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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
Moorish Bohemian Decorative Gilt Porcelain Flask with Lid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moorish decorative gilt porcelain flask with lid. The bottle is shaped into soft ripples and given a radiant gold finish. Nice decorative object with a lid in the shape of a Moorish ...
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20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Moroccan Round Leather Pouf Hand-Tooled in Marrakesh
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan blue and brown round leather pouf hand tooled in Marrakesh, Morocco. Handcrafted by skill Moroccan artisans. A pair is available, price ...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Leather

Moroccan Moorish Style 1900s Side Chair with Richly Carved Décor and Star Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan Moorish style accent side chair from the early 20th century, with richly carved décor, mother-of-pearl inlay, Arabic calligraphy and X-Form base. Created in Morocco during...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

1930s Casablanca Brass Folding Tray Tea Table, Moroccan 6 Leg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early 1930s Moroccan Brass Folding Tray Tea Table, wonderful craftsmanship and quality. One of the oldest and Moroccan Tray tables we have come across. Very nice quality and heavy w...
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1930s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Moorish Style Wrought Iron Exterior Pendant Fixture, Antique Glass, Zinc Finish
Located in Santa Paula, CA
The Zara is a Moorish style exterior light fixture designed to add a touch of exotic elegance to your space. Hand-crafted from heavy gauge steel, this f...
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2010s American Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Pierced Crest Courting Mirrors
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of carved and painted courting mirrors with soulful patina. An interesting combination of French form and Moroccan decoration. Executed in the ear...
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19th Century Moroccan Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Glass

Moroccan Kaftan Black Velvet Vest with Gold Embroideries
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Kaftan Black Velvet Vest with Gold Embroideries This Moroccan traditional kaftan is embroidered and embellished with gold trim. Evening Moroccan ...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Velvet

Pair of Moroccan Lidded Glass and Metal Lanterns
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing pair of vintage Moroccan lanterns crafted in hand hammered metal work with floral designs and featuring cut glass handles ...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal

Hand Painted Wooden Moorish Style Ceiling Keystone for Center Room
Located in Marbella, ES
Hand Painted Wooden Moorish Style Ceiling Keystone for Center Room
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood

Vintage Moroccan Round Leather Pouf Hand-Tooled in Fez Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan grey leather round pouf hand tooled in Fez Morocco. Foot stool, ottoman handcrafted by Moroccan artisans. Size is 19 in diameter x 12.5 in height. Vintage Bohem...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

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Leather

Moroccan Royal Blue Glasses with Gold Moorish Arabesque Design Set of 6 Barware
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Royal Blue Small Glasses with Gold Moorish Design. Set of 6. Set of six royal cobalt blue shot drinking glasses barware with gold Moorish Arabesque design. These beautiful M...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Glass

Antique Moroccan Benches with Mosaic White Shell Inlay a Pair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A pair of antique Middle Eastern Moorish Moroccan settees inlaid with white mosaic marquetry. Mosaic inlaid Levantine Moorish Islamic benches great to use at the end of the bed or in an entryway. Elegant and stylish settees for your Moroccan Moorish decor...
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Early 20th Century Egyptian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th c. Carved Middle Eastern Doors
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of nineteenth century Moorish pine arched doors with wrought iron scroll design hinges, an etched brass handle, and Islamic inspired carvings.
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19th Century Unknown Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron, Brass

Moroccan Green Ceramic Urns with Arabic Calligraphy Lettrism Art Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan green ceramic urns with lid chiseled with Arabic Calligraphy poetry writing. Handcrafted in Fez Morocco, etched green ceramic on brown background. This kind of Art Wri...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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20th Century Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bone, Wood

Antique Pair of Orientalist Watercolors by Emile Boivin
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique 19th Century Orientalist watercolors on paper depicting middle eastern landscapes executed with skill and confidence. Signed by French artist Emile Boivin...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Silver Leaf

Moorish Style Inlaid Walnut Bench with Floral Pattern 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Moorish Style Inlaid Walnut Bench with Floral Pattern Unsigned 20thC Measuers - 36.5"h x 65.5"w x 26" A finely crafted Moorish style bench from the 20th century, featuring intricate ...
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20th Century Moorish Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Moorish Style Etched Iron Halberd
Located in Queens, NY
Moorish-style short halberd spear with iron shaft and etched ax blade.
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20th Century Unknown Moorish Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Franz Bergmann Austrian Bronze Figures in Moorish Brackets, Early 20th c
Located in Austin, TX
Two good Franz Bergmann Austrian cold painted bronze figures now mounted in highly architectural Moroccan Moorish style carved and inlaid wood brackets, early 20th century, Austria a...
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1910s Moroccan Vintage Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Moroccan Metal Wall Sconce Shade
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Spanish style metal tole sconce shade in cone shape. Hispano Moresque sconce shade with cutout stars and crescent moons. Dark ...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal

