Spanish Colonial Seating
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
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Rustic Spanish Colonial-Style Cowhide Chair
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This sturdy, rustic side or dining chair features a robust wooden frame in a deep, warm finish—crafted with simple, rectilinear lines and reinforced by stretcher supports. The tall b...
Category
1970s Vintage Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Cowhide, Wood
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 ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Oak
19th Set of Eight Spanish Armchairs with Cane Seat
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish carved armchairs with original rush seat. Fantastic undisturbed surface with worn arms. Super comfortable and in nice cond...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Cane, Oak
Custom Hand-Made Spanish Style Tooled Leather Side Chairs Special Order Only
Located in Chicago, IL
Masterfully reproduced Spanish style dining chairs incorporating solid carved hardwood frames and outstanding hand-tooled leather upholstery. Well, long story short, we have a customer that has made numerous purchases in the past, that now required a set of 10 pristine and perfect antique appearing Spanish tooled leather dining chairs, not too tall, not too wide. The searching began and went nowhere fast, for we found Spanish tooled leather chairs...
Category
2010s Peruvian Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather
20th Century Pair of Catalan Throne Armchairs in Walnut and Caned Seats
Located in Miami, FL
20th century pair of Catalan armchairs in carved walnut and caned seats.
Country chairs.
Height from the floor to the arms: 28.34in
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Pair of Antique Spanish Leather Side Chairs with Big Nialhead Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These are a pair of beautiful antique Spanish wood & leather side chairs. The leather is a rich deep cognac color and does have wear, patination - has been completely restored at our...
Category
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather
19th Set of Four Anglo, Armchairs with Wide Cane Seats
Located in Miami, FL
19th set of four armchairs with wide cane seats.
Very comfortable armchairs.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Original Marshall Laird Hand Made Oak Bench, Circa 1920's
By Marshall Laird
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's hand made bench by Marshall Laird Los Angeles.
This is a wonderful oak bench with a beveled edge around the top and pegged construction, following down to a carved ap...
Category
1920s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Oak
19th Century Spanish Colonial Altar Carved Armchairs with Cane Seat, Set of 4
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish colonial altar armchairs with wood seat with ornamental carved on the back and beautiful Solomonic legs. There are a very resistant and heavy armchairs.
Measure...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Chairs Rope Seats 1800s Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Set of 6 1800s Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Chairs with Woven...
Category
19th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Rope, Wood
$6,396 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Set of Six Spanish Carved Chairs with Leather Seat and Back
Located in Miami, FL
A set of 6 Spanish chairs with leather sling seatsand backs on oak and sycamore frames with hand carved decoration. These chairs are true to th...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th Century Set of Six Armchairs with Straw Seat
Located in Miami, FL
19th century set of four armchairs with straw seat very comfortable.
Dining armchairs.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Straw
Monumental Spanish Carved Wood Bench with Linen Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century Spanish carved wood bench depicting beautiful detailed shields, fleur dys lis, and so much more. This monumental scaled bench has been newly upholstered in Belgium linen with antique brass nailheads.
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Linen, Walnut
19th Century Spanish Colonial Altar Carved Armchair with Leather Seat and Back
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish colonial altar armchairs with wood seat with ornamental carved on the back and beautiful legs and armchairs. There are a very resistant and heavy armchairs.
Mea...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Walnut
Spanish Colonial Armchair with New Leather Seat and Back
Located in Stockholm, SE
A spanish colonial massive wooden chair with broad, curved armrests and with new, thick leather seat and back. Good condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Hardwood
$637 Sale Price
25% Off
Dos Gallos Custom Leather Sing Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather sling back and seat with a low profile seat cushion. Walnut frame with rubbed oil finish. Leather is com. Can be in custom sizes. As shown 26” W x 22” D x 36” H seat: circa 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$6,105 / item
Pair of Spanish Armchairs with Bronze Details and Red Velvet Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
19th century pair of Spanish armchairs with bronze details and red velvet upholstery
Beautiful armchairs, very heavy.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Bronze
Tooled Leather Sling Safari / Lounge Chair by Angel Pazmino, Ecuador, c. 1960s
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare sling chair by the incomparable Angel Pazmino. Recently and painstakingly restored by our team of craftsmen this iconic chair has a new lease on life and we love ...
Category
1960s Ecuadorean Vintage Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather, Jacaranda
Spanish Carved Walnut Set of Six Chairs with Red Velvet Seat and Back
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish carved walnut set of six chairs with red velvet seat and back
Beautiful set of chairs, very heavy and resistant with carved crest in the back and beautiful Solomonic legs wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
$4,780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century French Oak and Rush Armchairs, Set of 2
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century French oak and rush armchairs, set of 2, in good conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Large 19th Century Spanish Catalan Settee Bench
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A very handsome early 19th century painted bench from the Catalan region of Spain. Soundly constructed from pine. Wonderful aged patina and wear.
No repairs, completely original.
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Spanish Colonial Walnut Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Spanish Colonial (South American possibly 17th Cent) walnut Armchairs with a square back and from stretcher with a geometric inlaid design.
Wear on seats reflective of age.
Category
16th Century South American Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Walnut
$15,500 / set
Pair of Antique Spanish Leather ArmChairs with Big Nialhead Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These are a pair of beautiful antique Spanish wood & leather arm chairs. The leather is a rich deep cognac color and does have wear, patination - has been completely restored at our ...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Tooled Leather Sling Ottoman by Angel Pazmino, Ecuador, c. 1960s
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare sling stool by the incomparable Angel Pazmino. Recently and painstakingly restored by our team of craftsmen this iconic ottoman has a new lease on life and we love the results. The solid jacaranda wood frame has been hand-sanded and refinished but we left some of the archetypal and intentional patina which adds character to an already character-rich piece.
