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.
Pair of 20th century Spanish Solomonic Carved Solid Walnut Stools
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of 20th century Spanish walnut Footstools standing on turned Solomonic legs .
Fabric, Walnut
Spanish Colonial Leather and Forged Iron Curule Stool, Mexico, 1940s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
A curule-style stool manufactured in Mexico during the 1940s, reflecting the Spanish Colonial Revival or Hacienda style. This historicist movement aimed to recapture the austere and ...
Iron
Vintage Spanish Walnut Stool with Woven Leather Seat and Brass Stud Detail
Located in Troy, MI
This Spanish stool combines sturdy walnut construction with the warmth of a woven tan leather seat. Broad leather straps are interlaced in a basket-weave pattern and secured to the f...
Brass
Spanish Colonial Hexagonal Tripod Stool / Side Table in Carved Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hexagonal Wooden Tripod Stool, Spain, 1940s The top has scalloped details at the edge and the top has decorative carvings and a clover hole at the central part. This stool is richly...
Wood, Pine
Pair of Spanish Colonial Tripod Stools / Side Tables in Carved Wood, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved Wood Tripod Stools or Small Side Tables, Spain, 1940s-1950s The tops have scalloped carving accents and a 3 leaf clover carved detail. They stand up on thick wooden legs. Thes...
Leather, Wood, Pine
$1,450Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Colonial Stool / Side Table in Carved Wood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved Wood Stool or Small Side Table, Spain, 1940s This eye-catching Spanish Revival wood stool has squared top and four legs with hand-carved scalloped details. This stool has a ru...
Wood, Pine
Pair of Spanish Colonial Stools / Side Tables in Carved Wood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Carved Wood Stools or Small Side Tables, Spain, 1940s Eye-catching unmatching pair of Spanish Revival wooden stools. One with squared top and four legs with scalloped details...
Wood, Pine
$1,450Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Colonial Tripod Stool / Side Table in Carved Wood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved Wood Tripod Stool or Small Side Table, Spain, 1940s This eye-catching wooden stool has scalloped carving accents on the top and a 3 leaf clover carved detail. It stands up on thick legs with carving details thorough. This stools has a rustic finish and spanish colonial accents. It will be a nice a addition to a countryside or cottage house adding a spanish taste to or any classical, contemporary or rustic decoration. The other stool shown at the images is avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplacec. Use it as stool or small side or end table. Minor wear commensurate with age. Overall Measures: 37 cm H x 32 cm W x 30 cm D // 14,56 in H x 12,59 in W x 11,81 in D Spanish Rustic Wood Stool...
Wood, Pine
Vintage Mid-Century Brass Stool with Colorful Enamel Pattern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautiful vintage brass three-legged stool, table or plant stand with an amazing enamel design on the seat. Burgundy adorns the outer edge and is the base color. White, light blue, d...
Brass, Enamel
$3,462Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Spanish Colonial Side Tables / Stools in Carved Wood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unmatching pair of stools / side tables in walnut wood, Spain, 1940s. These stools feature rectangular tops supported on turned legs with different design. Both tops are adorned by ...
Wood, Walnut, Oak
Spanish Colonial Tripod Stool / Side Table in Carved Wood, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved Wood Tripod Stool / End or Side Table, Spain, 1940s-1950s The top has scalloped carving accents and a 3 leaf clover carved detail. It stands up on thick wooden legs. This stoo...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Hexagonal Tripod Stool in Wood and Fur
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hexagonal Wooden Tripod Stool with Fur Leather Top, Spain, 1940s The top has scalloped details and is upholstered with cow fur in white color with studs accents. This stool has a rustic finish and spanish colonial accents. It will be a nice a addition to a countryside or cottage house adding a spanish taste to or any classical, contemporary or rustic decoration. Use it as stool or small side or end table. Rare find. Minor wear commensurate with age. Strong and sound. Clean and ready to use. Overall Measures: 35 cm D x 37 cm W x 42 cm H The top is 28 cm D x 31,5 cm W The other wooden tripod stool shown at the images is avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace. Please kindly ask us in case that you would like to complete a set. Spanish Tripod Stool // Tripod Rustic Stool // Spanish Colonial Wood Stool // Spanish Wood Side Table
Leather, Wood, Pine
$1,356Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Vintage Twisted Spanish Hacienda Style Bar Stools Huge Brass Nailheads
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This pair of vintage Spanish Hacienda style bar stools exudes rustic charm and bold character, making them a standout addition to any bar, kitchen, or entertainment space. Crafted fr...