Moroccan Moorish Harem Hanging Pendant Light
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Moorish clear glass with intricate metal filigree hanging chandelier. Delicately handcrafted by artisans in Morocco. Bronze metal color finish and clear glass. This Moorish Harem pendant chandelier will add style to any Moroccan or Mediterranean decor...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Cut Glass

Moorish Ceramic Urn with Chiseled Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large green Moorish ceramic Urns chiseled with Arabic calligraphy poetry writing.Handcrafted vases from Fez Morocco etched with Arabic calligraphy.This kind of Moorish ceramic art work could be found in the Alhambra palace...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Moorish Clear Glass Hanging Lantern
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Moorish clear glass lantern with intricate metal filigree. Octagonal shape, delicately handcrafted by artisans in Morocco. Bronze metal co...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal

Scrolling Wall Mounted Iron Bracket for Lanterns or Signs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand crafted iron scroll design wall bracket. Wrought iron handcrafted wall-bracket for lanterns or signs. Perfect for hanging lights or plants outdoors. Scrolling wall...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal

19th Century Moorish Armchair
Located in Mouscron, WHT
19th Century Moorish Armchairs , carved wood, bone inlay
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Late 19th Century Maghreb Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bone, Wood

Vintage Taupe and Ivory Cut Velvet Pillow with Metallic Beads
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Beige and ivory cut velvet pillow with metallic beads. Nice decorative lumbar pillow. This pillow features a central medallion with silver beads decoration, broken chevron ...
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Late 20th Century Moorish Furniture

Materials

Linen, Velvet

1960s Boho Chic Rectangular Brass Tray Coffee Table
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hollywood Regency style, Mid-Century brass tray table with etched rectangular brass tray. Sit on a metal faux bamboo base in black color. Made i...
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1960s Hong Kong Vintage Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Blue Moser Crystal and Enameled Box Made for the Islamic or Moorish Market
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful blue Moser crystal and enameled box made for the Islamic or Moorish market. This box is made with beautifully handcut blue crystal and overlayed with gorgeous 24-karat gold, white, yellow, green, orange, red, and blue raised enamel decoration. The enamel decoration includes flowers, vines, rabbits, birds, and Islamic style decoration. The enamel work is further adorned with 24-karat gilt decoration, emphasizing the superb craftsmanship and artistic work. The box sits on four bronze doré...
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1890s Austrian Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

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.
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19th Century Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Teak

Moorish Chrome Side Table
Located in Faversham, GB
A hexagonal Moorish style side table in heavy gauge polished steel with a white marble insert. Curved arch supports to the six sturdy legs and completed with a diamond symmetrical ...
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20th Century British Moorish Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble, Marble, Chrome

Moorish Handcrafted Metal Lanterns Pendants with Hand of Fatima, North Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of Moroccan handcrafted metal lantern pendants. Amazing Moorish light fixtures hand-pierced with thousands of small holes to diffuse the light through. Tulip shape adorned with metal pierced intricate Moorish openwork design. Hand made of Metal with dark brown bronze rust patina, hand of Fatima...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal

Egyptian Woman With Urn, Orientalist Spelter, Signed, Late 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large subject in patinated spelter representing an Egyptian woman in a long tunic and wearing a crown with a bird, presenting an urn/offering in her hands Sculpture signed in the fo...
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19th Century French Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Spelter

Large 19th C. Austrian Orientalist Cold-Painted Bronze Figural Lamp, By Bergman
Located in New York, NY
This exceptionally large 19th-century Austrian Orientalist cold-painted bronze figural lamp was produced by the renowned Bergman foundry. Franz Xaver Bergman, known for his highly de...
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1890s Austrian Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bronze

small Damascus bench, oriental work from the mid-19th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
small Damascus bench, oriental work from the mid-19th century fine sculptures and bone inlay. The fabric is not perfect, but original;
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Mid-19th Century Moroccan Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood, Bone

Granada Style Moroccan Clear Glass Lantern
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant Moroccan Moorish diamond shape clear glass pendant with bronze metal finish, has a small window to access the inside to change bulbs. Rewired ...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal

Moroccan Orange Kaftan Maxi Dress Caftan
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant Moroccan caftan orange color embroidered with gold trim, circa 1970s. This long maxi dress kaftan trim is embroidered and embellished with pearls entirely by hand. One of a k...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Treasures of Islam Collectible Art Book by Toby Folk 1985
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Treasures of Islam by Toby FALK, Hardback in the excellent pictorial dust-jacket. pp 400; 567 color illustrations. Catalogue of the immense exhibition of Islamic Art held at the ...
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20th Century Asian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Paper

Turkish Moorish Ottoman Style Throw Pillow with Silver Metallic Embroidery
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Turkish Moorish Ottoman style throw pillow with silver Metallic embroidery. Featuring heavy foliage silver threads sarma embroidery. Raised silver metallic embroidery bordered...
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Late 20th Century Turkish Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metallic Thread

