Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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
AL-ANDALUS. El Islam en España by Juan Vernet, Martin Martinez, Collectible Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
AL-ANDALUS. El Islam en España, multilingual Spanish and English text.
VERNET, Juan, MARTINEZ MARTIN, Leonor.
Published by Lunwerg Barcelona, 1992
This beautifully illustrated vol...
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20th Century Spanish Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
L'ABCdaire de la calligraphie arabe (ABCDAIRES) (French Edition) Paperback Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
L'ABCdaire de la calligraphie arabe (ABCDAIRES) (French Edition) Paperback – May 16, 2002
French Edition by Massoudy Hassan (Author)
The basics of Arabic calligraphy paperback - may 21, 2002
by Hassan Massoudy...
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20th Century French Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Vintage Throw Decorative Taffeta Pillow Embroidered with Flowers
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Absolutely luxurious embroidered silk taffeta throw pillow features charming and vivid floral embroidery in multicolor: green, red, pink and brown on beige ivory background.
The rectangular lumber pillow...
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20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Decorative Silk Velvet Applique Throw Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Silk decorative accent pillow with Baroque Moorish decor gold velvet applique in front of the pillow,
Light orange and gold silk velvet applique on cream...
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Late 20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silk
Emerald Green Moorish Pillow Embellished with Sequins and Beads
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moorish Throw decorative accent green pillow embroidered and embellished with sequins with metallic threads, gold beads embroidery on emerald green silk damask.
Handcrafted in India.
Great to use as accent throw pillows in you Moorish Middle Eastern, Bohemian style, Moroccan room, Mughal Indian, Ottoman, Victorian decor...
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20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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Fabric
Blue Oriental Caftan With Silver Thread Embroidery, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful oriental kaftan in blue fabric entirely embroidered with flowers and arabesques in silver thread
Good condition despite some wear and tear
19th century
Height approx. 13...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Porcelain Camel Sculptures Figurines Bookends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage porcelain camel sculptures figurines bookends.
Collectible pair of porcelain standing camel on stand bookends. Yellow, orange and green colors...
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Late 20th Century Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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Porcelain
Pair of Orientalist Cold Painted Bronze Bookends, Signed "Chotka", ca. 1910
By Anton Chotka
Located in Petaluma, CA
These highly detailed bronze bookends are a fine example of cold painted Vienna bronze workmanship. Brightly colored and crisp casting is often the work by the artist "Chotka", who o...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
Architecture de L'islam de L'atlantique au Gange by Henri Stierlin 1979 Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Architecture de l'Islam. De l'Atlantique au Gange
Stierlin, Henri.
Architecture of Islam.
Publisher : Office du Livre;
First Edition: January 1, 1979.
Language : French
Hardcover : 288 pages
This book shows the architectural history and characteristics.
of each region of the Islamic world from a cultural context.
It is full of beautiful color photographs taken by the author and newly made drawings.
The most important point is that the author, Stierlin, clarifies the feature of Islamic architecture...
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20th Century Asian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Tribal Wool Vintage Kilim Cushion
Located in Plainview, NY
A stunning one-of-a-kind Kilim pillow, custom made from a vintage Moroccan wool rug handwoven in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco by Berber women artisans. This beautiful Kilim pillow ...
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1990s Moroccan Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool
Middle Eastern Decorative Red Throw Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern decorative throw pillow with fringes and tassels .
Luxury silk in red and gold with an accent textile and decorative silk tri...
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20th Century Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silk
Oriental Velvet Chest Brass Decoration, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Unique and great looking chest, for your blankets or anything else. Covert with a pink velvet fabric. And decorated with brass nails and medallions....
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1960s Moroccan Vintage Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Velvet
Handmade Moroccan Kilim Style Pillow with Sequins
Located in Plainview, NY
Handwoven by Berber women using high-quality wool in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Made using vintage fabrics and featuring unique color schemes, this cushion boasts magnificent Be...
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1990s Moroccan Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Feathers
Moorish Mughal Style Curled Toe Black Leather Shoes from Tony Duquette Estate
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Collectible Moorish Mughal style Curled Toe Black Leather Shoes from Tony Duquette Estate.
handmade with leather body, the fronts elaborately decorated in handstitched metal...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather
Moroccan Carved Fruitwood Coat/Hat Hooks
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Moroccan carved fruitwood coat/hat hooks
Carved hard wood coat hooks, for coats umbrellas or hats
This is a sturdy piece, it is carved in the typi...
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Mid-20th Century Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fruitwood
Velvet Throw Pillow by Gabraith & Paul
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Velvet Throw Pillow by Gabraith & Paul.
Galbraith & Paul taupe and jade green square velvet throw pillow. The pillow is hand block printed with a geometr...
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Late 20th Century Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Velvet
Tribal Wool Vintage Kilim Cushions, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Featuring vivid and earthy burgundy, blue, off-white and green colors, this stunning one of a kind pair of Kilim pillows are custom made from a vintage Moroccan wool rug handwoven in...
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1990s Moroccan Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool
Antique Silk Velvet Lumbar Pillow with Metallic Gold Threads
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique silk pillow with metallic threads and amber gold velvet .
