Moorish Decorative Objects

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...

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...

Antique Mexican aquamarine glass vase with textured Moorish design. Beautiful dreamy color when that has a lightness of being.

Moroccan Moorish metal candle lantern. Hurricane candle lamp handcrafted in Morocco by artisans, metal hand-cut openwork and hammered with Moori...

Large Middle Eastern Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box. Middle Eastern Persian Sadeli micro mosaic marquetry inlaid box with geometric Moorish design. Handcrafted Khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Middle Eastern technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of precious hand painted wood, with bone around the edges. This beautiful Middle Eastern Persian, Indian Wooden box is covered with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry and is used as a jewelry, trinket box. Lined in deep red velvet. Dimensions: 6.5in.D x 3in.H x 10 wide. Nice Indian Mughal, Indo Persian Box...

Handcrafted small Moroccan glass lantern or Moorish pendant. Multicolor molded glass in green, lavender, blue and clear. Hurricane candle lamp handmade in Marrakech, vintage metal in...

This italian vase embodies the simplicity, elegance, and innovative spirit of the Modernist movement that flourished in mid-20th-century design. Italian glassware of this era is cele...

Egyptian-style (19/20th Century) black marble mantel clock with sphinx top (Not working)

1920s Bronze Clad Sculpture of a Seated Moorish Camel, Realistically modeled figure of a seated camel with Moorish saddle. Unmarked.  

Vintage polychrome hand painted and handcrafted ceramic wall decorative plate with polychrome Ottoman floral design. This is an intricately, hand painted Moorish plate that was made in Turkey. Turkey is famous for its kiln products, such as tiles and pottery, which are glazed and multicolored. It has a beautifully hand painted geometrical Moorish design in burgundy, yellow, turquoise, light and dark blue. An Islamic ceramic...

Standout pair of antique Moroccan incense burners or decorative garnitures handcrafted in brass in classic Moorish form featuring cut fretwork with animals and floral designs.

Beautiful and rare museum quality pair of incised of 17th Century Ottoman bronze candlesticks. They are virtually identical to the one pictured on...

Handcrafted Moorish Moroccan blue decorative ceramic Bowl, dish from Fez. Moroccan ceramic bowl in Bleu de Fez, very nice designs hand painted by artist in Fez. Geometrical and flora...

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...

Antique large Moroccan handcrafted glazed polychrome ceramic bowl. Moroccan, Fez or Meknes bowl Jobbana with geometric Moorish designs. Hand painted ceramic Jubbana bowl, handcrafted by skilled Moroccan artisans in Fez Morocco...

Large 19th century tinned copper Indo Persian Mughal copper bowl vessel. Great patina on handcrafted and embossed metal tin copper bowl with floral geo...

A large colorful polychrome hand-made ceramic Italian Moorish bust vase or planter of a woman with a flower turban crown. Handmade and glazed in brilliant reds, greens, and yellows, this sculpture depicts the head of a lady wearing a glazed red crown topped with bright red bulbs. She wears circular yellow earrings, red lipstick, and a red necklace...

Large antique Moroccan blue and white ceramic urn with lid from Fez. Moorish style handcrafted lidded jar adorned with fine filigree silver nickel work Antique Hispano Moresque desig...

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...

Small handcrafted Moroccan clear glass lantern adorned with open metal work Moorish filigree design. Hurricane tole candle lamp with open metal work d...

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...

Handcrafted Moorish Moroccan polychrome decorative ceramic Bowl, dish from Fez. Bleu de Fez, very nice designs hand painted by artist in Fez. Geometrical and floral Moorish design...

Nice patina on this Indo-Persian decorative copper urn with lid, handcrafted in India for the Persian market, embossed and hand chased with floral and geome...

Middle Eastern Moorish style (19/20th Cent) monumental palace vase with red, white, and black enamel decoration (AS IS).

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...

Hand painted porcelain collectible Fitz and Floyd resting Nubian camel figurine. Beautifully detailed Arabian camel, the camel is kneeling in rest and ...

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...

Large Moroccan Moorish polished brass planter, handcrafted and chiselled with fine Moorish arches and foliate designs. On each side there are a round hand-carved handle, the interior is copper red and polished gold for the exterior. Very decorative round shape brass plant holder...

Exceptionally large pair of Kashimiri Indo-Persian lacquered copper vases. The metal hand hammered designs is so fine that you need to get very close ...

Moroccan Moorish metal candle lantern with open metal work Moorish design. Hurricane candle lamp handcrafted in Morocco by artisans, metal hand-cut and...

Antique orientalist bronze with an impressive composition depicting a female warrior with a spear, a parrot on a tree stump, and a monkey with a fruit bowl all with the original cold...

Vintage Mosaic Marquetry Moorish Octagonal Footed Music Box Granada Spain 1950. Exquisite handcrafted vintage Middle Eastern Islamic style mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood footed ...

