Furniture

Great vintage cedar wood chest or -sunduk- from Morocco. Features high use patina giving it a marked personality.

Great vintage cedar wood chest or -sunduk- from Morocco. Features high use patina giving it a marked personality.

Great vintage tuya wood chest or -sunduk- from Morocco. Features  some decoration showing intertwined circles which if very characteristic from the Siroua Berber people and nice patina giving it a marked personality.

An original old cedarwood chest from Rabat in Morocco. Lovely original paint and great distressed patina.This kind of pieces of furniture or -sunduk- was used by the bride to keep her trousseau and other personal belongings such as jewellery.

Great vintage cedar wood chest or -sunduk- from Morocco. Features high use patina giving it a marked personality.

Great vintage cedar wood chest or -sunduk- from Morocco. Features high use patina giving it a marked personality.

An old carved cedarwood chest from Morocco. Its carved decoration shows a serie of arches that represent the mihrab of mosques.These pieces of furniture or -sunduk- were used to keep valuables belongings such as jewellery, glass, cosmetics, etc.

Great cedarwood chest from Morocco. Its shows a wonderful painted decoration showing vegetal and flower motifs very characteristic from that region. However not all its panels are painted as it was common to decorate only those parts exposed.

A superb old wooden footed chest from the Siroua region in Southerneast Morocco. Its shows a rich and nice painted decoration showing intertwined circles which if very characteristic from the Berber group of the Aït Ouaouzguite. This kind of pieces of furniture or -sunduk- was used by the bride to keep her trousseau and other personal belongings such as jewellery. Not to be missed. Beautiful patina.

Great vintage cedar wood chest or -sunduk- from Morocco. Features high use patina giving it a marked personality.

Great vintage cedar wood chest or -sunduk- from Morocco. Features high use patina giving it a marked personality.

A great panel or fragment of a Moroccan antique cedarwood wooden ceiling from Morocco. It features a lovely painted decoration which makes it a very eye-catching piece. A truly artisan piece of art full of decorative possibilities. From a headboard to a table. You name it but do not let it go!.

A nice and old berber decorated wood box traditionally used to store the rock sugar used to prepare the famous morocan tea. Superb patina.

Old small wood chest from Morocco. So worn by use and superb patina.

An old and fabulous cedarwood box traditionally used for store the tea glasses, which are used to drink the famous moroccan tea. So worn by use and superb patina.

A small vintage cedar wood chest or -sunduk- from Morocco. Features high use patina and original reused metal finials giving it a marked personality.

An old carved cedarwood chest from Tahzout in the region of Al Hoceïma on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast. Its carved decoration shows a serie of arches that represent the mihrab of mosques and also, according to many scholars, are a representation of the ancient Carthaginean goddess Tanit.These pieces of furniture or -sunduk- were used to keep valuables belongings such as jewellery, glass, cosmetics, etc.

An old carved cedarwood chest from Tahzout in the region of Al Hoceïma on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast. Its carved decoration shows a serie of arches that represent the mihrab of mosques and also, according to many scholars, are a representation of the ancient Carthaginean goddess Tanit.These pieces of furniture or -sunduk- were used to keep valuables belongings such as jewellery, glass, cosmetics, etc.

A supern cedarwood chest from the Rif region in Northern Morocco. Its shows a wonderful natural dyes painted decoration showing a row of arches reminding the mihrab of mosques, vegetal and flower motifs very characteristic from that region. It also has a small inner lidded compartment.However not all its panels are painted as it was common to decorate only those parts exposed.These pieces of furniture or -sunduk- were also named wedding chests as they were presented to the bride to keep her trousseau and other personal belongings such as jewellery. A piece that has become harder to find. A true gem. First half of XXth century.

An old carved cedarwood chest from Tahzout in the region of Al Hoceïma on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast. Its carved decoration shows a serie of arches that represent the mihrab of mosques and also, according to many scholars, are a representation of the ancient Carthaginean goddess Tanit.These pieces of furniture or -sunduk- were used to keep valuables belongings such as jewellery, glass, cosmetics, etc.

A very original cedar wood -sunduk- or chest from the Morrocan Middle Atlas range. Its shows arches which recall to the ones in the neighbouring region of Tahzout, features a basic but colourful painted decoration very characteristic of the Atlas mountains Berbers. This kind of pieces of furniture is used by the bride to keep her trousseau and other personal belongings such as jewellery. Mid-XXth century.

A spectacular old cedar wood carved frieze  from Morocco. Features three intricate arcades and a beautiful floral decoration. Unique!

A simple yet charming old cedarwood chest from Rabat in Morocco. Lovely original paint and great distressed patina.This kind of pieces of furniture or -sunduk- was used by the bride to keep her trousseau and other personal belongings such as jewellery.

An old carved cedarwood chest from Tahzout in the region of Al Hoceïma on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast.These pieces of furniture or -sunduk- were used to keep valuables belongings such as jewellery, glass, cosmetics, etc.

