Moorish Decorative Objects
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 Moroccan Hazel Atlas Amethyst Triangle Pair of Ashtrays
By Hazel-Atlas
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan amethyst set of two ashtrays from the 1950s.
Small individual ashtrays
Vintage hazel atlas Moroccan amethyst ashtrays glass in a triangle ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Persian Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Gilt Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Persian hand painted lacquer pen box in rectangular shape.
Decorated with floral designs on gold background, black interior.
Moorish Mughal pen box papier maché with miniature floral painting in the Persian style.
Great Islamic Art collector museum quality piece on this miniature painting on box.
Nice Mughal Indo Persian pen Box...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
1920s Bronze Clad Sculpture of a Seated Moorish Camel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1920s Bronze Clad Sculpture of a Seated Moorish Camel, Realistically modeled
figure of a seated camel with Moorish saddle. Unmarked.
Category
Early 20th Century Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Composition, Bronze
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Polished Brass Moroccan Pillar Candle Holder
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan altar etched brass candlestick, pillar candleholder.
Handcrafted tall Moroccan polished solid etched brass candleholder.
Mid Century vintage Moorish Revival engraved brass candle-stand, large heavy solid brass with nice Moorish etched design. .
Very elegant it will make quite a statement. Heavy weight.
Polished and varnished will not tarnish.
Circa 1950's.
Dimensions: 30 in. Tall, the plate is 11in. diameter.
Tall Moroccan candle holder, Boho wedding...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Picault - Dalila, Signed Bronze Sculpture, Late 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Delilah, patinated bronze sculpture: bust of a woman, very expressive and realistic of the biblical character
Delilah is a female character known from the Old Testament, mainly for ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Moroccan Ceramic Urn with Lid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Ceramic Urn with Lid, white crackled ceramic with silver overlaid.
Great to use in the kitchen or in the bathroom.
Great folk...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Moroccan Amber Footed Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish amber painted 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. This is a recycled vintage French perfume...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Vintage Decorative Moorish Bowl Blue and White
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage decorative Moorish bowl blue and white.
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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 Objects
Materials
Fruitwood, Shell
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Moroccan Hurricane Metal Candle Lantern
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Moorish metal candle lantern with open metal work Moorish design.
Hurricane candle lamp handcrafted in Morocco by artisans, metal hand-cut and...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$195 / item
Large Hispano-Moresque Copper Lustre Bowl, XVII Century, Spain
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Large Hispano-Moresque Copper Lustre Bowl, XVII Century, Spain.
Round earthenware dish with metallic reflected decoration of a palm and flowers and with a filleted border.
From the Spanish town of Manise, Valencia.
Chips and flakes in the enamel and antique stapled...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Arabian Middle Eastern Brass Islamic Art Vase Engraved With Arabic Calligraphy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Islamic brass repousse bowl, finely hand-etched, engraved, hammered and chased with elaborate Moorish designs decorated with medallions of Arabic calligraphy inscripti...
Category
Early 20th Century Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Earthenware Vase with Metalwork
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage Moroccan vase handcrafted in terracotta in classic form with an olive tone glaze and decorated with jewelry like metalwork.
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Moroccan Vase or Urn
Located in Plainview, NY
This beautiful hand painted ceramic Moroccan round vase or urn Features wonderfully intricate and imaginatively sequenced hand painted designs. This colorful, round, orb-like ceramic...
Category
1990s Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Handcrafted Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid wood box.
Small octagonal box intricately decorated with a miniature painting of an old man with a textile in his hand motif and inlaid with mosaic marquetry.
Middle Eastern, Asian micro mosaic box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Moroccan Antique Large Tribal Drinking Flask in Polished Brass
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan antique tribal drinking flask gunpowder large brass flask polished and decorated with semi precious glass stones and filigree metal.
Huge antique copper and brass decorative bottle, flask wall hanging sculpture.
Large brass circular canteen, water, drinking flask.
The front of the brass canteen is decorated with the repoussé technique and hammering and is overlay with brass filigree and semi precious glass stone.
Has a two hooks to add a strap.
Collector decorative handcrafted drinking, or powder flask...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$999 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Hurricane Metal Candle Lantern Indoor or Outdoor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large Middle Eastern Arabesque Style Etched Brass Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Large middle Eastern Arabesque style etched brass urn.
Stunning huge middle Eastern Arabesque style hand etched brass urn, vessel or vase. This gorgeous heavy weight Moorish style b...
Category
1920s Vintage Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Moroccan Glazed Earthenware and Metal Vase
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout Moroccan vase handcrafted in terracotta in classic form hand decorated on floral designs in distinctive Mediterranean colors under jewelry-like filigree metalwork.
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Middle Eastern Egyptian Inlaid Marquetry Decorative Platter
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Moorish decorative plate inlaid with mosaic marquetry.
This beautiful wooden plate with elaborate mosaic marquetry inlay is from Cairo, Eg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Moorish Style Monumental Palace Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish style (19/20th Cent) monumental palace vase with red, white, and black enamel decoration (AS IS).
