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
Moorish Middle Eastern Metal Etched Moroccan Center Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic silver hand-etched Moorish middle eastern cube center table or dining table crafted from solid aluminum. The table is constructed from panels of aluminum 1/4 inch thick at t...
Category
20th Century Moorish Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
24" Glass Rombus Pendant, Clear Glass with Black Satin, Granada Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
These glass lanterns are made in a generations-old workshop in Granada, Spain. Each pendant light is hand forged, and reflects the influence of Moorish design that can be observed th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Moorish Furniture
Materials
Glass
Moroccan Moorish Style 1900s Side Chair with Richly Carved Décor and Star Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan Moorish style accent side chair from the early 20th century, with richly carved décor, mother-of-pearl inlay, Arabic calligraphy and X-Form base. Created in Morocco during...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Egyptian Brass Inkwell Qalamdan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A 19th century brass decorated Middle Eastern Islamic Qalamdan.
The Qalamdan is in solid brass, etched on all sides with Egyptian floral design.
It consists of an inkwell and a pen...
Category
19th Century Egyptian Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Writing Desk and Chair Set circa 1920s, Moorish Style Inlaid Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Very fine antique Moorish style inlaid writing desk and chair set, circa 1920's. This hand-carved, intricately detailed example has absolutely incredible inlay work and fine woods to...
Category
Early 20th Century Lebanese Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Moorish Brass Tray Table with Folding Hardwood Base
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive three-leg brass tray top cocktail table or tray table made in the Moorish Moroccan taste. The table features a folding four-leg hardwood base conjoined in the middle. The...
Category
20th Century Asian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Turkish Ottoman Metal Tinned Copper Vessel Islamic Moorish Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Turkish Ottoman tinned copper metal round Moorish vessel.
Antique Middle eastern Asian Islamic tinned copper large bowl nicely hand-hammered....
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Moorish Furniture
Materials
Copper, Tin
Moroccan Hanging Glass Lantern Moorish Metal Light Fixture with Stained Glass
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stylish handcrafted Moroccan pendant light fixture with multi-color molded Moorish glass and metal with an antique rust finish.
Bohemian...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Moroccan Fire Screen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Moroccan screen crafted with mahogany in an architecturally interesting form featuring onion dome finials, geometric inlays of mother of pearl,...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Mahogany
Moorish Handcrafted Middle Eastern Mosaic Inlaid Decorative Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
Large box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Furniture
Materials
Shell, Fruitwood, Abalone
Antique 19th Century Middle Eastern Tinned Copper Ewer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century middle Eastern tinned copper ewer.
Nice decorative old rustic hand-hammered ewer in the Mameluke style.
Moorish middle e...
Category
19th Century Turkish Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Copper, Tin
Austrian Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cold painted Austrian bronze sculpture by Franz Bergman depicting a carpet trader.
The piece shows great attention to detail and craftsm...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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 Furniture
Materials
Metal
Moroccan Metal and Clear Glass Candle Lantern
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan clear glass lantern in octagonal shape adorned with hand-cut metal Moorish filigree designs. Hurricane candle lamp open metal work design with clear glass. There...
Category
1980s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
Moroccan Moorish Style Drinks Side Table with Wood Top
Located in New York, NY
A silvered metal round drinks or side table with a Moorish design style, circa early 21st century. A silver-tone metal drinks, side, or end table with a Moroccan/Moorish designed bas...
Category
Early 2000s Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mughal Raj Four Poster Bed Anglo Indian Portuguese Baroque Lisbon Bed
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Indo Portuguese Mughal Raj queen Bed, Anglo Indian hand-carved Bed.
Baroque Lisbon style queen four poster bed in ebony dark black finish.
Ofte...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Royal Blue Glasses with Gold Moorish Arabesque Design Set of 6 Barware
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Royal Blue Small Glasses with Gold Moorish Design.
Set of 6. Set of six royal cobalt blue shot drinking glasses barware with gold Moorish Arabesque design.
These beautiful M...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Glass
Single-Tiered Amina Pendant Light by David Duncan Studio
By David Duncan
Located in New York, NY
A single-tiered version of our favorite Amina pendant ceiling light, inspired by the Moroccan star design made of aquaresin and brass with a chaulky whit...
Category
2010s American Moorish Furniture
Materials
Resin
Vintage Raj Handcrafted Camel Toy India, 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Raj embroidered large camel toy, India, 1950.
Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric camel toy.
Vintage oversized camel stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk.
