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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Pair, Portuguese Faience Bird-Form Candlesticks, After the Museum Antiquity
Located in Atlanta, GA
A spirited pair of hand-painted faience candlesticks from Portugal, produced as an authorized reproduction of an earlier historic ceramic type. Each takes the form of a plump, styliz...
Ceramic
$780Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair, Antique Spanish Colonial Style Iron Prickets
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of Spanish Colonial-style iron prickets, dating from the early 20th century or possibly 19th century, is a striking example of hand-forged craftsmanship from a bygone era. Crafted in the tradition of Spanish Colonial metalwork, these prickets feature a central stem adorned with four meticulously hand-forged roundels, which ascend in a graceful, rhythmic pattern. The prickets rest upon three elegantly splayed feet, further exemplifying the organic yet functional design characteristic of Spanish Colonial aesthetics. The distressed, rusted surface of each pricket tells the story of centuries of use and exposure, enhancing their historical and visual appeal. The patina, developed over time, lends these prickets a timeless quality that underscores their authenticity and age, evoking the rustic charm and enduring beauty of early Colonial furniture...
Iron
Extremely Rare 18th Century Spanish Colonial Candlestick
Located in Middleburg, VA
An extraordinary survivor of the Spanish Colonial era, this rare 18th-century candlestick radiates both history and refinement! Crafted in Peru circa 1750, it is cast in richly patin...
Metal, Bronze
Oversized Hand Carved Wood Floor Pillar Holder Set of Three India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Wooden tall teak pillar candle holder set of three in different sizes. Elegant sculptural teak turned wood floor rustic Spanish style candlesticks on rou...
Wood
$315Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 8.25 in W 4 in D 4 in
Vintage Dutch Delft Faience Floral Candlesticks - a Pair
By Delft
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely pair of Mid-Century Dutch Delft faience candlesticks. Maker's mark on reverse. These fine candlesticks are hand painted with a floral design in the traditional Delft colors ...
Ceramic, Paint
Set of Three, One Bird Brass Tea Light Wide Candle-holders
Located in London, London
Set of three, each of those original and elegant brass T-light holders is handmade individually. Cast using very traditional techniques, they are polished revealing the lustrous fini...
Brass
Hand Carved Wood Candlestick from India, in Gilt Rustic Finish
Located in New York, NY
A hand carved wood candle stand from India, circa 1960. Gilt finish. 14 inches high on an 8-inch triangular base.
Wood
$4,500 / set
H 11.07 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
Large Pair of Neoclassical Sterling Silver Column-Form Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Large pair of Neoclassical (made in the Victorian Period), sterling silver column-form candlesticks, Sheffield, England, year-hallmarked for 1898, Henry Wigful - maker. Each candlestick measures 11 1/6 inches high x 5 1/4 inches deep x 5 1/4 inches wide. Columns are swirled in design. The capital of each column is designed with acanthus leaves. The base of each candlestick is decorated with profiles of the Green Man (a good luck symbol...
Sterling Silver
$5,600 / set
H 15.25 in Dm 6.5 in
Pair Antique Gilt Bronze Candlesticks After Juste-Aurele Meissonnier
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptionally cast antique (19th century) ormolu gilt bronze candlesticks in the manner of the Louis XV period models by Juste-Aurele Meissonnier (1695-1750), measuring 15 1/...
Bronze
Hand-Carved Wood Candlestick from India, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Tall, hand-carved wood candlestick from India. Gilt finish, distressed. Holds candles up to 4 inches in diameter.
Giltwood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Turned Brass Candlesticks after Jarvie
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury brass turned candlesticks, each with bulbous bobeche and cylindrical stem on circular base. Nice, polished condition with only minor wear consistent with age and history.
Brass
A Pair of Large Italian Carved Wood Candle Holders
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Highly ornate solid wood candle holders with a carved and painted swag detail. Perfect for conversion into electrified table lamps.
