Cuerda Seca
Spanish Moorish Mudejar Olambrilla Tile, Cuerda Seca - Sevilla 16th century
By Estadio of Spain
Located in DELFT, NL
Rare early 16th century Mudejar tile of the so-called ‘Aristo’ or 'cuerda seca' technique
Category
Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Spanish Pair of "Cuerda Seca" Colored Glazed Ceramic Tiles Framed
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$598
H 1.19 in W 11.03 in D 11.03 in
Spanish Moorish Mudejar Olambrilla Tile, Cuerda Seca - Toledo 15th/16th century
By Estadio of Spain
Located in DELFT, NL
Rare late 15th or early 16th century Mudejar tile of the so-called ‘Arista’ or 'cuerda seca
Category
Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
$257
H 3.55 in W 3.55 in
Large Safavid 17th C. Cuerda Seca Pottery Tile from Isfahan Floral Arabesques
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vibrant Safavid cuerda seca pottery tile from Isfahan, Iran, dating to the 17th century. This
Category
Antique 17th Century Persian Islamic Architectural Elements
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$2,990
H 0.87 in W 9.45 in D 9.26 in
Pair of 1950s Spanish Wooden Chairs w/ Woven Dry Rope Seats
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of 1950s Spanish wooden chairs with traditional "cuerda seca" hand woven dry rope seats.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Armchairs
Materials
Rope, Wood
Early Modernist Ceramic Bowl, Saturday Evening Girls, 1916
By Saturday Evening Girls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
early modernist design was created using the cuerda seca technique, its soft white and yellow glazes
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
16th Antique Panel Glazed Tiles in Green and Blue
Located in Marbella, ES
brown on a light background. Made using the cuerda seca technique, they exhibit patina, crackling, and
Category
Antique 16th Century Spanish Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
16th Panel of Four Antique Geometric Glazed Tiles in a Wooden Frame
Located in Marbella, ES
blacks. Made using the cuerda seca technique, they exhibit patina, craquelure, and visible restorations
Category
Antique 16th Century Spanish Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
By Estadio of Spain
Located in DELFT, NL
differently colored glazes during firing—an efficient method that supplanted the more time-intensive cuerda
Category
Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Spanish Moorish Ceramic Table Lamp, New Saffron Silk Shade
By Al-Yarrar
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
with coral red and golden saffron. Fine manganese lines trace the pattern in the cuerda seca tradition
Category
2010s Spanish Moorish Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Silk
Recent Sales
Shams Bench from Fantasia Collection
By Shirin Ehya
Located in Los Angeles, CA
noticeably the Shah monument in Isfahan which is defined by its traditional tile work called ‘Cuerda Seca
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Azzarin Chest from Fantasia Collection
By Shirin Ehya
Located in Los Angeles, CA
noticeably the Shah monument in Isfahan which is defined by its traditional tile work called ‘Cuerda Seca
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Alborz Desk from Fantasia Collection
By Shirin Ehya
Located in Los Angeles, CA
noticeably the Shah monument in Isfahan which is defined by its traditional tile work called ‘Cuerda Seca
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Firouzeh Side Table from Fantasia Collection
By Shirin Ehya
Located in Los Angeles, CA
noticeably the Shah monument in Isfahan which is defined by its traditional tile work called ‘Cuerda Seca
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Lajevard Bookcase from Fantasia Collection
By Shirin Ehya
Located in Los Angeles, CA
noticeably the Shah monument in Isfahan which is defined by its traditional tile work called ‘Cuerda Seca
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Shab Coffee Table from Fantasia Collection
By Shirin Ehya
Located in Los Angeles, CA
noticeably the Shah monument in Isfahan which is defined by its traditional tile work called ‘Cuerda Seca
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Kabood Console from Fantasia Collection
By Shirin Ehya
Located in Los Angeles, CA
noticeably the Shah monument in Isfahan which is defined by its traditional tile work called ‘Cuerda Seca
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Spanish Pair of "Cuerda Seca" Coloured Glazed Ceramic Tiles Framed
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
H 1.19 in W 11.03 in D 11.03 in
19th Century Spanish Pair of "Cuerda Seca" Colored Glazed Ceramic Tiles Framed
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 11.03 in W 10.83 in D 1.38 in
19th Century Pair of Spanish Wall Lamps with 16th Century Cuerda Seca Tiles
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century pair of Spanish wooden wall lamps with 16th century cuerda seca glazed ceramic tiles
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
H 35.44 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
Antique 18th early 19th Century Persian Islamic Safavid Cuerda Seca Pottery Tile
Located in Portland, OR
An antique Persian late Safavid or early Qajar period Islamic Cuerda Seca Pottery tile, circa 1780
Category
Antique 1780s Persian Islamic Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
H 6.75 in W 6.75 in D 0.75 in
Pair of 1950s Spanish Painted Wooden Chairs w/ Woven Dry Rope Seats
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of 1950s Spanish painted wooden chairs with traditional "cuerda seca" hand woven dry rope
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Spanish Pair of "Cuerda Seca" Colored Glazed Ceramic Tiles Framed
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish pair of "Cuerda Seca" colored glazed ceramic tiles framed.
