Objects

A lovely old earthenware pot -guedra- from the Rif region in Northern Morocco. Used to prepare food. The pottery from the Rif region is handmade by women using the coil technique. Once the piece is molded, it will be polished and a slip (engobe) is applied to it. Traditional tribal designs are painted with natural dyes that, in addition to decorating, have prophylactic and flattering effects. Finally, it is cooked in primitive adobe ovens or buried in embers. Authentic ancestral beauty!

A hand-made old Berber earthenware water jar or vessel from the Rif region in Northern Morocco.  It features a typical Berber simple geometric stylized decoration made drawn with natural pigments obtained from extracts of local plants such as the mastic tree. It will make a great contribution to any patio, garden, veranda or even interior decoration. A true ethnic piece enjoying an undeniable character.

A nice Moroccan glazed ceramic bowl.

A nice Moroccan glazed ceramic bowl.

A nice moroccan Tadelakt ceramic bowl. So decorative.

An appealing vintage Moroccan nickel silver tray. Great detailed engraved decoration.

An appealing vintage Moroccan nickel silver tray. Great detailed engraved decoration.

An old Moroccan copper tray with lovely heavy worn decoration. Full of character.

A great vintage Moroccan nickel silver hamman bucket featuring a nice embossed decoration. It may serve for many purposes now. You decide!.

An old hand-made Berber artisan large earthenware water jar or vessel from the area of Taounate in the Rif mountain range to the north-east of the Moroccan imperial city of Fes. Low-fired, it is flat bottomed and both its sides and base are fairly thick. That, together with its somewhat irregular shape, makes us thing that it was entirely hand-made by the artisan without using a potter's wheel which adds up to its charm. It features a typical Berber simple geometric sylized decoration possibly drawn with a small pick or some goat hairs and natural pigments obtained from extracts of local plants such as the mastic tree. The handles are very original and remind somehow the head of a ram. It is in an overall very good general state and will make a great contribution to any patio, garden, veranda or even interior decoration. A true ethnic piece enjoying an undeniable character.

A truly great Berber old clary earthenware vessel from the Taliouine-Sous region in Southern Morocco. It features a simple antlers or palm tree motif characteristic from this area. It would have served as cooking pot on open fire for many years, therefore it superb dark patina which enhances its overall appeal as an elegant decorative item.

A truly great Berber old clary earthenware vessel from the Taliouine-Sous region in Southern Morocco. It features a simply beautiful natural color motifs characteristic of this area. This type of vessels is generally used as cooking pots on an open fire but from the good condition of the motifs and patina it seems more likely to have served to store water or other kinds of dried food. Indeed a unique piece.

A hand-made old Berber  whitish earthenware water jar or vessel from the Rif region in Northern Morocco.  It features a typical Berber simple geometric stylized decoration made drawn with natural pigments obtained from extracts of local plants such as the mastic tree. It will make a great contribution to any patio, garden, veranda or even interior decoration. A true ethnic piece enjoying an undeniable character.

A hand-made old Berber  whitish earthenware water jar or vessel from the Rif region in Northern Morocco. Low-fired, it is flat bottomed and both its sides and base are fairly thick. It features a typical Berber simple geometric stylized decoration made drawn with natural pigments obtained from extracts of local plants such as the mastic tree. It will make a great contribution to any patio, garden, veranda or even interior decoration. A true ethnic piece enjoying an undeniable character.

A huge old -Jabia- or vessel made of clay and mineral oxides pigments from the Taounate region, in the Moroccan Rif. Used to store water or foods. It was modeled by skilled female hands, since women are who traditionally perform the pottery activity in the Rif. Following a singular ancestral technique, they model the piece based on mud cylinders without winch, later they decorate it with their characteristic designs and it is finally cooked in semi-excavated kilns in the earth at low temperature. The feminine pottery of the Rif is undoubtedly one of the most authentic expressions of ancestral Berber art.

A great handmade Afghan metal or nickel silver cup. Very decorative by all means.

An appealing old Moroccan alpaca tray. Great detailed engraved decoration.

A great wavy decoration lidded alpaca box from Morocco.

Great and heavy old Moroccan Berber high footed old clay dish from the Tata region in Morocco. It features a typical Berber simple geometric stylized decoration made drawn with natural pigments and superb and warm patina due to years and years of traditional use.

A beautiful handmade Moroccan glazed pottery pot or -jobbana- from Fes featuring the characteristic and well-known lovely amazonite green color from that city. This shape is traditional in Moroccan pottery and pieces like this were used to keep butter, oil and other food stuff.

An appealing glazed pottery inkwell or -mejma- featuring the characteristic amazonite green color from the Moroccan imperial city of Fes. These traditional inkwells are of the kind that would have been used in Coranic school or  madrasa and by book copyists and miniaturists. A very original and decorative piece. Large size.

An appealing artisan glazed pottery charger from the Moroccan city of Fes. It features the wonderful and very characteristic amazonite green from that city. Beautiful and elegant.

This type of handmade pottery can sometimes present some little imperfection that only adds beauty to the piece.

A beautiful artisan glazed pottery vessel from the Moroccan city of Fes. It features the wonderful and very characteristic amazonite green from that city. Decorated with braided leather straps.

A lovely artisan glazed pottery lidded vessel from the Moroccan city of Fes. It features the wonderful and very characteristic amazonite green from that city. Decorated with braided leather straps.

A great vintage Moroccan maillechort or nickel silver cup. Very decorative by all means.

Traditional Moroccan barbecue for charcoal. Pieces like this were used to cook spiced lamp chops skewers over the embers. A truly attractive piece full of decorative possibilities.

A great vintage Moroccan maillechort or nickel silver container. It stands on a single foot, lidded and showing a nice engraved decoration. It was used on the table as a sugar or spice container but you can certainly use for many more purposes. Very decorative by all means. Medium size.

An old great copper brazier from Tindouf in the Algerian Sahara. Primitive but it certainly served its purpose to put on top the teapot to brew tea or to cook either in the open or inside the family jaima or tent. A truly nice piece of etnographic nomadic life on the desert. Great patina due to years and years of traditional use.

A superb old Moroccan Berber eathernware vessel to cook the traditiuonal couscous. The lower part would be used to stew lamb or chicken with vegetables and the upper part would be used to steam the couscous. A very authentic piece showing a great patina gained over years and years of constant use. 

A beautiful old copper water container from Siroua region in Southern Morocco. It has been carefully restored without compromising its obvious appeal and superb patina after years and years of daily use. Lidded and with a long handle.

A colorful enamelled couscous Moroccan plate. Great character and very decorative.

A colorful enamelled couscous Moroccan plate. Great character and very decorative.

A vintage Algerian tin box of Orientalist design found in Morocco. It was most likely a Turkish delights. Its design is certainly very appealing and though it shows pass of time and use signs it still fully retains all its charm and endless decorative possibilities. Small size.

A vintage tin box of Orientalist design found in Morocco. It was most likely a biscuit, chocolates or sweets box or a tea caddy. Its design is certainly very appealing and though it shows pass of time and use signs it still fully retains all its charm and endless decorative possibilities. Different illustrations on each side and cover. Big size.

A vintage tin box of Orientalist design found in Morocco. It was most likely a biscuit, chocolates or sweets box or a tea caddy. Its design is certainly very appealing and though it shows pass of time and use signs it still fully retains all its charm and endless decorative possibilities. Small size.

A vintage tin box of Orientalist design found in Morocco. It was most likely a biscuit, chocolates or sweets box or a tea caddy. Its design is certainly very appealing and though it shows pass of time and use signs it still fully retains all its charm and endless decorative possibilities. Small size.