Wood
$1,440Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 15 in W 10.5 in D 5.75 in
Rare! Mid Century Spanish Colonial Revival Candelabra Dark Wood
Located in Peoria, AZ
Romantic! Spanish Candelabra Gothic Revival Dark Wood Approximate Dimensions: 15" tall by 11" wide by 5.5" deep This beautiful pair make the perf...
Wood
$2,200 / set
H 12.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Pair of Tall Edwardian Sterling Silver Neoclassical Column-Form Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Tall, Edwardian, sterling silver, neoclassical, column-form candlesticks, Birmingham, England, 1914, Bayliss and Coulthard - makers. Measures: 12 1/2 high x 5 wide x 5 deep (at squar...
Sterling Silver
$3,600 / set
H 12 in Dm 5.5 in
Pair of Stevens & Williams "Jade Green" Classical Form 12" Candlesticks
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This wonderful pair of hand blown candlesticks was made by Stevens and Williams or Steuben in the transitional period while Frederick Carder wa...
Crystal
Pair of Sterling Silver Neoclassical-Style Column-Form Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sterling silver, Neoclassical-Style, column-form candlesticks, Empire Silversmiths Co., New York, Ca. 1960's. Each candlestick measures 5 1/2 inches high x 3 inches wide (at ...
Sterling Silver
Sold
H 24 in W 8 in D 8 in
Pair Vintage Spanish Carved Polychrome Wood Candlesticks by Bonachera & Andujar
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A richly detailed pair of vintage Spanish hand-carved wood candlesticks by Bonachera & Andujar, made in Spain. Featuring original layered polychrome paint in shades of sage, red, and...
Wood
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H 34 in W 15 in D 16 in
2 Maitland Smith Spanish Revival Faux Marbled Candle Holders Pricket Sticks 34"
Located in Dayton, OH
An exquisite pair of large scrolled iron and brass pricket / candle sticks by Maitland Smith. Features a faux marbled finish with large drip pan for wax collection. A stately pair wi...
Metal, Brass
Spanish Colonial Style Gilded Iron Floor Candlestick, Circa 1920
By Addison Mizner
Located in Rochester, NY
Spanish colonial Addison Mizner style hand wrought solid iron floor candlestick / altar stick in the original aged gilded surface. Circa 1920. Measures 46" h x 13" across base. Look...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Pair of 1960's Mexican Hand Crafted Tin Candle Stick Pillars
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's Mexican hand crafted tin candlestick pillars with hand tooled pattern on base. Signed with stamp on bottom, Mexico.
Tin
19th C. Spanish Wrought Iron Candlesticks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Spanish wrought iron tulip shaped candlesticks. The patina is beautiful showing years of use on this special pair.
Wrought Iron
Hammered Tin and Brass Candle Holders by Gene Byron, Mexico, Circa 1950
By Gene Byron
Located in Rochester, NY
A graduated size weighted pair of hand hammered tin and brass decorated candle holders in beautifully aged original old surface color by Gene Byron...
Brass, Tin
Ceramic Floral Painted Portuguese Candlesticks in Pink and Green, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of tall ceramic candlesticks hand painted in a beautiful floral design. Each candleholder has a square bottom highly decorated in pink, green, and yellow flowers. The bottoms ...
Ceramic, Paint
Handmade Wrought Iron Spanish Colonial 15-Arm Floor Candelabra
Located in San Francisco, CA
Handmade wrought iron Spanish colonial 15 cone arm candelabra. Contact us for more shipping options: S16 Home San Francisco
Wrought Iron
Pair of Spanish Colonial Style Wooden Candlestick Floor Lamps
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large pair of wooden candlesticks converted to floor lamps. Made in the Spanish Colonial style featuring a long turned wood column supported by a tripod base. The candlesticks have a...
Metal
Pair of Vintage Turned Wood and Composite Candleholders
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of distressed turned wood and composite candleholders. These are in good vintage condition with lots of nice patina, circa 20th century. Sometimes you just need a si...
Composition
Pair of Unusual Carved Geometric Candlesticks
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of carved and inked Ecuadoran llama bone candlesticks, in an appealing geometric form, with inked decoration. Each candlestick depicting four architectural treasures of Quito, E...
Bone