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box 1940s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 1940s Mosaic Shell Inlaid Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box.
Mosaic Luxury Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Vanity Box.
Middle Eastern Asian Mosaic Wood Box with Inlays ...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Abalone, Fruitwood
Large Middle Eastern Moorish Turkish Mother-of-pearl Inlaid Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large Turkish mother-of-pearl inlaid chest inlaid throughout to show foliate scrolls and geometric forms, raised on four legs.
From the 16th century onwards the dominant influence...
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20th Century Syrian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Caddy Footed Candy Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1920s Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Footed Tea Caddy with hinged lid.
This authentic Moroccan brass silver plated box has a beautiful etched geometri...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Alhambra Palace Granada Handmade Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Handmade Alhambra Palace Moorish Jewelry Box – 1950s Granada, Spain
Bring the grandeur of Islamic architecture into your home with this stunning vintage jewelry box, handcraf...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Moorish Spain Inlaid Marquetry Mosaic Box, 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-20th century Moorish Spain Inlaid Marquetry Mosaic Box.
Handcrafted great geometric one of a kind Moorish design.
Middle Eastern Syrian style, Moor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Eastern Tortoiseshell and Bone Blue Velvet Lined Trinket Box
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Beautiful 19th Century Eastern Tortoiseshell and Bone Trinket Box, Lined with Blue Velvet on Paw Feet.
Ideal for jewellery or keepsakes or just as a ...
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Mid-19th Century South Asian Antique Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Moorish Handcrafted Middle Eastern Mosaic Inlaid Decorative Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
Large box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Fruitwood, Abalone
Marquetry Wood Box with Mosaic Bone Inlays, Middle East. c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite handcrafted Khatam wood box with micro mosaic marquetry design, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style box features geometric inlays of wood and bone. Art...
Category
1970s West Asian Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Middle Eastern Mosaic Moorish Mother of Pearl Inlaid Trinket Box
By Mamluke
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Moorish wood inlay micro mosaic inlaid with mother of pearl.
Handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian t...
Category
20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Midcentury Bone Inlaid Chest Box or Jewelry Casket
Located in Plainview, NY
Midcentury bone inlaid chest box or jewelry casket mesmerizing decorative patterns and extraordinary sculptural and design details provide this authe...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
$1,332 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Agate Inlaid Moorish Wedding Jewelry Dressing Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Moorish wedding jewelry box inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with brass and silvered metal filigree.
Large circular Moorish Middle East jewelry...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Moorish Box 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Fruitwood, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Marquetry Box with Mosaic Inlays in Mother of Pearl, Middle East. c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite handcrafted Khatam wood box with micro mosaic marquetry design, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style box features geometric inlays of wood, bone, and mo...
Category
1970s West Asian Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Large Inlaid Wood Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design, this intricate wood box is made from multiple micro pieces of wood with some possible bone inlays. Gorgeous craftsmanship. A true work of art.
Would be a ...
Category
20th Century Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design and gorgeous craftsmanship. The Moroccan or Syrian board / box is made of various wood inlays. A genuine work of art. A set of backgammon and chess pieces are ...
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20th Century Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Indo-Persian Khatam Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of wood, precious wood, and delicate miniatures paintings.
This beautiful Middle Eastern Persian style box is covered inside and out with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry.
Indo Persian Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid.
Intricate inlaid Asian Indian box with floral and geometric Islamic
Moorish Sadeli design in a square shape form with inlay marquetry, very fine artwork, lined in red velvet.
Museum collector piece like the one in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum.
The repeating geometric patterns of Sadeli Mosaic are what give it beauty and richness. This decorative technique is a type of micro mosaic featuring repeating geometric patterns. A highly skilled craft, it has had a long history in India and the Middle East with early examples dating back to the 16th century. In the 1800s, it became popular as a decoration on a variety of boxes, card cases, and chess boards imported from India. Since Bombay became a center of making them, they became known as Bombay boxes...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1800's Moorish Brass & Hardwood Decorative Box on Folding Brass Studded Stand
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 19th Century Moorish Zanzibar Brass & Hardwood Decorative Box on Matching Folding Brass Studded Stand
Extra dimensions
without stand
Height: 21cm
Width: 48.5cm
Depth: 24.5cm
St...
