Moorish Furniture
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
A Life-Size Pair French Cast-Iron Torchères Sculptures Juggler & Serpent Charmer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Palatial Life-Size Pair of French 19th-20th Century Cast-Iron Torchères Sculpures figures of "Jongleur and Charmeur de Serpents" (Juggler and Snake-Charmer) After the model by Math...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Moroccan Tea Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Handmade Petite Moroccan Tea Table
Fitted with a detachable, hinging, foldable base
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Bone, Rosewood
Hand Decorated Mid Century Moroccan Coffee Table c1950
Located in Trensacq, FR
Vintage Moroccan hand-decorated coffee table C1950
Attractive two-tier square format with late Art Deco style curved accents.
Hand-carved with Moorish floral and geometrical designs....
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
Sultano Onion Dome Iron Caged Venetian Glass Flush Mount or Sconce, Italy 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A hand blown Italian flush mount, fabulous Venetian caged light orange glass in a iron frame. it can also be used as wall light as the globe is held tight to the fixture with screws....
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
Dark Moroccan Sideboard
Located in Westwood, NJ
A dynamic piece of furniture suitable for use in a large hallway, in the den, or the dining room. With four doors that open to a painted interior with shelves and made with carved pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th c. Carved Middle Eastern Doors
Located in New York, NY
Pair of nineteenth century Moorish pine arched doors with wrought iron scroll design hinges, an etched brass handle, and Islamic inspired carvings.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
Antique White Moroccan Sideboard
Located in Westwood, NJ
A dynamic piece of furniture suitable for use in a large hallway, in the den, or the dining room. With four doors that open to a painted interior with shelves and made with carved pine and a hand-rubbed antique white...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
Old large oriental mirror in engraved and polychromed wood; beveled mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Old large oriental mirror in engraved and polychromed wood;
beveled mirror
small paint losses
Category
Late 19th Century Maghreb Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
An antique Moorish revival style walnut fireplace with inlays.
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A large antique Moorish revival style walnut fireplace with ebony and mother of pearl inlays.
This extremely rare Moorish style Moroccan fireplace, dating back to the year 1900 featu...
Category
1890s Moroccan Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Moroccan Handmade Dark Leather Brown Pouf or Ottoman, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
This eye-catching handstitched genuine dark leather pair of Moroccan Poufs will lend an air of regal majesty to your den or living room. Handcrafted in leather by master artisans and...
Category
1990s Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Leather
Pair of Exotic Moorish Hanging Brass & Crystal Lantern & Marble Side Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Exotic Moorish Hanging Brass & Crystal Lantern & Marble Side Tables
Italy, Circa 1960s
A pair of Exotic Moorish Hanging Brass & Crystal Lanterns with Marble Side Tables, or...
Category
20th Century Italian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Carrara Marble, Brass
Antique Moroccan Copper Brass Kettle Warmer Brazier Now Plant Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, unusual, and highly decorative antique Moroccan brass, copper and bronze kettle warming stand - brazier (today it would make for fascinating cand...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Moorish lantern in brass and colored glass, North Africa, 20th century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Moorish lantern in brass and colored glass.
Moorish / Islamic / Boho style.
North Africa, 20th century.
In good condition.
Dimensions:
height 86 cm
diameter 26 cm
Category
20th Century Maghreb Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Silver Plated Brass Engraved Lassi Cup from India
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand hammered silvered metal and brass engraved beaker beautifully hand chiseled and decorated with geometrical and botanical patterns. One-of-a-kind old Islamic Mughal style lassi drinking cup from India, beautifully hand etched by artisan. The timeworn patina varies from cup to cup.
As per the intact tag inside the cup: "Lassi cups...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Vintage Moroccan Multi-Colored Glass Lantern, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
An elegant pair of handmade gold brass table or hanging lanterns, candle or tea light holder. Beautifully carved in a Moorish style and decorated with multi-color glass in red, green...
Category
1980s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
old moorish moucharabieh screen, with several openings
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
old oriental style moucharabieh screen, with several openings, work from the middle of the 19th century
carved wood with bone inlay
Category
Mid-19th Century African Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Bone, Wood
Syrian-Style Exceptionally Intricate Wood Marquetry Folding Card Table, 1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very uncommon, exceptionally intricate, and visually transfixing 1930s Syrian or Syrian-style wood marquetry folding card table.
Top and sides feature an incredibly complex and ve...
Category
1930s Syrian Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
Footed Brass Silvered Moorish Caviar Server
Located in Bochum, NRW
Handcrafted brass bowl, roll top round dome with rich Persian style design.
