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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$3,046Sale Price|20% Off
Moorish Hexagonal Pedestal Table With Ebonised Wooden Top & Repetitive Inlaid
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful 19th Century Antique Hand-Crafted Middle Eastern Pedestal Table With Ebonised MOP, Bone Inlay Fruit Wood Wooden Top, & Repetitive Geometric Inlaid Decorative Parquetr...
Bone, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
$2,533Sale Price|20% Off
Striking Pair of Handcrafted Inlaid Demi-Lune Side Tables
Located in Bruton, GB
This exceptional pair of demi-lune side tables showcases meticulous hand-applied geometric inlay work, blending warm tones of natural brown, black, amber, and ivory into a rhythmic, ...
Marble, Metal
Antique Middle Eastern Octagonal Occasional Table With Inlaid Bone & Wood
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A highly decorative antique Middle Eastern octagonal occasional table, finely hand carved and embellished with contrasting bone inlay. The octagonal top is richly worked with intric...
Wood
English Moorish Revival Painted Side Table with Scalloped Apron
Located in Bruton, GB
Charming Moorish Revival style side table or occasional table featuring a hand-painted cream finish with blue line detailing and distinctive scalloped arcade trim. The rectangular to...
Wood
Rare Antique Liberty & Co. Table Middle Eastern Moorish Moroccan Damascene
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Antique Liberty & Co. Drinks Side Table Middle Eastern Moorish Early 20th century hardwood circular tea table decorated with brass floral ...
Brass
$1,528Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Moroccan Side Table with Bone and Ebony Inlay, 1800s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique 19th Century Moroccan Hexagonal Pedestal Side Table With Bone Inlay A stunning antique 19th century Moroccan hexagonal pedestal side table, beautifully hand-crafted in eboni...
Wood, Bone
Moroccan Inlaid Hexagonal Side Table with Brass Nail Heads
Located in Stamford, CT
Moroccan six sided glass topped side table with incised bone inlay and nail heads, and signature decorative turned wood spindles throughout. Rich and warm patina, a very handsome side, end or drinks table. New, scratch free glass top. This Moorish style table...
Brass
Moroccan Moorish Star Shape Blue Pair of Side Drinks tables 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of Moroccan colorful blue hand painted and carved side occasional table with Moorish Islamic designs. Vintage Moroccan side tables in ...
Wood
Spanish Moorish Hexagonal Wooden Table or Stand, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Superb Moorish style marquetry side table or Taboret with hexagonal top. Spain, Andalusia, 1950s. Hexagonal end table with exquisite work of marquetry inlay of walnut, ebony, root w...
Wood, Acrylic
Antique Middle Eastern Arabesque Style Mother of Pearl Inlaid Table
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Middle Eastern, Moroccan or Moorish Arabesque style octagonal side table. This beautiful table has a great pattern with alternating intricately inlaid mixed woods and mother-...
Wood
Moroccan Side Table With Mother Of Pearl, Ebony and Fruit Wood Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
Moroccan square side table with mother of pearl, ebony and various fruit woods inlay. With geometric, triangular and star pattern inlay over the entire surface. The top and sides wit...
Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Fruitwood
Vintage Moroccan Etched Brass Tray Table, Moorish Style, 1940
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage occasional Moroccan etched brass round tray table. This is a wonderful antique all hand tooled in exquisite foliate designs with a deep,...
Brass
Pair of Large Antique Ottoman Moorish Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl and Bone Inlaid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of Large Antique Ottoman Moorish Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl and Bone Inlaid Pedestals, circa 1880. An exceptional pair of large antique Ottoman Moorish pedestal tables, handcrafte...
Fruitwood, Bone, Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Moroccan Side Table With Bone, MOP, Ebony and Fruit Wood.
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Antique 19th Century Hand-Crafted Moroccan Hexagonal Pedestal Tea Table With Ebonised Bone Inlay & MoP Wooden Top, & Repetitive Geometric Inlaid Decorative Parquet...
Wood
Moroccan Side Table With Mother Of Pearl, Ebony and Fruit Wood Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
Moroccan hexagonal side table with mother of pearl, ebony and fruit wood inlay. The top and sides inlaid with geometric, triangular, diamond and circular patterns to create a harmoni...
Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Fruitwood
Large Moorish Arabic Brass Folding Tray Table, Spain 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Moorish Style Spanish brass repousse tray table on folding wooden turned stand, Spain, 1940s-1950s. This spanish table was handcrafted at the mid-20th ce...
Brass
Liberty & Co. English Moorish Revival Carved Oak Hexagonal Table
Located in Troy, MI
A striking hexagonal occasional table in carved oak, its top bordered with a foliate carved motif surrounding a plain center panel. The apron is fitted with six legs, each face carve...
Oak
Vintage Hand Carved Inlaid Mother of Pearl Side Tables, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of intricately carved & inlaid mother of pearl side tables. Beautifully detailed on top, bottom & all sides make this pa...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Exquisite Moorish/Anglo Indian Carved Two Tier Side Table with Open Shelves
Located in Bruton, GB
Exquisitely crafted Moorish side table featuring intricate hand-carved openwork decoration and a beautifully weathered whitewashed finish. Rich in architectural detail, the table sh...