An old carved cedarwood chest from Tahzout in the region of Al Hoceïma on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast. Its carved decoration shows a serie of arches that represent the mihrab of mosques and also, according to many scholars, are a representation of the ancient Carthaginean goddess Tanit.These pieces of furniture or -sunduk- were used to keep valuables belongings such as jewellery, glass, cosmetics, etc.

A superb old wooden footed chest from the Siroua region in Southerneast Morocco. Its shows a rich and nice painted decoration showing intertwined circles which if very characteristic from the Berber group of the Aït Ouaouzguite. This kind of pieces of furniture or -sunduk- was used by the bride to keep her trousseau and other personal belongings such as jewellery. Not to be missed. Beautiful patina.

A superb old -sunduk-, sunduq-, travel or -camel- chest from Mauritania. Made of wood it features rusty iron fittings that make it atractive like an old piece. With key. It has small round handles to make it easier to carry and to secure it with straps to the mount. Rare to find nowadays.  

Nice old solid wood panel from Southern Morocco. It was part of a doble-panel door. It shows a charming weathered color and warm patina together with Berber typical incised carved decoration and forge rivets. Very decorative and ideal as a headboard.

Nice old solid wood panel from Southern Morocco. It was part of a doble-panel door. It shows a charming weathered color and warm patina together with Berber typical incised carved decoration and forge rivets. Very decorative and ideal as a headboard.

Nice old solid wood panel from Southern Morocco. It was part of a doble-panel door. It shows a charming weathered color and warm patina together with Berber typical incised carved decoration and forge rivets. Very decorative and ideal as a headboard.

A truly eye-catching beautiful Moroccan folding screen made from four vintage cedarwood shutters or panels with a great distressed look. It can be used like this or divided in parts for any decoration arrangements. You decide!.

Outstanding cedarwood pillar or post from the Jbel Siroua region in southern Morocco. Features a beautiful patina with polychrome and carved decoration very characteristic in the berber group Aït Ouaouazguite’s wooden crafts ,among other, the great wooden chests used by the brides to keep their dowry and other valuables.

Outstanding cedarwood pillar or post from the Jbel Siroua region in southern Morocco. Features a beautiful patina with polychrome and carved decoration very characteristic in the berber group Aït Ouaouazguite’s wooden crafts ,among other, the great wooden chests used by the brides to keep their dowry and other valuables.

A true and amazing piece of modern art! This is the first thing that comes to our minds when we admire this superb Berber old granary ladder made from a single piece od argan tree trunk. These ladders  are used to reachs the highest storage cubicles in the fortified communal barns found in Agadir, the Jbel Siroua region and the Souss valley in Southern Morocco. For centuries, the nomadic Berber tribes of this region built the Agadir pl. Igudar (Berber for wall or battlement) on top of a hill, completely secluded  from the outside except for a single access and where each family or clan would have a small space denominated - bid - with a wooden door and bolt to keep their crop and other valuables safe from burglars and thieves. Once in a while they would also serve as refuges for people when the village was attacked by other rival tribes. A single family lived permanently in the Agadir as guardians while the rest carried a transhumant nomadic life. Nowadays these people have become sedentarized and have built their houses around these once isolated fortresses.

This type of fortified barns is also found in southern Tunisia and some of it served as inspiration to George Lucas in his famed Star Wars saga to recreate the planet Tatooine.

Ladders similar to these are found in the Dogon country in Mali.

This type of fortified barns is also found in southern Tunisia and some of it served as inspiration to George Lucas in his famed Star Wars saga to recreate the planet Tatooine.

Ladders similar to these are found in the Dogon country in Mali.

This type of fortified barns is also found in southern Tunisia and some of it served as inspiration to George Lucas in his famed Star Wars saga to recreate the planet Tatooine.

Ladders similar to these are found in the Dogon country in Mali.

A true and amazing piece of modern art! This is the first thing that comes to our minds when we admire this superb Berber old granary ladder made from a single piece od argan tree trunk. These ladders  are used to reachs the highest storage cubicles in the fortified communal barns found in Agadir, the Jbel Siroua region and the Souss valley in Southern Morocco. For centuries, the nomadic Berber tribes of this region built the Agadir pl. Igudar (Berber for wall or battlement) on top of a hill, completely secluded  from the outside except for a single access and where each family or clan would have a small space denominated - bid - with a wooden door and bolt to keep their crop and other valuables safe from burglars and thieves. Once in a while they would also serve as refuges for people when the village was attacked by other rival tribes. A single family lived permanently in the Agadir as guardians while the rest carried a transhumant nomadic life. Nowadays these people have become sedentarized and have built their houses around these once isolated fortresses.

This type of fortified barns is also found in southern Tunisia and some of it served as inspiration to George Lucas in his famed Star Wars saga to recreate the planet Tatooine.

Ladders similar to these are found in the Dogon country in Mali.

This type of fortified barns is also found in southern Tunisia and some of it served as inspiration to George Lucas in his famed Star Wars saga to recreate the planet Tatooine.

Ladders similar to these are found in the Dogon country in Mali.

This type of fortified barns is also found in southern Tunisia and some of it served as inspiration to George Lucas in his famed Star Wars saga to recreate the planet Tatooine.

Ladders similar to these are found in the Dogon country in Mali.