Antique Silk Velvet Lumbar Pillow with Metallic Gold Threads.
Handcrafted luxury ...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silk
Mediterranean Design Book by Mary Whitesides 1st Edition, 2006
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mediterranean Design hardcover – August 17, 2006.
by Mary Whitesides (Author).
Title: Mediterranean Design
Publisher: brand: Gibbs Smith
Publication date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Great hardcover coffee table book.
Mediterranean Design reveals the vibrant color, outdoor-living emphasis, and diverse cultural influences that have created this unique style. Defined by an eclectic mix of natural elements: sunlight bouncing across textured walls, rooms arranged around porch-lined courtyards, terra-cotta tile roofs covering wood-beam ceilings, arched passages and porticos, vibrantly colored interiors, and courtyards and fountains that take advantage of the temperate climate. Mediterranean Design brings home the romantic and worldly appeal of a style that finds its heritage in the diverse lands of Morocco, Spain, Greece, Turkey, France, and Croatia.
Mediterranean Design highlights the unique aspects of the style, such as spatial orientation of the rooms is defining and private vestibules and porches rather than hallways connecting functional spaces, bedrooms as suites rather than lonely rooms, bathrooms as spas rather than generic or merely functional rooms.
Details such as arches, pillars, high ceilings, fountains, gardens, pergolas, lime-washed walls, stone façades...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Decorative Vintage Throw Pillow Made from Silk Sari Borders, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative accent silk throw pillow made from vintage silk sari borders.
One of a kind silk pillow made from vintage saris in bold colors in red, green, gold, green, purple, metallic...
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20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Islamic Art, Orientalist Paintings Auction Catalog Tajan, 1993
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tajan 1993 Islamic Art, Orientalist Paintings Auction Catalog Orientalist painting and Islamic Art, Text in French.
Paperback softcover Islamic Art bo...
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Late 20th Century French Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Large Pair of Moroccan Damask Green Bolster Lumbar Decorative Pillows
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large pair of Moroccan Damask green floral bolster lumbar decorative pillows.
Great to use as accent pillows on a bed or sofa throw pillows.
Pillow ...
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1970s Moroccan Vintage Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Moorish Style Decorative Gold Throw Pillow
By John Richard
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Moorish style decorative throw pillow with fringes and tassels.
Luxury gold silk with embroidered sides and middle panel decor...
Category
20th Century American Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silk
Pair of Tribal Wool Vintage Kilim Cushions
Located in Plainview, NY
Featuring vivid and earthy burgundy, blue, off white and yellow mustard colors, this stunning one-of-a-kind pair of Kilim pillows are custom made from a vintage Moroccan wool rug han...
Category
1990s Moroccan Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wool, Feathers
Moorish Style Decorative Red Throw Pillow by John Richard
By John Richard
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Moorish style decorative throw pillow.
Luxury pillow in red, Pink and gold with an accent textile fragment in Venetian Fortuny style fabric in red and blue.
Decorati...
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20th Century American Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
The Book of the Bath Hardcover 1998 by Francoise De Bonneville
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Book of the Bath Hardcover – October 15, 1998 by Francoise De Bonneville (Author) published by Rizzoli.
1st edition, 1st printing, 1998.
For over 2000 years, in the Far East as in the West, bathing and showering have been more than practical necessities. Bathing has become a rite and a refuge, and this is the first book to lavish due attention on the history of the bath across the centuries and around the world.
Although the room for bathing as we know it has existed for only a century, public baths wee institution in ancient cultures; and, of course, beginning n the Renaissance, bathing was not just hygienic, but a sensual and sybaritic event. In The Book of the Bath, abundant illustrations- from Byzantine frescoes and Orientalist paintings of harems...
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Late 20th Century French Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
The Arts of Persia Ronald W. Ferrier Hardcover Book 1st Ed. 1989
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Arts of Persia Ronald W. Ferrier Hardcover Book.
Published by Yale University Press, 1989
344 pages, Hardcover
First published September 10, 1989
Persian art, with its detail...
Category
Late 20th Century American Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Embroidered Textile Tapestry Bed Spread from India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large textile, tapestry or bed cover, embroidered and mirrored, black back ground with safran and white floral decor.
Batik printed and embroidered.
Great as a wall hanging or bed co...
Category
20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Cotton
Throw Decorative Orange Accent Pillow Embellished with Sequins and Beads
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Throw decorative accent orange pillow embroidered and embellished with sequins with Heavily embellished border of metallic embroidery Moorish threads, gold beads embroidery on orange...
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20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Set of Beautiful Litographic Postcards from North Africa by Lehnert & Landrock
Located in Mexico, DF
A beautiful Set of 20 Postcards with original photos of Arab cultures of North Africa created and commercialized by Lehnert & Landrock and signed "Editeurs L&L". This was a photographic studio run by Rudolf Franz Lehnert (Germany 1878-1948) and Ernst Heinrich Landrock (Bohemia 1878-1966) active in Tunisia and Egypt in the early 20th century, noted for producing Orientalist images of North African people...