Hardwood
Moroccan Moorish Star Shape Ivory Side Tables a Pair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of Moroccan side tables colorful ivory color hand painted and carved occasional tables with Moorish designs. Vintage Moroccan Pedestal tables in ivory background with polychrome...
Wood
$1,450 / set
Pair of 1970 moorish style hexagonal side tables
Located in Dallas, TX
As found, with slight veneer loss, this pair of tables could easily be restored and lacquered to add a unique touch to your room. We offer expert custom restoration services.
Wood, Paint
$3,080Sale Price / set|20% Off
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, originating from Italy in the 1960s. This glamorous duo presents a stunning combination of lighting and functional elegance. Each fixture is a showstopper, extending 51 inches from the ceiling (with the option to add additional chain for customized use). Supported by three elaborate jewel-encrusted chains, the centerpiece features a concave pierced and jeweled lantern above an inset 20-inch diameter Carrara Marble shelf...
Crystal, Carrara Marble, Brass
Hand-Crafted Round Moroccan Teak Tabouret Side Table with Bone Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
This round Moroccan teak tabouret or side table exudes intricate craftsmanship. The tabletop features a beautifully carved bird motif with delicate bone ...
Bone, Teak
Moroccan Style Off -White Bone Inlay Octagonal Side Table with Moorish Arches
Located in Plainview, NY
This exotic octagonal side table showcases exquisite bone inlay craftsmanship, inspired by traditional Moroccan and Moorish design. The tabletop features a finely detailed geometric...
Bone, Wood
Antique Arabesque Middle Eastern Style Mother of Pearl Inlaid Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning antique Middle Eastern or Moroccan style octagonal side table showcases beautiful craftsmanship in the Moorish Arabesque style. This vintage table has a classic geometr...
Wood
Handcrafted Liberty of London Folding Tea Table with Brass Tray, 1900s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Traditional Liberty of London Hand Crafted Middle Eastern Folding Tea Table With Removable Brass Circular Tray, Decorated With A Etched Intricate Repeating Pattern. The wooden bas...
Brass
$528Sale Price|52% Off
Moroccan Handmade Bone & Bronze Inlay Octagonal Side Table
Located in Plainview, NY
The Moroccan handmade small side table embodies a rich fusion of cultural motifs and meticulous design. Its octagonal shape lends it an air of geometric precision with the surface a...
Bronze
Moroccan Moorish Style 1920s Table with Hexagonal Top and Polychrome Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan Moorish style drinks table from the early 20th century, with painted geometric motifs, hexagonal top, polychrome décor and carved flaming motifs. Created in Morocco during...
Wood
Vintage Moroccan Mosaic Tile Side Table, Hand-Crafted Terracotta
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan Mosaic Tile outdoor Table. Moroccan mosaic tile square shape bistro table on iron base. Handmade by expert artisans in Fez, Morocco...
Terracotta
Pair of Levantine Style Ten Sided End or Side Tables with Geometric Mosaic Inlay
Located in Milford, NH
A fabulous pair of Levantine style ten sided walnut end or side tables with geometric simulated bone and shell mosaic inlay throughout, and Moroccan Moorish arches around the base. T...
Other
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...
Brass
Mid Century Moroccan Painted Wooden Red Star Table
Located in Hastings, GB
This rare and beautifully hand crafted Moroccan star table is a striking example of Moorish design, characterized by its iconic eight-pointed star ...
Wood
A 19th Century Hexagonal Damascene Fruitwood Tea Table With Mosaic Detailing
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Beautiful 19th Century Damascene Design Hexagonal Moorish Fruitwood Tea Table With Parquetry Detailing Decorative Throughout With Beautiful Geometric Repeating Parquetry Patterns. ...
Fruitwood
Antique Middle Eastern Circular Carved Side Table With Brass Inlay
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A striking antique carved wooden side table, featuring an circular top with an exceptionally detailed octagonal form base. Beautifully weathered, hand-crafted appearance. The substan...
Brass
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
Moroccan Moorish Hand-Painted Polychrome Star Side Table, circa 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A highly decorative mid-20th-century Moroccan Moorish hand-painted wood side table, distinguished by its sculptural eight-pointed star top, architectural pedestal base and exceptiona...
Wood
Moorish, Arts and Craft, Side Table or Stool Chip Carved Folk Art, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This exceptional Moorish Revival side table is a striking example of the Orientalist design movement that captivated Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Expertly ha...
Wood
Liberty of London Moorish Green Tilled Top Occasional Table
Located in Faversham, GB
A splendid Moorish style hexagonal occasional table made of mahogany. The top is inlaid with a geometrical pattern of two tone emerald coloured tiles offering a perfect juxtapose to...
Ceramic, Mahogany
Moorish style table with mashrabiya panels
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Pretty Moorish style table dating to around 1900 and possibly from Turkey or Syria made for export to Britain where it would have been retailed in fashionable shops of the period eg....
