Spanish Colonial Religious Items
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.
Find a collection of antique Spanish Colonial chairs, tables, bedroom furniture and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Spanish Colonial
18th Century, Spanish Colonial Religious Painting of San Geronimo
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century painting of San Geronimo, oil on canvas laid on wood board. It was later placed in a restored 19th century wood and gesso frame. There is no signature.
Category
18th Century Unknown Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Large Rustic Religious Stripped Wood Antique Santo Altar Figures
Located in Forney, TX
A rare one-of-a-kind pair of large rustic antique European hand carved stripped and scraped wood Santo church altar figures.
18th/early 19th century, primitive hand-crafted construc...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Spanish Colonial Silver Santo Crown
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce 19th century Spanish Colonial style silver saint's crown, to be mounted on the head of a church altar figure, having a cross finial, pierced arches with foliate motif and fi...
Category
19th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Child Jesus Bust
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
We don't know much about it but we acquired it from a certified antiques dealer, apparently it could have been in a church fire because of the burn on the back of its neck. Through t...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Marble, Metal
18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Painted Wooden Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique Spanish Colonial hand carved and painted wood santo altar figure - religious folk art sculpture.
18th/19th century, possibly earlier, most likely depicting Saint F...
Category
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Wood
17th Century Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Santo
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce 17th century Spanish Colonial carved wood santo with provenance from the National Museum of the Philippines Manila.
circa late 1600s
A large part of what makes this example so very rare is not just the age and condition, but the saint depicted, San Roque.
The Hispano-Philippine (Spanish-Filipinos) hand carved hard wood religious altar figure presents splendidly, with scattered remnants of original gesso and polychrome pigments, the exceptionally sculpted religious folk art depicting San Roque (Saint Roch or Rocco), the 14th century Catholic patron saint frequently invoked against the plaque, various infectious disease, as well as patron saint of dogs, invalids, of falsely accused people, and of bachelors, amongst others.
Provenance / Acquisition:
Retaining registration - identification label to verso from The Republic of the Philippines (RP) National Museum of the Philippines Manila with hand written registration number.
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, est. 1982, Austin, Texas. February 2022 catalog.
Dimensions: (approx)
Overall: 15.75" High, 5" Wide, 4" Deep.
Figure: 14" High
1.5lbs
Great original antique condition, especially considering it's around 350 years old. Nicely aged patina over the whole. Presented on a later wood plinth base. Typical loss to right arm, minor finish losses, old tiny metal plate added to prevent age related splitting, all wear consistent with age, and only adds to the overall sophisticated character, authenticity, and charming rustic warmth that can only be acquired over long periods of time.
We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love religious antiques, from an antique altar, church architectural salvaged building and ornamental elements, reliquary, tabernacle cabinet...
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17th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Hardwood
Spanish Colonial Gilt Metal & Velvet Crown Reliquary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spanish Colonial Gilt Metal & Velvet Crown Reliquary
Offered for sale is a unique Spanish Colonial Gilt Metal & Velvet Crown Reliquary, a 20th-century exemplar of religious artistr...
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20th Century Central American Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Metal
19th Century Spanish Colonial Our Lady of Guadalupe Retablo
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning and rare Spanish Colonial Our Lady of Guadalupe retablo painting with beautiful patina, displayed in an altarpiece shrine. Handcrafted...
Category
19th Century North American Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Tin
Antique Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine hand carved santo altar figure sculpture. circa 1810
Handmade by Spanish settlers / colonists in the Philippines, late 18th / early 19th...
Category
Early 19th Century Philippine Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th C. Spanish Colonial Carved Giltwood Triptych of Virgin Mary & Christ Child
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Spanish Colonial carved giltwood Triptych of Virgin Mary & Christ Child
Late 19th century, South America
Of exceptional quality, the hinged three panel devotional ic...
Category
Late 19th Century South American Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Spanish Colonial Painted and Gilt Santos of Saint Michael the Archangel
Located in Stamford, CT
Spanish Colonial style polychromed and gilt santos of the Archangel Saint Michael shown striding with raised arm where he would have held a sword or spear to drive Satan from paradise. This is a finely detailed mid 20th century plaster sculpture in the Baroque style. The face with a serene expression and glass eyes. Mounted on a painted wood base.
Acquired in Lima, Peru circa 1960 by the previous owner.
16 inches high 7 wide 8 deep
Saint Michael the Archangel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Colonial Spanish Silk Religious Dalmatic Robe Chasuble
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Colonial Spanish Silk Religious Dalmatic Robe Chasuble of Spanish Colonial, Textile, handmade in silk.