Brass, Wrought Iron
One of an Identical Pair of Leather-Upholstered X-Frame Ottomans
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is one of a pair of handsome ottomans featuring a richly tooled saddle-brown leather seat with an intricate foliate and scrolling motif, bordered by smooth black leather sides s...
Leather, Wood
Vintage Wrought Iron Barstools with Back Set of Two Spanish Revival
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Custom made vintage Spanish Revival wrought iron barstools hand-crated stools featuring linear wrought iron frames seats of thick patinated metal. Vintage rustic wrought iron hand forged barstools with back. Set of two barstools...
Wrought Iron
$490Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Victorian Spanish Revival Cast Iron Piano Vanity Bench Stool 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian cast iron piano bench / footstool / ottoman featuring Spanish Revival styling with a chevron flame stitch upholstered seat. Dimensi...
Iron
Pair of Spanish Stools in Wood and Leatherette, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful pair of wooden Spanish colonial stools with trimming details. Spain, 1950s. These stools are supported on trestle bases with lyre legs. The tops wear the original upholste...
Brass
Pair of Footstools with leather seat and Bowl Legs
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful late 20th century walnut and Upholstered William and Mary style footstool or ottoman in very good vintage condition.
Leather, Walnut
Spanish Wrought Iron Barstools with Back Set of Six
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Custom made spanish wrought iron barstools hand-crated stools featuring linear wrought iron frames seats of thick patinated metal. Vintage rusti...
Wrought Iron
Pair of 20th century Spanish Folding up Footstools
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of 20th century Spanish walnut Footstools standing on cabriole legs with richly foliate carvings and folding seat very useful to keep your clothes.
Fabric, Walnut
$975
H 18 in W 15.75 in D 13.75 in
Spanish Woven Leather Top Stool with Trestle Base and Pierced Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish wooden stool from the 20th century featuring a rectangular woven leather top with brass nailheads on the skirt. The trestle base support...
Wood, Leather
Swedish Tripod Stool in Pine & Cowhide, Wabi Sabi, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Decorative tripod stool in solid pine and cowhide. Hand carved by a Scandinavian cabinetmaker in 1950s. This wabi sabi stool will fit in many types of home decors. Modern, Scandinav...
Cowhide, Pine
Hexagonal Tripod Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stubby wooden hexagonal stool, made in France, circa 1950s. Thick seat with three rounded legs. No nails or hardware. Great lines and shape. Petite stoo...
Wood
$2,105 / item
H 17.72 in W 14.18 in D 12.21 in
Mike Hexagonal Stool or Side Table in Reclaimed Oak with Butterfly Wingnuts
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
Mike was born out of a geometrical game of combining rhombi. 12 wooden elements with rhombus-shaped tops are assembled with handmade brass butterfly wing bolts to form a stool or side table. Two, three or even more pieces, with their hexagonal top and star-shaped base, can be united to form a coffee table or bench. Handmade by master craftsmen in Tuscany, Italy. The 12 elements are screwed together instead of glued so the rhombi are perceived as individual parts. The oakwood is reclaimed from old Italian wine barrels...
Brass
Wood Tripod Heart Stool, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique heart tripod stool made in France, circa 1950s. Substantial and chunky heart shaped seat with three sturdy club legs with faceted sides. Perfe...
Wood
$1,169 / set
H 18.9 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Set of Five Chic Iron and Velvet Stools, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant set of five hammered iron Curule stools, the seats upholstered in blue and yellow velvet. Four of the stools have a black finish, and the fif...
Metal
Woven Seat Stool, France, 1960s
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage carved wood stool with a woven seat. I have 3 more items with a lacquered wood surface.
Rope, Wood
$3,480 / set
H 16.54 in W 17.33 in D 11.03 in
Set of 4 Sculptural French Art Deco Stools in Wood & Lambswool, 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
A sculptural set of four mid-century stools, crafted in France circa 1930–1940. The design showcases forms, and subtle sculptural qualities characteristic of Art Deco furniture movem...
Lambskin, Wool, Wood
Pair of 20th Century Green Stools, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stools from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful velvet green upholstery. The stools consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic...
Velvet, Beech
Travis Stool with Danish Cord Woven High Back and Seat
Located in Longmont, CO
Clean, modern angles complimented by the warm texture of the Danish cord. The Travis stool can be made counter-height or bar-height with different back he...
