Zellige Tile Pieces / Mosaic Side Table

The geometric soul of Moroccan architecture, hand-cut in Fes exactly as it was for the Alhambra — impossible to replicate by machine

Price: 2500 MAD (Small hand-cut zellige mosaic side table (settled, 1,500-3,500 MAD range); individual hand-chiseled tile pieces/coasters 20-80 MAD each)

Where to buy: Fes pottery & zellige cooperatives (Ain Nokbi quarter) where you watch the chiseling; Marrakech medina dealers mark the same tables up 40%

Price checked 2026-07-03

• Real zellige is hand-chiseled from Fes clay — edges are slightly irregular and glaze pools unevenly; perfectly uniform pieces are machine-made Spanish/Chinese imports
• Tables are heavy: confirm the packed shipping weight and get the shipping cost IN the negotiated price, in writing
• A formal atelier invoice makes big pieces VAT-refund eligible — one of the few souk-adjacent buys where the 20% comes back