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 11.03 in W 11.03 in D 1.19 in
19th Century Spanish Pair of "Cuerda Seca" Colored Glazed Ceramic Tiles Framed
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 1.38 in W 10.83 in D 11.03 in
19th Century Spanish Pair of "Cuerda Seca" Colored Glazed Ceramic Tiles Framed
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 11.82 in W 10.24 in D 1.58 in
19th Century Spanish Pair of "Cuerda Seca" Colored Glazed Ceramic Tiles Framed
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Spanish pair of "cuerda seca" dry rope technique colored glazed ceramic tiles in a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 11.82 in W 10.63 in D 1.58 in
Antique Late 18th Century Persian Islamic Safavid Cuerda Seca Pottery Tile, 1780
Located in Portland, OR
An antique Persian late Safavid or early Qajar period Islamic Cuerda Seca Pottery tile, circa 1780
Category
Antique 1780s Persian Islamic Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
H 6.75 in W 6.75 in D 0.75 in
Antique 18th Century Persian Islamic Safavid Cuerda Seca Pottery Tile Rostam
Located in Portland, OR
Important Antique 18th Century Persian Islamic Safavid Cuerda Seca Pottery Tile depicting the
Category
Antique 1710s Persian Islamic Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Syrian Copper and Enameled Pot, Cuerda Seca with Inscription, 18th Century
Located in Ajijic, Jalisco
This pot was enameled in the Cuerda Seca technique in the Ottoman Empire, modern day Syria, in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Syrian Islamic Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Panel of Four Late Safavid or Zand Cuerda Seca Tiles 17/18C.
Located in New York, NY
The four tiles form a semytrical scene of two pine trees, two birds and a vase with blossoms,( Gol o Bolbol) on a rich yellow background.
The four tiles have been put together later...
Category
Antique Early 1700s West Asian Islamic Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Edwin and Mary Scheier Charger
Located in New York, NY
pottery, the decoration is in their cuerda seca tradition.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Ceramics
Gladding-McBean/Tropico 8-Tile Table with Ornate Iron Base
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful California tile table with ornately scrolled iron base featuring large, 8 cuerda seca
Category
Early 20th Century American Tables
Materials
Iron
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By Atelier Les Cyclades
Located in London, GB
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These are four attractive individual Delft ceramic wall tiles, dating to the second half of the 19th century.
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H 5.15 in W 5.15 in D 0.36 in
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By Estadio of Spain
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y cuenca tile made in Toledo. Tile decorated in renaissance with stylized flowers was probably made between 1550 and 1575.
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Brutalist Fiberglass Relief Wall Plaque, 1960s
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H 21.86 in W 63 in D 29.93 in
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Located in Marbella, ES
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H 21.42 in W 15.48 in D 12.13 in
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Cuerda Seca For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the cuerda seca you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, wood and copper, every cuerda seca was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a cuerda seca — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each cuerda seca bearing hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Cuerda Seca?
Prices for a cuerda seca start at $591 and top out at $8,500 with the average selling for $591.
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