Category
19th Century Zanzibari Antique Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Round Antique Brass Pill Box with Hand Painted Mughal Design and Hidden Mirror
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small brass snuff box or pill box with a hand-painted Rubaiyat scene. This small box will be great in a purse or even on a side table or coffee table. It is petite and round and fe...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Inlaid Box with Hidden Compartment
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
A captivating example of Syrian craftsmanship, this inlaid wooden box dates to 1960 and features detailed geometric marquetry in traditional motifs. Beyond its decorative appeal, the...
Category
1960s Syrian Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Moorish Arabesque Inlaid Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning vintage Moorish arabesque inlaid table box, 20th century, high quality rectangular box with hinged lid, featuring contrasting mother of pearl, exotic hardwood, and bone marquetry inlay arranged in geometric patterns, opening to red fabric lined interior.
Dimensions: (approx)
3" High, 16.75" Wide, 6 1/8" Deep; 3.2lbs
As warm and attractive as it is functional, having the ideal large size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including concealing a remote control on your coffee table or sofa table, or as a jewelry casket, trinket case...
Category
20th Century Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood, Ebony, Rosewood, Tulipwood
Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
vintage small trinket box intricately decorated with Moorish motif des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood
Moroccan Chest or Jewelry Box in Cameal Bone and Brass Inlaid
Located in Plainview, NY
Bring a sense of majesty into your living space with this magnificent Moroccan white bone chest handcrafted from beach wood and inlaid with additional red stones. Boasting a sumptuou...
Category
1960s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk.
A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with bra...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century Middle Eastern Brass-Mounted Domed Teak Wood Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
An extraordinary 19th-century Middle Eastern domed casket, hand-carved from a single block of richly grained teak wood and mounted with pierced and hand-hammered brass hardware. This...
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Mid-19th Century Persian Antique Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Natural, Turquoise Bone Moorish Box
Located in New York, NY
Decorative keepsake/jewelry box clad in natural and dyed bone tiles. Top is in a Moorish motif of inlaid Turquoise bone elements. Handcrafted.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Fruitwood, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Silvered Trinket Box with Inlays of Semi-Precious Stones, c. 1960's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Handcrafted silvered metal trinket box with insets of semi-precious stones in hues of red jasper, green malachite, yellow citrine, and red carnelian agate. The round box has a series...
Category
1960s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Vintage Moroccan Jewelled Trinket Brass Round Box with Beads
Located in North Hollywood, CA
vintage Moroccan brass round trinket box decorated with multicolored jewelled beads in turquoise blue, ruby red, emerald green and onyx black.
handcrafted metal brass box with lid fi...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mosaic Middle Eastern Moorish Trinket Box
By Mamluke
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Middle Eastern Moorish wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene of birds.
Handcrafted khatam wooden box ...
Category
20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tibetan Paisley Filigree Box in Brass with Gemstone Inlays, c. 1950's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Handcrafted brass metal trinket box with filigree design. Features insets of coral and onyx semi-precious stones. The oval box has a series of engraved scrolls and a paisley motif o...
Category
1950s Tibetan Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Middle Eastern Moorish Mosaic Marquetry Inlay Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Middle Eastern Moorish wooden jewelry box inlaid with marquetry.
Middle Eastern box handcrafted in very fine Moorish micro mosaic diamonds,...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Marquetry Boxes with Mosaic Mother of Pearl Inlays, Middle East, c. 1960
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite handcrafted Khatam wood boxes with micro mosaic marquetry design, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style boxes feature geometric inlays of wood, bone, and...