A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with bra...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Asian Bronze Large Camel Toy on Wheels 19th C
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A scene from Ramakian or Ramayan, the Indian epic Rama and Sita.
Large and heavy Antique Indian Temple toy metal camel, bronze camel on wheels.
Camel with r...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Marquetry Wood Box with Mosaic Bone Inlays, Middle East. c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite handcrafted Khatam wood box with micro mosaic marquetry design, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style box features geometric inlays of wood and bone. Art...
Category
1970s West Asian Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Early 20th Century Continental Neoclassical Inlaid Walnut Center Table
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Antique Coffee Table. Clean Modern classic lines.
Solid Inlaid Burl Wood, Walnut and Exotic Hardwoods
Sculptural Legs and Base.
Geometric Mosaic Detail
Removabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
R Weisse, Street Scene, Orientalist Painting, Late 19th Early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Orientalist oil on canvas depicting a woman sitting in the street, quenching her thirst, with 2 children.
This painting is signed by the artist Rudolf Weisse on the lower right: Wei...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Paint
Single Iron Caged Venetian Glass Flush Mount or Sconce, Italy 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful hand blown Italian flush mount, fabulous Venetian caged light smoked or amber glass in an iron frame. It can also be used as wall light as the globe is held tight to the ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Middle Eastern Dallah Arabic Brass Coffee Pot
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This beautifully crafted dallah, often used for brewing and serving coffee, made of brass, features intricate designs typical of Middle Eastern a...
Category
19th Century African Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Moroccan Moorish Brass Cone Shaped Wall Sconce Shade, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of Moroccan Moorish style brass wall sconce shade featuring intricate filigree design and a stylish cone shape. The sconce shades are be...
Category
1990s Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tear Shaped Gold Brass Moroccan Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
The intricate filigree design work of this handcrafted brass tear-shaped lamp will elevate the ambiance of any room. Featuring a wonderfully unique design aesthetic, these pair of ta...
Category
1990s Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
$560 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Moroccan Caftan in Silver and Gold Brocade Vintage Gentleman Kaftan Circa 1960
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant Moroccan gentleman luxury couture vintage caftan hand crafted in gold brocade fabric.
Moroccan Caftan in Silver and Gold Brocade Vintage Gentleman Kaftan 1960.
One of a kind made to measure couture Moroccan Middle Eastern gentleman vintage robe...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brocade, Silk
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Handcrafted Moroccan Metal Orb Pendant, North Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Metal orb pendant handcrafted by skilled artisans in Morocco, North Africa.
Amazing metal Moroccan lantern hand-pierced with thousands of small holes to diff...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
Orientalist Figural Cold Painted Bronze
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Moroccan Moorish Metal and Stained Glass Lantern or Pendant
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Moorish metal and stained colored glass candle lantern
Handcrafted small Moroccan glass lantern or Moorish pendant.
Multi-color molded glass in green, lavender, blue...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
Moorish Granada Moroccan Pendant
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Smaller version of our elegant Granada Moroccan pendant, diamond shape clear glass Moroccan lantern with bronze metal finish.
This vintage handcrafted...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,950 / item
Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Octagonal Chess Game with Horn Pieces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Intricately inlaid handcrafted Persian styled chess game board and handcrafted horn and pone chess pieces.
Handcrafted beautiful Middle Eastern Moorish style Khatam chess board cover...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood, Bone, Horn
MOORISH Mosque Chandelier
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Beautiful mosque lamp from the 19th century. with its original chains and canopy. With the perforation in the metal the light radiates in the room.
Category
1890s African Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Copper
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 Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Persian Copper Bowl
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 19th Century Persian Copper Bowl with fluted rim and foot. Extremely detailed hand-hammered floral designs with rich patina and tin lining. C...
Category
Early 19th Century Persian Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper, Tin
Moroccan Moorish Polished Copper Tray Early 20th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Morrocan copper tray
Geometric motifs
Good condition.
Shipping:
Diam 43 H 3 1.3 kg.
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Copper
Antique Moroccan Moorish Handcrafted Ceramic Bowl Dish from Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted large Moroccan Moorish polychrome decorative ceramic bowl from Fez.
Bleu de Fez, very nice designs hand painted by artist in Fez.
Antique ceramic handcrafted bowl...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Syrian Style Inlaid and Upholstered Walnut Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Middle Eastern Syrian-style (20th Century) armchairs in walnut with inlaid mother of pearl and ebony marquetry having emerald green tufted upholstery, with spindle and finial...
