Moorish Inlay
Antique Early 1900s Moorish Bookcases
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Furniture
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Moorish Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables
Bone, Teak
Antique 19th Century Syrian Moorish Living Room Sets
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Jewelry Boxes
Wood
20th Century Syrian Moorish Side Tables
Fruitwood, Rosewood
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Furniture
Wood, Shell, Bone
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Side Tables
Mother-of-Pearl
Mid-20th Century Spanish Armchairs
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Jewelry Boxes
Fruitwood
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Bone, Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique 19th Century Spanish Moorish Side Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Lebanese Moorish Side Tables
Bone, Wood
20th Century Turkish Moorish Side Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut
20th Century Syrian Moorish End Tables
Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Wood
20th Century Indian Moorish Wall Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror, Wood
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Patio and Garden Furniture
Concrete
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Patio and Garden Furniture
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Abalone, Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Turkish Islamic Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Moorish Side Tables
Brass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Patio and Garden Furniture
Concrete
20th Century Syrian Islamic Jewelry Boxes
Mother-of-Pearl, Sandalwood
Antique 19th Century Syrian Moorish Night Stands
Ebony, Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Decorative Boxes
Fruitwood
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Patio and Garden Furniture
Concrete
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Bone, Walnut
Vintage 1940s Moroccan Moorish End Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Egyptian Moorish Side Tables
Shell, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Syrian Moorish Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Alabaster
Antique Early 1900s Moroccan Moorish Game Tables
Wood
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Patio and Garden Furniture
Concrete
Antique 19th Century Syrian Islamic Console Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Tray Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Settees
Walnut
Antique 1880s Syrian Moorish Center Tables
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Syrian Moorish Blanket Chests
Hardwood, Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century African Side Tables
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mother-of-Pearl
Vintage 1960s Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Islamic Jewelry Boxes
Wood
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
Mid-20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
Mid-20th Century French Moorish Stools
Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Brass
20th Century Indian Moorish Console Tables
Mahogany, Bone
Antique Late 19th Century Moroccan Moorish Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut, Burl
20th Century Syrian Moorish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble
Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Side Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Syrian Moorish Wardrobes and Armoires
Ebony, Mother-of-Pearl
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A Close Look at Moorish Furniture
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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