DESCRIPTION: Pair of Hispano-Moresque Copper Lustre Honey Pots, XVII Century, Spain. Two Hispano-Moorish ceramic honey pots from Manises with a decoration called "kidneys" with met...

large Handcrafted Moroccan clear glass lantern adorned with open tole metal work Moorish filigree design. Hurricane candle lamp with open metal work design and clear glass. There is ...

A colorful hand-made ceramic Italian Moorish bust vase or planter of a man. Handmade and glazed in brilliant blues, yellows, reds, and creams. This piece depicts the head of a King wearing a glazed cream crown of plump yellow majolica lemons, lush green leaves, and red berries. His crown with a blue quilted back matches his blue eyes. He sports a short black beard...

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...

Moroccan Moorish metal candle lantern. Hurricane candle lamp handcrafted in Morocco by artisans, metal hand-cut openwork and hammered with Moorish design, open in front for use with ...

Middle Eastern Egyptian 20th Century carved and painted wood Mami Wata figure in realistic form featuring incised black hair, piercing eyes, a form-fitting r...

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...

Antique Middle Eastern Qajar early 1900s Persian style picture photo album, with hand painted miniature on the cover. Middle Eastern scrapbook is hand painted with 22-karat gold, wi...

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...

Middle Eastern Persian style (19/20th Cent) glazed earthenware square vase decorated with floral design with Persian figure of a man.

Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk. A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with bra...

19th Century French Moorish Gilt Bronze Figural Centerpiece France, 1880s Experience the allure of late 19th century French Moorish/Orientalist art with this extraordinary gilt bro...

Handcrafted small Moroccan gilt metal glass lantern or Moorish pendant. Multi-color molded glass in green, lavender, blue and clear. Hurricane candle lamp handmade in Marrakech, vint...

Candlestick in brass and hardstones attributed to Tiffany, USA, 1920s.

Vintage Indian Hand Painted Mughal Rajasthani Metal Water Vessel Vase. This stunning vintage Indian water vessel is a large, hand-painted metal piece that combines the beauty of traditional Rajasthani artistry with functional design. Featuring vibrant, polychrome design. A true statement piece from the mid-20th century, this antique water vessel...

Small brass Middle Eastern Moorish bowl finely and heavily hand-etched and hand carved with brass repousse and decorated with Arabic inscription...

Pair of Handcrafted Moroccan Ceramic Vases with Moorish Calligraphy, Fez – Statement Décor An impressive pair of Moroccan ceramic vases from Fez, hand-crafted with a deep chocolate b...

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...

Early 20th century blue Moroccan Ceramic plate hand made in Fez. Handcrafted and glazed decorative ceramic bowl from Fez, Morocco. Featuring an elaborate hand-painted Moorish pattern...

Superb stationary box Probably Kashmir, Indian sub-continent The finest of printed paper applied to softwood. Blue painted interior. Remnants of a makers label on the underside F...

A 19th century brass decorated Middle Eastern Qalamdan. The Qalamdan is in solid brass, decorated on all sides with middle eastern calligraphy. Comprising an inkwell and a pen compar...

Large green Moorish ceramic Urns chiseled with Arabic calligraphy poetry writing.Handcrafted vases from Fez Morocco etched with Arabic calligraphy.This kind of Moorish ceramic art work could be found in the Alhambra palace...

Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over amber 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 so the bottle can be filled to pour the perfume or rose water into this little luxe bottle. This is a recycled vintage French perfume bottle Reve D'Or and mark in the bottom by "L T Piver Paris". Handcrafted in Marrakech, Morocco by skilled artisans that used recycle perfume bottle and add the metal overlay...

Beautiful pair of Persian engraved Ghalam-zani Islamic brass vases on Middle Eastern Syrian Moorish style wooden wall decorative brackets. The small Moorish brass vases are finely hand-chased with elaborate designs and presented on hand crafted wooden Arabian brackets inlaid with shell and Syrian fretwork decor. Engraving (Ghalam-zani) is a term, for artistic metalworking, it is one of the original Persian handicraft, the art of engraving and embossing, hammering, repousse and chasing elaborate designs, patterns and shapes on metals such as copper, silver, gold, and brass to form minute detailed reliefs or small engraved patterns. Art engraving has a long history in Iran and in the Middle East back to more than several thousand years ago. Wooden wall brackets...

Antique 19th century Middle Eastern tinned copper ewer.A very early Islamic Turkish copper ewer depicting an intricate scene with figures. Nice dec...

A beautiful Italian Moorish bone inlay frame with saint (Inscribed Roma) for a painting or a mirror. Very much in the Renzo Mongiardino Taste. Inner...

Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box. Small box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which h...

Middle Eastern Egyptian Islamic tinned copper bowl etched and hand carved. 19th century Islamic tinned cooper bowl hand-etched with Kufic Islamic...