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
1980s Moroccan Hand Painted Orange, White and Blue Vase
Located in Plainview, NY
Featuring cool, serene shades of orange and blue and an exquisite hand painted arabesque design, this sumptuous handcrafted ceramic vase provides a breezy elegance to any living space. The vintage...
Category
1980s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
$756 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Resting Camel Sculpture on Marble Stand French School
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French School of an Egyptian Middle Eastern Camel Sculpture on Marble Stand.
Large and heavy art Deco Style Bronze Resting Camel on White Marble Stand Sculpture.
Boasting a dark pati...
Category
Late 20th Century Egyptian Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Moroccan Square Tole and Clear Glass Candle Lantern
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Small handcrafted Moroccan clear glass lantern adorned with open metal work Moorish filigree design.
Hurricane tole candle lamp with open metal work d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
20th Century Stoneware Matte Dish with Ornamentals Relief Motifs
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Stoneware Matte dish with ornamentals relief motifs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Maitland-Smith Pair of Vintage Black Metal Candle Stands
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of large vintage Moroccan black metal candle stands by Maitland-Smith.
Nice polished black metal candle sticks in Moroccan Moorish style.
Grea...
Category
20th Century Thai Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Vintage Moroccan Handmade Blue and White Vase
Located in Plainview, NY
Featuring wonderfully intricate and lyrical hand painted designs, this bright, colorful ceramic vase provides a touch of exotic sophistication an...
Category
1990s Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$148 Sale Price
20% Off
Islamic Arabian Moorish Brass Jardiniere on Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large scale 4 ft height exceptional Middle Eastern Arabian Brass Jardiniere on stand
The stand is hand hammered with intricate Moorish and Arabic repousse calligraphy designs and animal scenes.
The Islamic metal polished brass bowl is hand hammered with cherub designs figures overlaid.
Could be used as a candle holder or as a jardiniere.
In India, Asia and Morocco these style of brass pedestal are filled with rose water, floating...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Moorish Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Moorish Candlestick in Brass and Hardstones Attributed to Tiffany, USA, 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
Candlestick in brass and hardstones attributed to Tiffany, USA, 1920s.
Category
1920s American Vintage Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Brass
$2,383 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Brass Moroccan Double Inkwell
Located in San Diego, CA
Double inkwell with brass latched cover with hinged open mechanism. Colorful and intricate patterns abundant in Islamic arts were hand painted on front, s...
Category
1960s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Zsolnay Bright Yellow and Ochre Glazed Globular Earthenware Ewer
By Zsolnay
Located in Charleston, SC
Zsolnay Bright Yellow and Ochre Glazed Globular Earthenware Ewer
A ZSOLNAY BRIGHT YELLOW AND OCHRE GLAZED GLOBULAR EARTHENWARE EWER, WITH GILT DETAIL, roughly 5.5” H, IMPRESSED PECS ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Indo-Persian Decorative Copper Urn
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Large Moroccan Ceramic Vase from Fez with Blue Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic vase from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic is call...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Moorish Hand-Etched Metal Brass Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Small brass Middle Eastern Moorish bowl finely and heavily hand-etched and hand carved with brass repousse and decorated with Arabic inscription...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Moorish Amber Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish amber painted 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.
This is a recycled vintage French perfume...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Three Piece Moorish Style Jar and Bowl Collection
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An oval bowl with deep repousse decoration of foliate scrolls with flowers alternating with palmettes, with a dark patina in the background. The inside hand hammered around a leafy surround of the center.
Measures: Length 11 1/2", Depth 8 `1/2", H. 2 1/4"
Along with two graduated faceted glass...
Category
20th Century Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Engraved Brass Vase
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Old Moorish or Syrian style brass with fine designs. It was transformed in a table lamp, but it's so nice like that, without anything else.
Leaning on a landing: it's perfect.
Category
Mid-20th Century Syrian Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$1,787
Murano Glass Signed Sculpture Rare Centerpiece
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Smart Venetian centerpiece, signed Signoretto and dated 1980 : very important unique piece !
Handles: Two moors black heads with turbans.: it's a ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Moroccan Orange Blue and White Handcrafted Vintage Ceramic Vase
Located in Plainview, NY
This beautiful hand painted decorative vase features a mesmeric arabesque pattern and inviting colors of red, orange and blue. Perfect a as an elegant centerpiece on your dining room...
Category
1980s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Pair of Bronze Candlesticks Figural People Olympic Torch Bearer Women 19"H
Located in Greer, SC
Beautiful pair of bronze candlesticks featuring an Olympic torch bearer. Made from high-quality bronze, making these a unique set to add to your home d...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Vintage Boho Plaster Bust of Moorish Man
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your space with eclectic charm using this vintage boho plaster bust of a Moorish man. Crafted with intricate detail and bohemian flair, this piece adds a touch of cultural int...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Hugely Oversized Turkish Brass Teapot with Snakes
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive huge Turkish teapot handcrafted in brass featuring a fluted lid structure with finial on a bulbous container engraved with symbols and wearing a stone beaded necklace with...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Moorish decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Moorish decorative objects 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 objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, folk art, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Moorish decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Africa, North Africa, and Maghreb pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Mamluke, Bergmann Foundry, and Reuge Ste-Croix. 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 objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $850.
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