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Silk
Large Antique Carved Religious Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A wonderful antique religious carved wood and plaster Catholic Church altar figure. The large sculpture depicting Saint Anthony of Padua, dating to the la...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Antique 19th Century Articulated Painted Virgin Saint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. articulated virgin, stationary bottom and moveable arms. Meant to wear clothes. Beautiful, fine facial features. Original paint. One broken finger...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Paint, Wood
Antique Church Altar Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce, likely one-of-a-kind Spanish Colonial church altar, repurposed as a sideboard server or console.
Hand-crafted in Mexico in the 19th century, having a shaped demilune marbleized - faux marble painted wooden top, over substantial solid pine bowfront base with hand carved detailing and decorative molded paneling.
Provenance:
Prior owner purchased from Horse of a Different Color Antiques, San Antonio, Texas.
Acquisition:
Acquired from highly reputable auction house Austin Auction Gallery, est. 1983, Austin, Texas. Three Day Estates Event February 22 catalog.
Dimensions: (approx)
28" High, 84" Long, 22" Deep
As warm and attractive as it is functional, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a dining room buffet, credenza - media stand, sofa table or hall console, dry bar, or placed in a palatial foyer as a stunning and historical entry statement piece!
Condition:
Good original antique condition. Presents well. Strong, sturdy, stable, and structurally sound. Nicely aged mellow warm patina. Wear consistent with age and indicative of use, including scattered losses to the paint, old repairs and touchups throughout, and various other antique character marks that add to the overall display, authenticity, and rustic old world charm.
Please note, at the time of writing this, we have a similarly styled baptismal font likely from the same church available.
We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love religious antiques! Retaining spiritual significance, beautiful artistic depth, rich cultural and historical interest, they make for the perfect decorative object! Please be sure to check our other listings for architectural salvaged building elements to ornamental temple figures, tabernacle cabinets...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Spanish Colonial Santo Religious Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptional example of Spanish Colonial style, born in Mexico in the 19th century, this large hand carved and painted santo religious folk art altar f...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Wood, Paint
Antique Spanish Colonial Baptismal Font Vessel and Altar Garniture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
Spanish Colonial set of three Mexican religious folk art pieces. Ornate, highly decorative, silver tone with gilt accents, including two church altar ...
Category
19th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Spanish Colonial, Painted Wooden Crucifix of Christ on a Stylized Tree
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This carved wooden crucifix of Christ on a stylized tree form, is Guatemalan or Mexican, likely created in the late 1800s by a naive artist of the peri...
Category
Late 19th Century Central American Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Carved Spanish Colonial Christ Nino Santo with Glass Eyes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Late 19th century carved baby Jesus Santos with glass eyes and custom display stand. Handmade with carved wood and gesso. Glass inset eyes. Left and r...
Category
19th Century South American Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Santos with Glass Eyes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Late 19th century hand-carved Santos with inset glass eyes and original gesso paint surface. On custom museum display stand. Base measures 6" x 6".
Category
Late 19th Century Central American Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Wood
18th Century, Spanish Colonial Madonna/Saint Statue in Carved & Polychromed Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely and rare Spanish colonial statue of a madonna or female saint in carved and polychromed wood with movable arms and hands. Philippines, circa 1700s. In her time and within th...
Category
18th Century Philippine Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
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 Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Santa Rita Retablo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This late 19th century Mexican Folk Art devotional painting depicts St. Rita of Casia, the patron saint of lost and improbable causes.
Wishing to join an Augustinian convent ...
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19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Tin
Antique Spanish Colonial Statue Santo Madonna
Located in Atlanta, GA
A most spectacular antique Spanish Colonial figure of Madonna, Mexico circa 19th century possibly earlier. Constructed in plaster with carved and gilt wood accent. Realistic in style...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Large 18th century Spanish Colonial Religious Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large oil painting of the holy family on hand woven canvas.
Peruvian or Bolivian.
Acquired from an estate in the San Francisco Bay Area f...
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18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Canvas
San Miguel (St. Michael) Mexican Retablo
Located in Dallas, TX
San Miguel (St. Michael) Mexican Retablo Oil on Tin - Mexican folk art retablo on heavy gauge tin represents San Miguel Archangel, patron sa...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Tin
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Spanish Colonial religious items for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Spanish Colonial religious items for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage religious items created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, paint and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Spanish Colonial religious items made in a specific country, there are North America, Mexico, and South America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 religious items differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $595 and tops out at $18,000 while the average work can sell for $2,090.
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