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Early 20th Century Tunisian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Garden of Morocco, Spain and Portugal Hardcover Book French Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Garden of Morocco, Spain and Portugal Hardcover Book French Ed.Jardins du Maroc, d'Espagne et du Portugal : Un art de vivre partagé.French Edition by Mohammed El Faïz (Author), Manu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt 1995
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt 1995.
Essays, edited by Nancy Thomas.
A survey of the achievements of American Egyptology featuring such enterpris...
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Late 20th Century Egyptian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Hand-Tooled Moroccan Lavender Color Leather Pouf
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan handcrafted leather ottoman, with embroideries.
Could be used a foot stool or side table or ottoman.
The Moroccan leather poufs are hand-tooled by artisans and embroidered...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Leather
Turquoise Mughal Style Decorative Throw Pillow Embellished with Sequins and Bead
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Throw decorative accent turquoise Mughal style pillow embroidered and embellished with sequins with Moorish metallic threads, silver beads embroidery on turquoise.
Heavily em...
Category
20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silk, Damask, Fabric
The Land and People of Morocco by William Spencer, 1973
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The land and people of Morocco (Portraits of the nations series) Hardcover –
January 1, 1973
by William Spencer (Author)
Introduces the land, histo...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Moorish Style Double Sided Iron Halberd
Located in Queens, NY
Moorish style short halberd spear with iron shaft and double ax blade.
Category
20th Century Unknown Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Turkish Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts from the Collection of Edwin Binney
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Turkish Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts from the Collection of Edwin Binney,
Binney, Edwin (1973)
Examples of the Turkish pictorial a...
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20th Century Turkish Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Story of Moslem Art Price, Christine Book, 1964
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Story of Moslem Art Hardcover – June 1, 1964
by Christine Price (Author)
Release Date: June 1964
Publisher: E P Dutton
Edition: 1st Edition
1964 Hard Cover. 160 pgs
Illustr...
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20th Century Asian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Paper
Emerald Green Moorish Throw Pillows Embellished with Sequins and Beads a Pair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Emerald Green Moorish throw Pillows Embellished with Sequins and Beads a Pair.
Two Moorish throw decorative accent rich emerald green pillows emb...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Moorish Throw Pillow Turquoise Embellished with Sequins and Beads
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moorish throw decorative accent pillow turquoise embroidered and embellished with sequins with metallic threads, gold beads embroidery on turquoise.
Heavily embellished border of me...
Category
20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Beaded Orange Throw Pillow Embellished with Sequins
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Throw decorative accent orange pillow embroidered and sequins with heavily embellished border of metallic Moorish threads, silver beads embroidery on orange ground iridescent flowers...
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20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Silk Lumbar Pillow Embellished with Beads, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative Ivory color accent lumbar pillow hand embroidered and embellished with sequins and beads.
Vanilla Dupioni silk with gold, red and green beads flower designs.
Down insert...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silk
Throw Decorative Turquoise Moorish Pillow Embellished with Sequins and Beads
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Throw decorative accent turquoise Moorish pillow embroidered and embellished with sequins with Moorish metallic threads, gold beads embroidery on turquoise.
Heavily embellished borde...
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20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Decorative Throw Silk Pillow Made from Vintage Sari Borders, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative accent throw silk pillow made from vintage silk sari borders.One of a kind, blue, green, gold, green, purple, metallic threads.Handcrafted in India.We do have multiple in ...
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20th Century Indian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Taupe and Ivory Cut Velvet Pillow with Metallic Beads
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Beige and ivory cut velvet pillow with metallic beads.
Nice decorative lumbar pillow.
This pillow features a central medallion with silver beads decoration, broken chevron ...
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Late 20th Century Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Linen, Velvet
Large Moroccan Damask Green Bolster Lumbar Decorative Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan damask green floral bolster lumbar decorative pillow.
Great to use as accent pillows on a bed or sofa throw pillows.
Pillow has a b...
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1970s Moroccan Vintage Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Fabric
Spanish Splendor Great Palaces Castles and Country Homes Hardcover Book Rizzoli
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spanish Splendor: Great Palaces, Castles, and Country Homes hardcover book.
y Mato, Juan Jose Junquera (text by); Schezen, Roberto (photographs by); y Morenes, Enrique Ruspoli (intro...
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20th Century Spanish Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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Paper
Four Terra Cotta Minaret Form Candle Covers or Objects
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Moroccan set of four white glazed terra cotta candle covers or objects of art in the classic form of minarets.
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Terracotta
Moroccan Hand-Loomed Wool Pillows in Blue Gray
Located in Plainview, NY
Moroccan hand-loomed wool pillows in blue gray
A pair of Moroccan hand-loomed wool pillows. Hand-loomed pair of pillows from the Atlas Mountains. Featuring Berber tribal original ...
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1990s Moroccan Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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Fabric, Wool
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.
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Mid-20th Century Syrian Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Large 19th Century Walnut Syrian Palace Chest
Located in Southall, GB
A fabulous example of a large Syrian Palace chest, with hand beaten iron and forged ormolu, strapped to a solid Walnut chest. These chests were usually found in Syrian Palaces, it ha...
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Late 19th Century Syrian Antique Moorish More Furniture and Collectibles
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Ormolu
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