Category
1960s West Asian Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood
Moorish Wood Box Islamic Marquetry Mosaic Art Granada Spain Khatam Decor 1940s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1940s Marquetry Mosaic Wood Box Moorish Islamic Art Granada Spain Khatam Decor.
Moorish Inlaid Marquetry Jewelry Box Spain.
Dimensions Height: 2.5 in. ...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Marquetry Box with Mosaic Mother of Pearl Inlays, Middle East. c. 1960's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite handcrafted Khatam wood box with micro mosaic marquetry design, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style box features geometric inlays of wood, bone, and mo...
Category
1960s West Asian Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Moroccan Ceramic Flask Bottle from Fez with Silvered Filigree
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 20th century antique Moroccan ceramic from Fez, adorned with silver nickel filigree handwork.
Great one of a kind handcrafted urn with lid ...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Moorish Bohemian Decorative Gilt Porcelain Flask with Lid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moorish decorative gilt porcelain flask with lid.
The bottle is shaped into soft ripples and given a radiant gold finish.
Nice decorative object with a lid in the shape of a Moorish ...
Category
20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Moroccan Bone and Wood Sewing Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Moroccan lidded sewing box handcrafted in walnut featuring a bone top with ebony and marquetry inlays on an inlaid box with a remarkably complete interior, retaini...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Walnut
Blue Moser Crystal and Enameled Box Made for the Islamic or Moorish Market
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful blue Moser crystal and enameled box made for the Islamic or Moorish market. This box is made with beautifully handcut blue crystal and overlayed with gorgeous 24-karat gold, white, yellow, green, orange, red, and blue raised enamel decoration. The enamel decoration includes flowers, vines, rabbits, birds, and Islamic style decoration. The enamel work is further adorned with 24-karat gilt decoration, emphasizing the superb craftsmanship and artistic work. The box sits on four bronze doré...
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1890s Austrian Antique Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Moorish Incense Burner from Spain, Dated to 10th-12th Century
Located in London, GB
Moorish incense burner from Spain, dated to 10th-12th century
Spanish, 10th-12th century
Measures: Burner height 20cm, width 12cm, depth 12cm
Box height 23cm, width 21cm, depth 18...
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15th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Mosaic Marquetry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlays, Middle East. c. 1960's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite handcrafted Khatam wood box with micro mosaic marquetry design, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style box features geometric inlays of wood, bone, and mo...
Category
1960s West Asian Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Micro Mosaic Moorish Inlaid Jewelry Pen Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Micro Mosaic Persian Islamic Moorish Inlaid Jewelry Pen Box.
1950s Middle Eastern Moorish Inlaid Jewelry Trinket Mosaic Box.
Handcrafted mar...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Silvered Trinket Box with Inlays of Semi-Precious Stones, c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Handcrafted silvered metal trinket box with insets of semi-precious stones in hues of red. The box has a series of hand carved and incised scrolls and floral motifs, and has a teardr...
Category
1970s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Large Inlaid Wood Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design, this intricate quite large wood jewelry box is made from multiple micro pieces of wood, mother of pearl with some possib...
Category
20th Century Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1940s Antique Fine Micro Mosaic Moorish Inlaid Decorative Box
By Mamluke
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Moorish wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene.
Handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Pers...
Category
20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Trinket Box in Bone and Hammered Brass, c. 1950's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exotic handcrafted trinket box made of bone with hammered brass accents. The box features Moorish style scrolls with a brass finial and brass chain beading along the edges. The lid ...
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1950s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Moorish Spain Arch Top Wood Inaid Marquetry Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moorish Spain Arch Top Intricate detailed wood inlaid Marquetry Jewelry box.
An Hispano Moresque Arch Top Wood Inlaid Marquetry Jewelry Box Casket.
Moori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Shell
Moorish decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Moorish decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, asian art and furniture, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fruitwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Moorish decorative boxes made in a specific country, there are Africa, Asia, and Maghreb pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative boxes, popular names associated with this style include and Berber Tribes of Morocco. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $2,850 while the average work can sell for $750.
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