Spanish Colonial Shelf
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Shelves
Wood, Pine
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Shelves
Wood, Pine
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Shelves
Wood, Pine
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Shelves
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
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Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
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Walnut
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Spanish Colonial Shelves
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Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Shelves
Wood, Pine
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Shelves
Wood, Pine
Antique 1850s Spanish Spanish Colonial Wall Brackets
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Spanish Colonial Console Tables
Brass
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Vintage 1920s North American Spanish Colonial Console Tables
Vintage 1920s American Spanish Colonial Tables
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A Close Look at Spanish-colonial Furniture
After the conquest of Mexico in 1521 and the Philippines in 1565, Spain dictated a global culture. The colonization of territories in the Americas, Western Europe, Africa, Oceania and the Pacific imposed the values of Spain, including Catholicism, while the extraction of resources reinforced the empire’s wealth and power. Unlike many styles that came out of European colonialism, such as British Colonial, Spanish Colonial furniture and architecture frequently mixed local heritage with the artistic traditions of Spain.
Spanish Colonial furniture was informed by the shifting styles of Europe as well as Indigenous culture. There were Inca tapestries depicting Spanish coats of arms and Baroque chairs adorned with tropical flora. The butaca, a low easy chair popular in the Caribbean, was inspired by Rococo’s curving forms and the shape of precolonial seating. In New Mexico, Pueblo artisans carved chests with patterns reminiscent of Anasazi art.
Even within the homes of the wealthy, furniture was usually restricted to necessities like benches, desks, cupboards and chests. These were often ornately designed and especially important for storing prized goods like textiles. Spanish Colonial houses were built with adobe and clay and tended to be minimally decorated, so the style’s heavily carved wooden furniture pieces stood out against a home’s white stucco walls.
The Spanish Colonial period mostly came to an end after the territories achieved independence from Spain. However, its aesthetics continued to influence Southwestern style and Spanish Colonial Revival style after Spanish Colonial style was used extensively at San Diego’s 1915 Panama-California Exposition.
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