Category
20th Century Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
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 Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Large Moroccan Arched Mirror Bone Amber Inlaid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan mirror with brass embossed metal.
Vintage Moroccan handcrafted inlay bone and brass arched Moorish wall mirror.
Moroccan mirror in...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Bone, Wood
Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design and gorgeous craftsmanship. The Moroccan or Syrian board / box is made of various wood inlays. A genuine work of art. A set of backgammon and chess pieces are ...
Category
20th Century Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
South East Asian Folding Wood Pierced Brass Tray Cocktail Table
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th South East Asian Folding carved Wood and Pierced Brass Tray Cocktail Table with 8 distinctive figural brass piercing scenes ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,746 Sale Price
30% Off
19 C. Orientalist Oil on Canvas 'Prince and Princess in the Harem" Antonio Rivas
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century Orientalist Oil on Canvas 'Prince and Princess in the Harem" signed by Antonio Rivas. Antonio Rivas (1845–1911) was a Spanish painter active in Rome, know...
Category
1890s Spanish Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Moorish Handcrafted Octagonal Pedestal Table Inlaid with Mosaic Marquetry
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Moorish style walnut octagonal pedestal table inlaid with mosaic marquetry.
The tabletop is of octagonal form, decorated with various g...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Hot Pink Silk Throw Pillow with Peacocks India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hot pink decorative accent silk brocade throw pillow .
Silk pillow cover made from brocade hot pink and gold metallic threads.
Indian inspired design with peacocks design decorative ...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Silk
Pair Franz Bergmann Austrian Bronze Figures in Moorish Brackets, Early 20th c
Located in Austin, TX
Two good Franz Bergmann Austrian cold painted bronze figures now mounted in highly architectural Moroccan Moorish style carved and inlaid wood brackets, early 20th century, Austria a...
Category
1910s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Middle Eastern Moorish Antique Round Brass Tray 20 inches
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Moorish antique round brass tray.
19th century handcrafted circular brass platter hammered with Islamic Moorish designs.
Heavy brass wit...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Fountain Faucet Engraved Polished Brass
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan cast polished brass hand crafted faucet.
Brass water tap engraved water spigot Moroccan water faucet.
Moroccan brass faucet with back rosette and spout embellished and hand engraved incised with Moorish design.
Elaborate rosette and detailing Moroccan brass fountain faucet, tap, indoor or outdoor use.
Engraved, handcrafted, and hand made of polished cast brass, the Moroccan faucets are beautifully ornate, engraved.
These ornamental fountain spout are hand made in Fez and Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa.
Solid brass fountain spigot...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1930
By Edmund Dulac
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Edmund Dulac
Tipped in plate onto paper
Lithograph.
Published C.1930
The measurement given is the paper size not the actual coloured printed image.
Free ship...
Category
1930s British Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Paper
Mosaic Marquetry Moorish Octagonal Footed Music Box Granada Spain 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Mosaic Marquetry Moorish Octagonal Footed Music Box Granada Spain 1950.
Exquisite handcrafted vintage Middle Eastern Islamic style mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood footed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1930
By Edmund Dulac
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Edmund Dulac
Tipped in plate onto paper
Lithograph.
Published C.1930
The measurement given is the paper size not the actual coloured printed image.
Free ship...
Category
1930s British Vintage Moorish Furniture
Materials
Paper
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 Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Islamic Hand-Etched Arabian Footed Brass Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Egyptian Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,006 Sale Price
34% Off
Antique Zanzibar Omani Teak & Brass Studded Copper Clad Dowry Chest Trunk, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Zanzibar, Omani dowry chest, circa 1880.
The chest having a hinged lid clad in decorated copper repousse work, the front and sides having similar decoration, the insi...
Category
Late 19th Century Omani Antique Moorish Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
1960's Moorish Foldable Tray Table
Located in Paris, FR
A fantastic 20th mid-century vintage Moorish oval-shaped coffee table composed of a removable meticulously sculpted and hand-engraved copper tabletop and a sculpted foldable wooden b...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture
Materials
Copper
Pair of Middle Eastern Moorish Style Tables
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Middle Eastern Moorish style tables. This pair of tables, side tables or drink tables are octagonal in shape and are inlaid with a varie...
Category
20th Century Moorish Furniture
Materials
Wood
$6,450 / set
1940s Granada Islamic Spain Textile with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1940s Granada Islamic Spain Textile with Arabic Calligraphy Writing.
1940s Antique Spanish Moorish Islamic Tapestry with Arabic Writing.
Antique ...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Moorish Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Silk
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.