This footed presentation brass dish keeps inside a crystal bowl which makes it the perfect caviar server...
Category
1930s Asian Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Arabesque Leather Stools
Located in Westwood, NJ
An arabesque influenced style black coated iron base and a leather slung stitched saddle seat cushion.
Dimensions: 20" W x 18" D x 19" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Stone Grey Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
Pine wood painted three-drawer dresser in a stone-grey antiqued finish. With a rectangular molded edge raised on turned taupee feet.
Dimensions: 44" W x 18" D x 35" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Antique White Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
Pine wood painted three-drawer dresser in an antique white painted finish. With a rectangular molded edge raised on turned taupee feet.
Dimensions: 44" W x 18" D x 35" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Moroccan Antique White Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
Pine wood painted three-drawer dresser in an antique white painted finish. With a rectangular molded edge raised on turned taupee feet.
Dimensions: 44" W x 18" D x 35" H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
small Syrian bench, oriental work from the mid-19th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
small Syrian bench, oriental work from the mid-19th century
fine sculptures and bone inlay.
The fabric is not perfect, but original;
Category
Mid-19th Century Moroccan Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood, Bone
Large French Jug, Moorish Style, Stamped "Mauresque Longchamp", Vase
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful large ceramic jug in a moorish style, France, circa 1880.
Stamped at the bottom "Mauresque Longchamp".
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Asian Brass Etched Urn Lamp/ Ivory Lamp Shade
Located in Malibu, CA
Stunning Indonesian etched brass/bronze vase converted to a lamp & mounted on a modern base. The barrel A-line shade in oatmeal has a stain at the top & is considered "as-is".
Category
20th Century Asian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Aladdin style handmade red ceramic Turkish oil lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Aladdin style handmade red ceramic Turkish oil lamp, hurricane oil lamp lantern.
This oil lamp has a pottery base that evokes an Aladdin's Lam...
Category
20th Century Turkish Moorish Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Moroccan Hanging Clear Glass Lantern in a Moorish Star Shape
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Moorish star shape in clear glass and metal lantern.
Clear Glass star shape lantern pendant handcrafted by Moroccan skilled...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Glass
Middle Eastern Persian Khatam Trinket Box with Miniature Art Painting 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Middle Eastern Persian Khatam Trinket Box with Miniature Art Painting.
This hand-painted, lacquered wooden box features Moorish micro mosaic marquetry, perfect for holding sm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
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.
Moorish style early to mid 20th ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Moorish Pair of Earthenware and Metalwork Lidded Urns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive vintage pair of Moroccan lidded urns handcrafted in terra cotta decorated and glazed in distinctive mediterranean color, featuring jewelry ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
A Moorish-style side table with a heavy brass removable dish-shaped table top
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co style.
A Moorish-style side table with a heavy brass removable dish-shaped table top, richly engraved with floral decoration to the wavy edge and a bird of paradise to ...
Category
1890s English Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Damascene Moorish Decorative Inlay Tea Table With Matching Wall Mirror
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Damascene Moorish Decorative Inlay Tea Table With Matching Wall Mirror
Featuring A Repetitive Khatam Marquetry of Geometric Decorative Patterns 1910's
Mirror
Height 85.5cm
Width 56...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
Liberty and Co. A rare and unusual Moorish oval eight leg side table
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A rare and unusual Moorish oval eight leg side table with a brass removable top embossed with a medieval lioness holding a sword w...
Category
1890s English Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
A 19th Century Hexagonal Moorish Fruitwood Tea Table With Mosaic Detailing
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Beautiful 19th Century Design Hexagonal Moorish Fruitwood Tea Table With Parquetry Detailing
Decorative Throughout With Beautiful Geometric Repeating Parquetry Patterns.
Finished ...
Category
19th Century Turkish Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Jackson & Graham attributed. A fine quality Moorish over mantle or wall shelf.
By Jackson & Graham
Located in London, GB
Jackson and Graham attributed. A fine quality Moorish mahogany over mantle or wall shelf, with carved floral decoration to the central upper pediment and a display shelf below. Seven...
Category
1880s English Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Boxwood, Walnut
Moroccan Moorish Side Table Hand Painted Red Wood
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan side table colorful red hand painted and carved occasional table with Moorish Islamic designs.
Pedestal Moorish table in red background with multicolored floral and geometric designs.
Very decorative fine artwork on a star shape base.
Hand painted in the Moorish manner and well suited as bedside stands or side tables.