Brass
Italian Designer, Stools, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of solid wood and pink bouclé fabric stools, designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
Fabric, Wood
Oversized Vintage Woven Leather and Iron Bar Stools - A Pair
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Pair of perfectly patinaed, woven leather, bar stools. Stools have beautifully worn leather for that great Industrial look. They are oversized, perfect for someone who needs just 2...
Iron
Set of Three Sergio Rodriguez Style Low 'Marbella' Counter Stools
By Confonorm, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 3 elegantly carved Brutalist "Marbella" counter stools with 3 legs, saddle-like seats and iron foot rests. Taller version is available and listed separately (LU922442655312). ...
Iron
Pair of bar stools by Sergio Rodrigues
Located in København K, DK
Pair of 2 elegantly carved Brutalist "Marbella" bar stools by Confonorm. Stools have 3 legs, saddle-like seats and iron foot rests. Good original condition.
Iron
Rustic Mid Century Spanish Tripod Stool
Located in San Carlos, CA
🌟 Vintage Spanish Hand-Carved 3-Legged Stool with High Backrest! 🌟 Step back in time with this exquisite piece of mid-20th-century craftsmanship! Presenting a gorgeous 3-legged or...
Wood
Spanish Antique small Oak Side Table, Spain 19th Century
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Original Spanish Colonial Antique small side table. Made in Spain, 18th or 19th century. Solid oak wood constructed table. This comes in very...
Oak
Vintage Spanish Revival Scrolled Iron Leg Stool
By Arthur Umanoff, Russell Woodard
Located in Trenton, NJ
Introducing this Vintage Scrolled Iron Spanish Revival Style Stool, a captivating piece that transports you to the rustic charm of a Mediterranean villa. With its distinctive wrought...
Iron
Spanish Colonial Hexagonal Tripod Stool or Side Table, Carved Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hexagonal Wooden Tripod Stool, Spain, 1940s The top has scalloped details at the edge and the top has decorative carvings and a hole at the central part. This stool has a rustic finish and spanish colonial accents. It will be a nice a addition to a countryside or cottage house adding a spanish taste to or any classical, contemporary or rustic decoration. Use it as stool or small side or end table. Minor wear commensurate with age. Measures: 33 cm W x 33 cm D x 40 cm H The other tripod stool with fur leather top shown at the images is avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace. Spanish Wood Stool...
Leather, Wood, Pine
Pair of Spanish Colonial Tripod Stools in Carved Wood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Round Carved wood Tripod Stools or small side tables, Spain, 1940s The tops have scalloped details and stand up on thick wooden legs. These stool have a rustic finish and spanish co...
Leather, Wood, Pine
Spanish Style Forged Iron & Leather Barstools
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of Spanish style forged iron and leather barstool chairs with thick rawhide seats and large brass tack detailing. Heirloom quality of solid oak c...
Brass, Iron
Witco Hacienda Bar and 4 Matching Barstools by William Westenhaver
By William Westenhaver / Witco, Witco
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960s Hacienda Bar and 4 Matching Barstools in solid pine by William Westenhaver for Witco. The carved wooden bar has two shelves for storage to the back, great Spanish flavor in carved solid wood. Great detail to these pieces. Complete set including four barstools. Each stool has a rubber grip on the footrest and the original black vinyl upholstery. Spanish, tiki style, plenty of character. CONDITION NOTES: Some chipping and areas of wear to the finish on the top surface of the bar and edges of stools and bar. Two of the barstools have upholstery tacking...
Wood
1940s Spanish Colonial Curule Stool Leather Mahogany
By Clara Porset
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Spanish Colonial Curule Stool Leather and Mahogany Medallion detail on bench. In the manner of Clara Porset & Luis Barragan. 13 tall x 8.25 d x 12...
Brass
Pair of Spanish Walnut Stools with Turned Bars
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Spanish walnut stools with turned bars, wood seat and wood stretcher.
Leather, Walnut
Sold
H 16.5 in W 24.25 in D 15.25 in
1940s Fabulous Leather Miguelito Stools Hand Forged Iron Spanish Colonial Mexico
By Luis Barragan, Clara Porset
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Miguelito stools 1940s Leather Miguelito Stools Rustic Hand forged Iron Hardware Spanish Colonial Mexico 16.5 tall x 24.25 w x 15.25 d Pair ...
Iron