Moroccan Hand Tooled Leather Pouf in Baby Pink Color
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan baby pink color round pouf hand tooled and embroidered in Marrakesh. Beautiful geometrical designs are hand-stitched on this Moroccan stool by expert Artisan. Use these ...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Leather

Decorative Silk Velvet Applique Throw Pillow
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Silk decorative accent pillow with Baroque Moorish decor gold velvet applique in front of the pillow, Light orange and gold silk velvet applique on cream...
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Late 20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Silk

Pair of Parchment Moroccan African Ethnic Wall Art
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp sha...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Iron

Moroccan Hurricane Metal Candle Lantern
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Moorish metal candle lantern. Hurricane candle lamp handcrafted in Morocco by artisans, metal hand-cut openwork and hammered with Moori...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal

Moroccan Encaustic Cement Tile Sample with Modern Design
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan handcrafted and hand painted cement tile with modern black, white and grey design. These are authentic Moroccan encaustic tiles hand made by artisans in Fez Morocco. This ...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Cement

Three Piece Moorish Style Jar and Bowl Collection
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An oval bowl with deep repousse decoration of foliate scrolls with flowers alternating with palmettes, with a dark patina in the background. The inside hand hammered around a leafy surround of the center. Measures: Length 11 1/2", Depth 8 `1/2", H. 2 1/4" Along with two graduated faceted glass...
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20th Century Moorish Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate

Small Mid 19th-Century Moorish Cabinet with Geometric Relief and Painted Patina
Located in Middleburg, VA
An eye-catching small cabinet from the mid-19th century, crafted in the Moorish style and dating to circa 1890. This architectural piece features two upper drawers over two lower cup...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Iron, Metal

Large Antique Moroccan Bronze Moorish Chandelier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan bronze patina pendant chandelier. This large Moorish chandelier is delicately hand carved and hand-hammered with Moorish floral...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Handcrafted Parchment African Red Art Wall Sconce
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade. Ir...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Iron

Moroccan Vintage Gentleman Caftan White with Green Trim
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan gentleman vintage caftan embellished with green trim. In Morocco, fashion preserves its traditional style inherited from great civilizations that ...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Middle Eastern Moorish Style Jeweled Gilt Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish-style (1st quarter 20th Century) six-sided bracket lantern wall sconce with embossed brass and fretwork design and glass jewels inset in the top. Only one scon...
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Early 20th Century Asian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Handcrafted Water Pitchers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique pair of water pitchers or jugs handcrafted with copper, hammered, riveted, and plated with a translucent silver finish, giving them an acquired rustic quality only time and u...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Moorish Furniture

Moorish Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over amber glass. The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay. This has a long metal top spout that unscrews so the bottle can be filled to pour the perfume or rose water into this little luxe bottle. This is a recycled vintage French perfume bottle Reve D'Or and mark in the bottom by "L T Piver Paris". Handcrafted in Marrakech, Morocco by skilled artisans that used recycle perfume bottle and add the metal overlay...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Metal

Moorish Incense Burner from Spain, Dated to 10th-12th Century
Located in London, GB
Moorish incense burner from Spain, dated to 10th-12th century Spanish, 10th-12th century Measures: Burner height 20cm, width 12cm, depth 12cm Box height 23cm, width 21cm, depth 18...
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15th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Carlo BUGATTI, Pair of Moorish-Style Wall Sconces
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This asymetric pair of wall sconces is quintessentially characteristic of Carlo Bugatti’s art, designed by him around 1888. Carlo Bugatti (1856-1940) trained at the Brera Academy in...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass, Copper

Pair of Kashmiri Indo-Persian Lacquered Metal Copper Vases
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exceptionally large pair of Kashimiri Indo-Persian lacquered copper vases. The metal hand hammered designs is so fine that you need to get very close ...
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Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Hand-Painted Parchment Moroccan Art Wall Sconce
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade. Ir...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Furniture

Materials

Iron

Rare Parchment and Copper Mirror by Carlo Bugatti
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare parchment and copper embossed mirror by Carlo Bugatti. inlaid with pewter brass and walnut.
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Early 1900s European Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Parchment Paper

Large Pair of 19th Century Russian Brass Candelabra with Turkish Influence
Located in Middleburg, VA
An enchanting and elaborate pair of 19th-century Russian candelabra, masterfully crafted from solid brass with rich Turkish design influence. These ...
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Moorish Furniture

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Brass, Metal

Moroccan Side Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Moorish style mid-century accent table. With Moorish recessed panels framed in ebony with gilt details repeat on the end table’s hexagon base. The eggshell inlaid tabletop is perfe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Moorish Furniture

Materials

Wood

Moroccan Side Table
Moroccan Side Table
$2,460 / item
Antique Mughal Indian Brass Samovar
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exceptional large scale handcrafted Mughal Indian brass samovar, tea kettle with finely etched and embossed floral designs. Used in the Middle East, Ind...
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19th Century Indian Antique Moorish Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Original Vintage Prints by Edmund Dulac, C.1920
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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1920s British Vintage Moorish Furniture

Materials

Paper

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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