Moorish Vases
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
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 Vases
Materials
Earthenware
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 Vases
Materials
Terracotta
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 Vases
Materials
Metal
1970s Modernist Hammered Clear Glass Italian Cylindrical Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Moorish Vases
Materials
Glass
Antique Pair of Persian Glazed Terra Cotta Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual pair of 18th century Persian vases handcrafted in terra cotta and decorated with birds, flowers, and an unconventional Asian motif, then glazed, now crackled and age...
Category
18th Century Persian Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Handblown Mosque Glass Lamp in Mameluke Style Gilded with Arabic Calligraphy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handblown Mosque glass oil lamp in Mameluke style gilded with Arabic Calligraphy
Middle Eastern Mosque lamp in the Islamic tradition, Moorish style han...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Moorish Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Moroccan Ceramic Vase Bright Yellow with Metal Moorish Filigree overlaid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted antique bright yellow Moroccan glazed ceramic vase in Moorish style adorned with fine filigree silver nickel work overlaid.
Large bright yellow glazed ceramic vase with silver filigree...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vases
Materials
Metallic Thread
Hand-Painted Moroccan Dish Circa 1940
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage ceramic Moroccan covered dish.
Hand-painted with three colors of blue paint on an ivory glazed finish. Circa 1940
Category
1940s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-Hammered Anglo Raj Copper Black Hand-Painted Vessel Jug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Indo-Raj large hand-hammered metal jug vessel, originally used to collect waters of the three sacred rivers, the Ganges and Yamuna Sarasvati, this large vessel is much more than just...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver Plated Brass Engraved Beaker or Vase from India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand hammered silvered metal and brass engraved beaker beautifully hand chiseled and decorated with geometrical and botanical patterns motifs.
One of a kind old Islamic Mughal style lassi drinking metal cup from India beautifully hand etched by artisan.
Superb craftsmanship highly decorative beaker, so called lassi cup...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Vases
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Large Majolica Ceramic Bust Planter or Vase of a Woman with Flowers, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Pair of Terra Cotta and Copper Palace Floor Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing pair of floor vases crafted in hand turned terra cotta in a grand scale with a white glaze and mounted with hammered copper lips and feet.
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vases
Materials
Copper
Polychrome Majolica Moorish Italian Ceramic Bust Planter or Vase of a King Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
19th Century Persian Islamic Bronzed Vase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th Century bronze color Persian Islamic vase with flared lip.
Brass patinated Islamic vase with flared lip, probably dating to the early 19th century.
Hand-chased and embossed br...
Category
19th Century Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Metal, Copper
20th Century Middle Eastern Etched Islamic Brass Vase With Arabic Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brass Middle Eastern Syrian bowl finely hand-etched with Arabic calligraphy writing inscriptions. Engraved and hand-chased Arabic Islamic calligraphy and geometric arabesque and flor...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Brass
Tall Brass Middle Eastern Vase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tall brass Middle Eastern Persian vase in a trumpet shape.
Handcrafted large sculptural elegant bronzed color metal Moorish vase.
Delicately handmade and etched with very fine flor...
Category
19th Century Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Brass, Copper
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 Vases
Materials
Brass
Pair of Monumental, Colorful Moroccan Ceramic Vases
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of colorful, blue, white and red, large-scale ceramic Moroccan vases. The vases feature beautifully inlayed and painted elements to create a stunning mosaic effect and an intric...
Category
1980s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Vases
Materials
Metal
Persian Engraved Ghalam-Zani Brass Vases with Wooden Wall Brackets
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful pair of Persian engraved Ghalam-zani brass vases on Middle Eastern wooden wall decorative brackets.
The small brass vases are finely hand-chased with elaborate designs and presented on hand crafted wooden brackets inlaid with mother of pearl and Syrian fret work 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 back to more than several thousand years ago.
Wooden wall brackets...
Category
19th Century Egyptian Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Brass
19th Century Middle Eastern Brass Inlaid Decorative Vase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century decorative beautiful and unusual Middle Eastern Moorish brass inlaid decorative vase with flared lip engraved and inlaid with silver and copper compound.
Engraved and d...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Middle Eastern Moorish Copper Footed Vase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Turkish copper vase, urn with traditional Islamic Moorish embossed design.
Handmade Islamic Moorish style engraved solid copper metal wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Vases
Materials
Copper
19th Century Middle Eastern Persian Metal Copper Water Ewer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Middle Eastern Persian tinned copper water jar with handle.