These exotic side tables...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Syrian Walnut And Parquetry Tub Armchairs
Located in London, London
Pair of tub armchairs
Walnut with parquetry
Mother of pearl and fruitwood inlay
Geometric patterns
Silk covered cushions with some ma...
Category
19th Century Syrian Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
A Stellmacher, Terracotta Bust, Arab, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Rare orientalist bust in polychrome terracotta of an Arab, bearing the mark R St K, for Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel, as well as the number 1525
The features are very fine, maki...
Category
19th Century German Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Indian Rajasthani A pair of polychrome painted chairs with gilt chord embroidery
Located in London, GB
Indian Rajasthani. A rare pair of period side chairs finely painted in polychrome colours with the original floral gilt chord embroidery seats, the seats a little worn with minor los...
Category
Early 1900s Indian Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Bone
Antique 19th C. Moroccan Ceramic Bowl Polychrome Footed Dish Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A 19th-century antique ceramic footed bowl from Morocco, Fez, showcases the exquisite artistry of Mokhfia polychrome pottery.
The bowl boasts a deep rounded form with a flattened rim...
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1950s Large Traditional Engraved Sterling Silver Teapot
Located in Paris, FR
A handcrafted Moorish sterling silver teapot handcrafted in the 1950s. Its wooden handle, meticulously sculpted, complements the silver. What truly sets this piece apart are the intr...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Silver
Vintage Moroccan Traditional Moorish Metal and Glass Lantern Ceiling Light
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Traditional Moorish clear glass and multicolor lantern.
Large Moroccan patinated metal and glass lantern, ceiling light Moorish pendant lantern.
Multicolor glass, am...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Late 1800s Moorish Inlaid & Carved Sideboard / Credenza
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your living space with this Antique Moroccan-Style Handmade 19th-Century Sideboard Cabinet, a masterpiece of Moorish craftsmanship that exudes exotic beauty and intricate det...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Vintage Persian Zandi Middle Eastern Islamic Round S Brass Platter.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Persian Zandi Middle Eastern Islamic Round Silver-Plated Brass Platter.
This distinctive, handcrafted silver-plated heavy gauge brass platter is engraved, embossed and punc...
Category
20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
1950s Large Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Moorish Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1950s Large Mosaic Mother of Pearl Inlaid Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Moorish Box.
Vintage 1950s Mosaic Mother of Pearl Inlaid Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box.
Mosaic Dec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Furniture
Materials
Abalone, Fruitwood
Antique Moroccan Islamic Brass Coffee Pot Dallah
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Moroccan Moorish Style Middle Eastern Islamic Brass Coffee Pot.
Handcrafted beautiful very ornate antique hammered brass and copper coff...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
A Zambian Copper Table Lamp With A Repeating Lattice Work Pattern
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Zambian Copper Table Lamp With A Repeating Lattice Work Pattern..
Copper shade has a linen back, lamp column features on an ebonised centre.
Category
1970s Zambian Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Copper
19th C. Moroccan Ceramic Bowl Polychrome Footed Dish Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th C. Moroccan Ceramic Bowl Polychrome Footed Dish Fez.
A 19th-century antique ceramic footed bowl from Morocco, Fez, showcases the exquisite artistry of Mokhfia polychrome...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Moroccan Drinking Glasses Set of 2 with Moorish Design Vintage Barware
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Drinking Glasses Set of 2 with Moorish Design Vintage Barware.
Set of two Moroccan emerald green glasses with gold raised Moorish design.
D...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
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 Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
Moroccan Painted Coffee Table or Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking antique Moroccan table crafted in indigenous hardwood in an octagon form hand decorated in symbolic floral designs with distinctive war...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Moroccan Metal Lantern with Multicolor Glass
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan metal lantern with multicolor glass.
Large glass Moroccan lantern with Moorish design.
Square shape elegant impressive intricat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
Middle Eastern Moorish Inlaid Chess Board Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Middle Eastern wood inlay with micro mosaic and mother of pearl.
Handcrafted Moorish wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
A Moorish ebonized parlour chair with Musharabieh turnings
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co attributed. A Moorish ebonized parlour chair with Musharabieh turnings to each side of the back and also uniting the seat to the lower stretchers, with extending arched feet. With a beautiful original floral beaded tapestry...
Category
1890s English Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Moroccan Stands or Tables
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of Moroccan stands or pedestals crafted in mahogany in a hexagon form with classic moorish arches and clad in elaborate inlaid marquetry of mother of pearl, ebony, bone...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
Moorish furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Moorish furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, lighting, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Moorish furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, antique textiles galleries, Mamluke, and Liberty & Co.. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $15 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $1,293.
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