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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
Moroccan inlay hexagonal side table 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Charming pedestal , side table, tray, central shaft and hexagonal base. Moroccan -inspired marquetry with inlays of bone, exotic woods and stained wood fillets. In the center of the ...
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1960s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Furniture

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Wood

Pair Late 19th Century Syrian Inlayed Chairs
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of Syrian inlaid hall chairs, with scalloped backs and geometric inlay design. Beautiful intricate inlay work with bone. Small difference in colour, Small different in the d...
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1880s Syrian Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair Early 20th Century Moroccan Wall Shelves
Located in Houston, TX
Pair 1920s or earlier Moroccan wood inlay wall shelves. These wonderful Múdejar design shelves feature abstract geometry, horseshoe, multifoil arches, and honeycombed vaults called m...
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Early 20th Century Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood

Alhambra 2C Milk Glass with Brass Patina, Granada Collection
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Moorish Furniture

Materials

Glass

Alhambra 1A Milk Glass with Brass Patina, Granada Collection
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Moorish Furniture

Materials

Glass

Alhambra 1A Clear Glass with Silver Patina, Granada Collection
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Moorish Furniture

Materials

Glass

Vintage Moorish Sajai Box Inlaid with Agate Stones, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ornate white metal trinket or ovale box hand-made/bejeweled with agate stones set in 3 floral patterns to its unhinged lid. Made in Spain or North Africa during the 1960s or 70s. Its...
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Mid-20th Century Moorish Furniture

Materials

Agate, Metal

Alhambra 2C Milk Glass with Black Satin, Granada Collection
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Moorish Furniture

Materials

Glass

Syrian Octagonal Side Table With Ebony, Rosewood and Bone Inlay Circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
Syrian octagonal side with inlay of mother-of-pearl ebony, rosewood, and various fruit woods. Best quality, with intricate geometric inlay over the surface and sides. With a beautifu...
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Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Fruitwood, Rosewood

Antique Moroccan Brass Table Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting antique Moroccan Orientalist table lamp crafted in brass having a crescent moon and star finial for spiritual guidance over a shade and base perforated with symbolic designs.
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Syrian Middle Eastern Mother of Pearl Wood Corner Cabinet Display Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce authentic antique circa 1890 Syrian corner cabinet / open display stand, elaborately decorated throughout, the amount of painstaking time and skill that was required is trul...
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Late 19th Century Syrian Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

24" Glass Rombus Pendant, Milk Glass with Brass, Granada Collection
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Moorish Furniture

Materials

Glass

Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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...
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1920s British Vintage Moorish Furniture

Materials

Paper

Moorish Inlaid Six-Legged Folding Side Table and Brass Tray Top.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Moorish Inlaid Six-Legged Folding Side Table and Brass Tray Top. The inlay work makes this folding tray an exceptional handmade side table. A hand carved turned wood base of 6 legs ...
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Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair Of Moroccan Urns
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Moroccan Urns. Offered is a large matching pair of vintage Moroccan incised terracotta urns. These Moorish urns have a subtle color tone that will work in a variety of interi...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Moroccan Folding Tray Table in Brass and wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Traditional Moroccan Folding Tray Table, Brass, Wood, Morocco, 1940s-1950s. This moorish brass tray table features a round brass tray...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Moorish Inlaid Marquetry Mosaic Jewelry Box with Geometric and Floral Patterns
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a Moorish-style jewelry box adorned with inlaid marquetry work, featuring a mosaic of geometric and floral patterns. The design is highly detailed, with small pieces of wood,...
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1940s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood

Grand Syrian Moorish Inlay Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
A large scale Damascus mirror. Mixed woods to include walnut feature stunning bone intarsia and hand turned fretwork in an all over geometric pattern.
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20th Century Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bone, Mirror, Wood, Walnut

Mughal Moorish Brass Serving Tray
Located in New York, NY
A round brass serving tray or decorative wall art piece, circa early to mid-20th century. Brass tray is round with a Mughal or Moorish design. Great as a serving tray (as demonstrate...
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Mid-20th Century African Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

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...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Moroccan Inlaid Hexagonal Table
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th Century Moroccan Inlaid Hexagonal Table with Mother of Pearl inlay and intricate marquetry
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Early 20th Century Central African Moorish Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Paint

Brown Vintage Turkish Mohair Blanket Rug
Located in New York, NY
Casual looking vintage mohair rug with a nomadic motif with the letter "S" woven in the middle of the rug. Can be used as a throw piece or a large blanket...
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20th Century Moorish Furniture

Materials

Mohair

Anglo-Indian Style Mother of Pearl Inlaid Neoclassical Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Anglo-Indian Style mother of pearl Inlaid neoclassical mirror. India, Later 20th century Of rectangular cartouche shaped, with fine mother of pearl inlays with birds, flowers a...
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Late 20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture

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Mother-of-Pearl, Mirror, Wood

Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Large Inlaid Wood Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design, this intricate wood box is made from multiple micro pieces of wood with some possible bone inlays. Gorgeous craftsmanship. A true work of art. Would be a g...
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20th Century Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood

Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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. Repair to...
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1920s British Vintage Moorish Furniture

Materials

Paper

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...
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20th Century Asian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood

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-...
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1920s Vintage Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Ou...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Moorish Middle Eastern Hexagonal Polychrome Drink Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Moroccan or Syrian hexagonal shaped drinks table. The table features a highly carved, polychromed finish with intricate Moorish geometric shapes and islamic designs. Each ...
Category

20th Century Asian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Alhambra 1A Milk Glass with Silver Patina, Granada Collection
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

Antique Hand Carved Moorish Style Octagon Side Table Tabouret.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Hand Carved Moorish Style Octagon Side Table Tabouret. This octagonal hardwood Tabouret is hand carved with leaf and pierced designs created with brilliant intricacy. The to...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Liberty & Co. Moorish Side or Childs Chair with Mashrabiya Turned Details
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. Moorish side or child's chair with Mashrabiya turned details to the backrest and on all four sides below the seats, with a red studded leather seat, with Moorish arched...
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1890s English Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Walnut

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.
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1890s African Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Copper

Vintage Moroccan Hand Made Arched Vanity or Wall Mirror with Brass Inlay
Located in Plainview, NY
A vintage arched Moroccan vanity or wall mirror, handmade of natural bone and engraved with beautiful tribal designs. The mirror frame is inlaid in bra...
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1980s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Onyx Marble Urn Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful onyx marble urn form vessel/round footed box with lid, circa 1970s. Lid has a beautiful, detailed finial top. Colors include shades of cream, tan, white, sand, and red bu...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Moorish Furniture

Materials

Onyx, Marble

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...
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20th Century Italian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Carrara Marble, Brass

Antique Moroccan Painted Octagon Coffee Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Moroccan coffee table handcrafted in indigenous hardwoods featuring an octagon top hand decorated with elaborate geom...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Moorish Persian Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Moorish Persian Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board. Intricately inlaid handcrafted Moorish Persian backgammon and chess checker...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Moorish Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Pair of Antique Inlaid Moroccan Pedestals
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing pair of antique Moroccan pedestals or stands handcrafted in walnut in a dignified stance, featuring stick and ball panels over Moorish arches, bone and mother of pearl geo...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

Moorish Style Brass Ewer
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish style monumental brass ewer with incised and enamel decoration.
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20th Century African Moorish Furniture

Materials

Enamel

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...
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20th Century Asian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Rare 19th Century Persian Brass Cup
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare 19th Century Persian Brass Cup with extraordinary geometric incised floral decoration. Substantial with beautiful patination. Made circa 1820. A finely crafted Persian brass cu...
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19th Century Persian Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Alhambra 2C Clear Glass with Brass Patina, Granada Collection
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 Tabouret Side Table
Located in New York, NY
A colorful hand-painted wood Moroccan tabouret side or drinks table with traditional Moorish design, circa mid-20th century, Morocco. This wood table is hand-painted in colorful hues...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Inlaid Moroccan Tall Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Moroccan tall chest handcrafted in walnut featuring a custom glass top with a scalloped front and matching top drawer over four flat front drawers below having blu...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

Moroccan Moorish Hanging Metal Lantern with Milky Glass
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage large Moroccan Moorish hanging glass pendant from Marrakech with sandblasted glass in white milky glass with dark bronze color metal fin...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal

Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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

1920s British Vintage Moorish Furniture

Materials

Paper

Moorish Style Brass Ewer
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish style (20th Cent) brass ewer with incised decoration
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20th Century African Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Large Antique Brass Moroccan Oval Brass Tray 54 inches
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Massive Mid-Century Brass Moroccan Oval Brass Tray. Hand tooled etched very large Moroccan polished brass tray. This oval brass tray...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Moorish Indo-Persian Mughal Pieced Etched Brass Tray
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large patinated brass tray hand-crafted in the Moorish Indo-Persian Mughal style. The tray features a round form decorated with hammered, pierced, and etched designs of intricate flo...
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20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

1950s Anglo Indian Micro Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, 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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bone, Fruitwood

Vintage Moroccan Moorish Glass Lantern
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan Moorish Metal and Glass Candle Lantern Handcrafted small Moroccan glass lantern or Moorish pendant. Multi-color molded glass in green, lavender, blue and clear. Hurr...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal

Moroccan Polished Round Footed Silvered Tray Table
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan metal silver plated polished round serving brass tray with traditional geometric designs and brass inlay decoration around on three feet. Moroccan polished round footed...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Antique Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 1940s Mosaic Shell Inlaid Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box. Mosaic Luxury Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Vanity Box. Middle Eastern Asian Mosaic Wood Box with Inlays ...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bone, Shell, Abalone, Fruitwood

Middle Eastern Mosaic Moorish Mother of Pearl Inlaid Trinket Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Moorish wood inlay micro mosaic inlaid with mother of pearl. Handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian t...
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20th Century Lebanese Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood, Mother-of-Pearl

Tall Moroccan Glaze Decorated Pottery Lidded Jar
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall necked footed jar with twin handles and a tall lid. Decorated overall in blue and yellow on white floral scrolls and medallions with floral baskets. H. 38", Diameter 14", Di...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Moroccan Etched Brass Round Tray Table
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,...
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Mid-20th Century Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Round Teak Tabouret Moroccan Side or Drink Table
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 ...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bone, Teak

Vintage Moorish Sajai Box Inlaid with Agate Stones
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moorish Mughal Raj jewelry box inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with silvered metal filigree. Moorish Middle East jewelry...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Metal

Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box. Small box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which h...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

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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