Wood
$1,600 / item
Hand-Carved Moroccan Accent Table
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully hand-carved Moroccan accent table featuring intricate floral and geometric detailing throughout. The octagonal form and pierced lattice panels give the piece warmth, text...
Fruitwood
Moroccan Fez Mosaic Tile Coffee Table in Black and White
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan mosaic Fez tiles side table on iron base. Handmade by expert artisans in Fez, Morocco using reclaimed old glazed black and white colors tiles inlaid...
Iron
Exotic Thai Hand-Painted Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exotic Thai table with an octagon top hand-painted with elaborate temple scenes and floral borders over a cinnabar colored background. The eight sided ar...
Hardwood
Vintage Hand Painted Moroccan Octagon Side Table in Good Condition
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Moroccan hand painted wooden hexagonal table, traditionally known as a Zouak accent or drinks table. It features a signature Moorish arched base, vibrant Turquoise / teal background,...
Wood, Paint
Moorish Style Carved Teak Inlaid Round Tabouret Drink Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An elaborate Moorish or Anglo-Indian-style carved teak round drinks table or side table. The piece features a circular top elaborately hand-carved with concentric floral bands, scrol...
Teak
Theodore Alexander Embossed Medallion Metal Side Table
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This metal pedestal side table by Theodore Alexander features a round tray top with an intricately embossed medallion design, framed by a delicate pierced gallery edge that adds dept...
Metal, Wrought Iron
$1,845Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Middle Eastern Octagonal Carved Table With Brass Inlay
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A striking antique carved wooden side table, featuring an exceptionally detailed octagonal form and a beautifully weathered, hand-crafted appearance. The substantial scalloped top is...
Brass
Pair of Levantine Mother of Pearl and Bone Inlaid Side Tables
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Levantine mother of pearl and bone inlaid octagonal side tables. With octagonal tops with mother of pearl and bone inlay, sides with bone and mother of pearl inlay, resting o...
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Hand-Crafted Moroccan Hexagonal Fruitwood Table
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Antique 19th Century Hand-Crafted Moroccan Hexagonal Fruitwood Pedestal Tea Table With Repetitive Geometric Inlay Decorative Parquetry A striking 19th century Moroccan he...
Wood
Vintage Moroccan Fern Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall deep stained Moroccan Fern Stand with intricate decorative turnings at top and bottom tiers. Elegant Mosque style cut-outs on all four sides. Very well made and solid feeling....
Wood
Two Moroccan Hand Crafted Side Tables With Bone, MOP Parquetry Repetitive Inlay
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Two Antique 19th Century Hand-Crafted Moroccan Hexagonal Pedestal Tables Decorated With Bone Inlay & MoP Parquetry Tops, Featuring Repetitive Geometric Patterns SMALLER Height ...
Wood
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Polychrome Side Table
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Exceptional Moroccan Moorish side table dating from the early 20th century. This finely handcrafted wooden piece presents an architectural composition inspired by traditional Moorish...
Wood
$950Sale Price / set|62% Off
Moroccan End, Side or Lamp Tables Hand Painted in Black and Gold, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Moroccan End, Side or Lamp Tables Hand Painted in Black and Gold, a Pair beautiful Moorish geometrical design in gold and red in octagonal shape. Very elegant and eye-catching, the ...
Wood, Paint
Vintage Moroccan Marquetry Side Tables with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay – Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Moroccan Marquetry Side Tables with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay – Pair An exceptional pair of Moroccan marquetry side tables featuring intricate hand-laid mother-of-pearl inlay se...
Glass, Wood
Moorish Mother of Pearl Wood Marquetry Inlay Occasional Side Square Tea Table
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a gorgeous little side/tea table with fantastic marquetry inlay of various types of wood interspersed with mother of pearl. Some of the wood has either age darkened more than...
Wood
$6,450 / set
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...
Wood
19th Century Hand-Carved Moorish Side Table from Turkey
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
19th century ottoman Moorish table. Antique fine example side table with a hexagon form inlaid with geometric designs with the Moorish sta...
Fruitwood
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 ...
Walnut
Vintage Moroccan Moorish Bone Inlaid Star Shaped Accent Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Moroccan Moorish Bone Inlaid Star Shaped Accent Table A beautifully handcrafted Moorish-style accent table featuring an impressive eight-point star-shaped top adorned with i...
Metal
NICE 19TH CENTURY HAND CARVED LIBERTY'S LONDON MOORISH SiDE END LAMP WINE TABLe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very nicely crafted late 19th century Morrish side table which was retailed through Liberty's London P...
Glass, Walnut
Moorish Walnut Pedestal Table, 19th Century, Antique Inlaid Design
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish style (19th Cent) walnut square pedestal inlaid with pearl and intricately carved spindle & ball design panels resting on 4 feet.
Walnut
$1,221
Moorish Occasional Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Moorish carved and mother of pearl inlay occasional table, 1890. Dimensions 27 inches (69 cms) high 24.5 inches (62 cms) diameter.
Teak