Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
SPANISH COLONIAL STYLE
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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Style: Spanish Colonial
Vintage Artisanal Silver Urn
Located in Austin, TX
A one-of-a-kind hand-crafted silver urn using the Repousse method of hammered design. Unusually large size and excellent condition. Probably mid-to-late 20t...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
18th c Spanish Colonial Guatemalan Carved Wooden Santos, San Miguel
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely carved Spanish Colonial carved wooden santos of San Miguel, Guatemalan in origin, dating to the 18th century. This wooden sculpture is mo...
Category
18th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Wood
18th-19th Century Spanish Colonial Majolica Pottery Angel Vase
Located in New York, NY
Antique Spanish Colonial majolica pottery vase, with hand painted floral design on front. Two angels adorn the upper rim, appearing at the top of each side peering out over their ang...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
19th Century French Glazed Terracotta Pitcher Handmade & Hand-painted
Located in Miami, FL
19th century French glazed terracotta pitcher with beautifuls fleurs.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Large 18th Century Spanish Colonial Santos Torchère
Located in Forney, TX
An impressive Spanish Colonial santos figure church altar stick (candle holder), handcrafted in Mexico, in the 18th century, possibly earlier. Constructed in plaster, with hand carved, gilded wood accents, having wonderful, polychrome paint with beautiful coloring, elegantly aged, faded, distressed having spectacular warm, rustic patina over the whole.
The large antique Mexican religious folk art...
Category
18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paint
20th Century Glazed Earthenware Blue and White Painted Pitcher, Signed Talavera
Located in Miami, FL
A striking Spanish glazed earthenware handled blue and white painted pitcher, the body underglaze blue decorated & heraldic shield
Talavera de la Reina pottery is a craft made in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Spanish Iron Planters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Spanish hand wrought iron planters standing on tripod bases and decorated with garlands of chain.
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
$350 / set
Pair of 19th Century Spanish Colonial Exotic Tobacco Leaf 5-Light Candelabra
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th-century Spanish Colonial Exotic Tobacco Leaf 5-Light Candelabra
Peru, mid-19th century
This extraordinary pair of 19th-century Spanish Colonial Exotic Tobacco Leaf 5-...
Category
Mid-19th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
$3,040 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Two 19th Century Terracotta and Gesso Finials
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This listing is for two 19th century terra-cotta finials with old gesso.
These sat on pre 1825, Spanish Colonial houses. Top lifts off. From the high Highlands of Guatemala. Old natu...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$2,800 Sale Price
41% Off
Two 19th Century Terracotta and Gesso Finials With Flames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
For the listed price, you will receive BOTH finials. This listing is for two 19th century terra-cotta finials with old gesso, great flames adorn the tops. Please note that the bases ...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
1950 Oil on Canvas, The lagoon, Valencia, Spain Signed C.Lopez
Located in Miami, FL
1950 oil on canvas, The lagoon, Valencia, Spain signed by Lopez with a beautiful frame
Traditional landscape of Valencia Called "Albufera".
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Paint
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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...
Category
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Set of Study Hands Saint Sculptures 'Set 3'
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1900. We offer this fantastic Set of Study Hands Saint Sculptures. This set of pieces belonged to a sculptor of religious figures who used these models to create the christian ...
Category
Early 1900s Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Stucco, Wood
Small Spanish Colonial Neoclassical Ceramic Urn
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small Spanish Colonial Neoclassical Ceramic Urn. Two handles with lion heads and cherub details. Made in Peru circa 1640.
A rare and early Spanish Colonial glazed ceramic urn, made ...
Category
17th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish Gilt 4-Tier Palm Fernery
By Ferrocolor
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish (mid-20th Cent) gilt metal 4 tier palm design planter stand/fernery (att: Ferrocolor)
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Spanish Colonial 1820 Rare Large Display Amphora with Handles in Solid Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish Colonial amphora vase with handles.
Gorgeous oversized antique silver piece with baroque and neo-classic patterns. made at the beginning of the 19th century, during the ...
Category
1820s Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$3,325 Sale Price
30% Off
Spanish Colonial Antique Santo Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning antique parcel-giltwood statue of St. John, 19th century, possibly earlier, from Mexico, Spanish Colonial with polychrome paint decoration. St John was depicted as a regal...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Signed Mahogany Nautical Hand-Carved Mermaid Sculpture Statue
Located in Miami, FL
Charming one of a kind, late 19th Century large Mahogany Mermaid Sculpture hand carved out of one piece of solid wood.
Very detailed the Hair and Tail textured carvings, and the sensitivity of the Sculptor with the entire upper body.
The Mermaid is holding a drum, the other arm can hold a flag. Another drum is next to her at the base.
Signed by unknown Artist E. KETAN.
The Nautical Mermaid...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
19th Century Set of Study Hands Saint Sculptures 'Set 2'
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1900. We offer this fantastic Set of Study Hands Saint Sculptures. This set of pieces belonged to a sculptor of religious figures who used these models to create the christian ...
Category
Early 1900s Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Stucco, Wood
Antique Spanish-Colonial Santo
Located in Atlanta, GA
An very well weathered Spanish-colonial Santo, likely depicting St Michael or St Miguel. Carved from the wood, the statue displays historical loss on both limbs and also the wings on...
Category
Late 18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
17th Century Spanish Colonial Pietà Sculpture with Sterling Silver Halo
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
17th Century Spanish Colonial Pietà Sculpture with Sterling Silver Halo
An extraordinary and deeply devotional example of Spanish Colonial religious art, this 17th-century Pietà capt...
Category
1690s Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Early 20th century Spanish figure terracotta planter
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and unusual spanish figure, circa 1920
Hand painted and wearing spanish costume. Figure supported by a cast palm tree base with 3 deep holes, for holding possibly 3 real palm b...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wooden Bishop Religious Figure
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely carved wooden Spanish Colonial bishop religious figure with mitre, robe, and metal crucifix hanging around his neck, dating to the 19th century...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of Carved Wooden Bull Sculptures Europe Circa 1840
Located in London, GB
Impressive pair of carved antique wooden bull sculptures, European, circa 1840.
A unusual subject not only well carved body but also this extends...
Category
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Olé Collection Grey Pink and Green in Stoneware Unique Vase by Hania Jneid
By Hania Jneid
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Olé Collection is a bold ceramic tribute to Spain, capturing its passion, rhythm, and timeless artistry. Inspired by the country’s rich cultural tapestry—from flamenco’s fiery mo...
Category
2010s Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
White Green and Red Spanish Inspired Vessel by Hania Jneid
By Hania Jneid
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Olé Collection by Hania Jneid
The Olé Collection is artist-designer Hania Jneid’s sculptural tribute to Spain—a country that has deeply influenced her artistic journey. Drawing from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Green and White Stoneware Spain Inspired Vessel by Hania Jneid
By Hania Jneid
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Olé Collection by Hania Jneid
The Olé Collection is artist-designer Hania Jneid’s sculptural tribute to Spain—a country that has deeply influenced her artistic journey. Drawing from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Spanish Colonial Clay Cooking Pot from Guatemala, w/ Yummy Old Patina!
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish Colonial cooking pot from the early 20th century, Central America. This antique cooking vessel has been made of clay, is round-shaped and fla...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Spanish Olive Green Planter, Circa 19th Century Catalonia
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare Patina Olive Green Catalonian Jar
Circa Catalonia Spain, 19th Century
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Spanish Colonial decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Spanish Colonial decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Spanish Colonial decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Spain, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Talavera de la Reyna, Europa Antiques, and Gene Byron. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $75 and tops out at $55,000 while the average work can sell for $1,928.
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