Moorish Arabic water ewer, hand tooled, hand-hammered heavy metal tinned copper ve...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Copper
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Moorish Vases
Materials
Brass
Talavera Pitcher Ceramic Glazed Vase Handcrafted in Spain
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Glazed polychrome ceramic Talavera pitcher or flower vase with blue, green and white design.
Hand painted Talavera ceramic pitcher, handcrafted by skilled artisans in Spain in the P...
Category
20th Century Spanish Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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 Vases
Materials
Brass
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 Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Decorative Vase in Cobalt Blue
Located in South Salem, NY
Mid 20th century vase in the Moorish style. Cobalt blue in color with peaks of red and orange. Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Moorish Style Monumental Palace Vase
Located in New York, 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 Vases
Materials
Enamel
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 Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Moroccan Ceramic Lidded Vase from Fez with Silver Filigree
Located in Culver City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous antique Moroccan vase from Fez. This vase features intricate nickel filigree and hand painted blues, teals and yellows. It...
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Moroccan Ceramic Vase from Fez Blue and White with Silver Filigree
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous handcrafted antique Moroccan ceramic vase in Moorish style adorned with Fine filigree silver nickel work overlaid.
The color of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Moroccan Palatial Lidded Pottery Vase or Urn with Brass Inlay, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of 1970's Moroccan hand made palatial lidded vases with an entrancing and elaborate design scheme, brass frame and the sculptural grace that only master artisans can provide, ...
Category
1970s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Vases
Materials
Brass
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 Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Moroccan Ceramic Footed Vase from Fez with Silver Filigree
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Moroccan ceramic footed vase from Fez.
Moorish style handcrafted vase adorned with fine filigree silver nickel work, with two handles...
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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 Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Moroccan Ceramic Vintage Vase or Urn in Green White and Orange Signed
Located in Plainview, NY
Featuring cool, serene shades of green and orange and an exquisite hand painted arabesque design, this sumptuous handcrafted ceramic vase provides a breezy elegance to any living spa...
Category
1990s Moroccan Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Pair of Ruby Red Gilt Bohemian "Alhambra" Cut Glass Vases on Stands
Located in New York, NY
A monumental pair of ruby red gilt Bohemian "Alhambra" cut glass vases on stands,
circa 1910.
Of Alhambra form, in the Moorish / Islamic tast...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Moorish Vases
Materials
Cut Glass
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 Vases
Materials
Pottery
Fine Pair of Antique Enamel Marbleized Moser Glass Vases in Orientalist Style
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique Orientalist Moser enameled marbleized glass vases in the Orientalist style. With an unusual pink/brick color with four hand-applied glass handles. Each decorat...
Category
1860s German Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Glass
Moorish Moroccan Blue and White Ceramic Vase from Fez with Silver Filigree
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous handcrafted antique Moroccan blue and white footed ceramic vase in Moorish style.
Adorned with fine filigree silver nickel work with hand...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Moroccan Blue & White Ceramic Footed Vase from Fez with Silver Filigree
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Moroccan blue and white ceramic footed vase from Fez.
Moorish style handcrafted vase adorned with fine filigree silver nickel work, with two handles.
Antique Hispano Moresq...
Category
1890s Moroccan Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Green Moroccan Ceramic Vases with Chiseled Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of very decorative chocalate brown and green jade handcrafted Moroccan ceramic vases with handles from Fez.
Hand-graved and chased with green Arabic alphabet writing calligraphy...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Moroccan Ceramic Vases with Arabic Calligraphy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of very decorative brown and ivory handcrafted Moroccan ceramic vases from Fez with two handles chiseled and hand-graved with ivory Arabic poetry ca...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Moorish Ceramic Vase from Fez Blue and White with Silver filigree
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous handcrafted antique Moroccan Moorish ceramic vase in Moorish style adorned with fine filigree silver nickel work with handles.
The color of the ceramic is renowned as bleu de Fez.
Blue and white footed ceramic vase...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Kashmiri Indo-Persian Lacquered Metal Copper Vases
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Vases
Materials
Brass
Tall Turquoise Vintage Moroccan Handled Vase (Pair)
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Hand-Painted Turquoise Vases
Hand-Carved, and Hand Embellished
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century Middle Eastern Qajar Brass Jug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century Qajar Middle Eastern brass sharbat jug with Thuluth calligraphic script. An early 19th century Qajar brass jug. Finely engraved with d...
Category
Early 19th Century Asian Antique Moorish Vases
Materials
Brass
Moorish vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Moorish vases 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 vases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Moorish vases 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 vases, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Moser Glassworks, and Rajhastani. 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 vases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $185 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $1,850.
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