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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Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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...
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Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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...
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Pair of Original Vintage Prints by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
By Edmund Dulac
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful images 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 shi...
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Original Antique Print of Cairo, Egypt. Dated 1809
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of Cairo Fine copper-plate engraving Published by Sherwood & Co. Dated 1809 Unframed. Free shipping
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Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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...
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Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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...
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Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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. The white...
Paper
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...
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Original Antique Print of Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem, After David Roberts, C.1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of The Mosque of Omar Fine steel engraving after David Roberts Published C.1840 The measurement is the paper size Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of Alexandria, Egypt, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of Alexandria Fine steel engraving after W.H Bartlett Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
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Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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. The white...
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Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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. Repair to...
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Original Antique Print of Jerusalem After J.M.W Turner. Dated 1834
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of Jerusalem Fine steel engraving after J.M.W Turner Published by John Murray & Son, London. Dated 1836 Unframed.
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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...
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Original Antique Orientalist Print Dated 1838
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great 0rientalist image Fine steel engraving Published by Fisher 1838 Unframed.
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Middle Eastern Persian Framed Print of Three People Riding Horses
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Persian gold framed painted on bone scene of three people on horses playing a game of polo (similar to NWL7300B)
Bone
“The Souk” Limited Edition Etching by Azoulay Guillaume
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely limited edition etching, namely, “The Souk” limited edition etching by Azoulay Guillaume. From 1982 the etching is numbered an...
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$704Sale Price|33% Off
H 21.07 in W 14.57 in D 0.02 in
Antique Bird Print of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker by Sepp & Nozeman, 1809
By J.C. Sepp, M. Houttuyn
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Picus mëdius'. The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It was formerly assigned to the genus Dendrocopos (...
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$288Sale Price|36% Off
H 28 in W 22 in D 1 in
Original Vintage Custom Botanical Fern Prints with Makers Stamp
Located in Essex, MA
Filix Mas Filix Foemina " Athyrium filix-femina, the lady fern or common lady-fern, is a large, feathery species of fern native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphe...
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Original Vintage Custom Botanical Fern Prints with Makers Stamp
Located in Essex, MA
Andr. Matthioli Comm. Trichomanes Fern print Trichomanes is a genus of ferns in the family Hymenophyllaceae, termed bristle ferns. Gold frame with iv...
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Original Vintage Custom Botanical Fern Prints with Makers Stamp
Located in Essex, MA
Andr. Matthioli Comm. Polypodium Alterum Fern print In gold frame with ivory mat Measures 22 W x 28 H x 1 D.
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$2,000Sale Price / set|24% Off
H 25.5 in W 21.5 in D 3 in
Pair framed vintage print of drawings by Diego Rivera
By Diego Rivera
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of vintage prints of Diego Rivera's drawings of indigenous Mexican children. Framed on linen board in a pair of period frame. In print sign...
Wood, Paper
$263Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.12 in W 7.88 in D 0.02 in
Original Antique Print of Various Seashells by G.W. Knorr
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ex Museo Schadeloockiano'. Beautiful original antique print of various sea shells. This print originates from 'Verlustiging der oogen en van den geest; of Verza...
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Antique Bird Print of a Flamingo by Shaw, 1809
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Flamingo'. Small hand colored engraving of a flamingo. This print originates from 'Zoological Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution' by George Shaw, 1809....
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Original Antique Print of Fossil Crinoids
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique print of fossil crinoids. This print originates from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J. Bertuch. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-18...
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Antique Print of Ancient Egyptian Costumes by Racinet, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Egyptian - Egyptien - Aegyptisch'. Lithograph of ancient costumes of Egypt. This print originates from 'Le Costume Historique (.....
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Original Vintage Custom Botanical Fern Prints with Makers Stamp
Located in Essex, MA
Felix Mas Felix Foemina " Athyrium filix-femina, the lady fern or common lady-fern, is a large, feathery species of fern native throughout most of the tem...
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Original Antique Print of Deer
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique print titled 'Histoire Naturelle, Le Renne'. Engraving of a deer. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1800.
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Antique Bible Print Seventh Plague of Egypt by J. Luyken, 1743
Located in Langweer, NL
This print depicting the seventh plague, marked by torrential rains, thunder, and hail causing devastation to people, animals, and crops, originates from 'Biblia Sacra, dat is, de H....
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Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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. The white...
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Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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...
Paper
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...
Paper
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...
Paper
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...
Paper
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...
Paper
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...
Paper
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...
Paper
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...
Paper
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...
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Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, 1920.
By Edmund Dulac
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Edmund Dulac It is one of the illustrations for " Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam " Tipped in plate. On card Lithograph. Published 1920 The measurement given is the...
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Original Vintage Print by Edmund Dulac, 1920.
By Edmund Dulac
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image by Edmund Dulac It is one of the illustrations for " Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam " Tipped in plate. On card Lithograph. Published 1920 The measurement given is the...
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