The upholstery has been re-done in a thick-cut genuine leather hide in homage to Pazmino's original design and intention. The seat has been hand-tooled with love and dedication to the exact dimensions and methods of the original and perfectly offsets the rich woodgrains of the jacaranda wood and even show the ranch brand of the cow as Pazmino often did to emphasize his rustic, back to basics approach.
Angel Pazmino is an Ecuadorian furniture maker who has, in recent years, earned world-wide acclaim for his unlikely merging of pre-Columbian American and Mid-Century Modern design elements into his works. Born in 1926, Pazmino began his woodworking career in 1944 as a cabinet maker. Throughout the 1950's and 60's Pazmino travelled throughout the Americas where he exhibited his work and took inspiration from traditional Ameri-Indian artists and techniques. In the late 1960's he added his second authorial characteristic, incorporating graphic elements from the continent's native cultures reviving, as he put it, “the ancient and aristocratic art of leather embossing,” learning from such artisans as master saddler Ignacito Ortiz. His works have been collected by designers, state leaders and most famously Pope John Paul II who, according to Pazmino himself, took two sling chairs back to the Vatican when they were only meant to be borrowed during his 1985 visit to Ecuador.
Simultaneously rustic and elegant, functional and aesthetically pleasing this restored sling stool is absolutely arresting from every angle. Ideal for collectors and designers alike who appreciate the unparalleled designs and artwork of Angel Pazmino and are searching for a Pazmino sling ottoman that is ready for a lifetime more of use. With it's mesmerizing variegated woodgrains unique to the jacaranda tree, expert hand-tooled leather work and instantly recognizable stance this artfully crafted and restored ottoman is sure to make a BOLD impression in any space it inhabits. The very epitome of one-of-a-kind, make this sling footstool...
Category
1960s Ecuadorean Vintage Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather, Jacaranda
Canape Set Two Armchairs and Four Chairs, Portuguese, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Canape set two armchairs and four chairs.
Portuguese 19th century.
romantic style, in rosewood wood.
Seat and back in damask.
Dim.: (canapé) 120 x 178 x 56 cm.
Good condition.
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Rosewood
4 Spanish Oak Leather Dining Chairs Spanish Pierre Lottier Valmazan Mid Century
Located in London, GB
A set of four superb quality, extremely rare and very impressive Spanish black leather and oak dining chairs in lovely condition. Designed by Pierre Lottier and made by Valmazan in S...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of Four 1950s Brazilian Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of four 1950s Brazilian armchairs. The chairs are very well constructed. The chairs have its original finish.
Category
1950s Vintage Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Wood
$27,500 / set
Set of Canape and Two Armchairs Portuguese 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of Canape and two armchairs
Portuguese 19th Century
in mahogany wood with carvings.
Upholstery. Signs of use.
Dim.: ( canapé ) 113 x 124 x 48.5 cm...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of 2 Safari Lounge Chairs w/ Ottomans by Angel Pazmino, Ecuador, c. 1960s
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare set of sling chairs, with accompanying set of footstools, by the incomparable Angel Pazmino. Recently and painstakingly restored by our team of craftsmen this icon...
Category
1960s Ecuadorean Vintage Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Jacaranda
6 Spanish Oak Leather Dining Chairs Spanish Pierre Lottier Valmazan Mid Century
Located in London, GB
A set of six superb quality, extremely rare and very impressive Spanish black leather and oak dining chairs in lovely condition. Designed by Pierre Lottier and made by Valmazan in Sp...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Spanish Colonial Late 18th Century Baroque Settee Bench
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Presenting an exquisite Spanish Colonial late 18th-century Baroque bench, a masterful embodiment of craftsmanship and historical charm. This piece is a remarkable example of the intr...
Category
Late 18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Tooled Leather Sling Lounge Chairs by Angel Pazmi, Ecuador, c. 1960's
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare set of sling chairs by the incomparable Angel Pazmino. Recently and painstakingly restored by our team of craftsmen this iconic set has a new lease on life and we...
Category
1960s Ecuadorean Vintage Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather, Jacaranda
19th Set of Six Spanish Low Armchairs in Carved Walnut and Red Velvet Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
19th century set of six Spanish low armchairs in carved walnut and red velvet upholstery decorated with yellow fringes.
Arm Height: 24.6in
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Rare 18th Cenrury Spanish Colonial Benche or Settee
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Step back in time with this exquisite 18th-century Spanish Colonial bench, a remarkable piece hailing from the region once known as Alto Peru, now modern-day Bolivia. This bench is a...
Category
Mid-18th Century Bolivian Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Wood
Lovely 17th Century Spanish Walnut and Leather Armchair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A lovely late 17th century Spanish walnut and leather armchair, retaining its original leather seat and back, held by worn gilt brass studs. The back of the chair has two finely carved scroll acanthus finials above two broad arms, which are supported by carved balusters that run through into square front legs, these are joined by a high and heavily carved stretcher with two shaped stretchers joining the front and back legs at either side. Great patina to the wood and leather. In very good condition.
The dimensions are:
Height: 114cm (44.9in)
Width: 64.5cm (25.4in)
Depth: 53.5cm (21.1in)
In good antique condition throughout with some signs of age. The original leather to the seat and back remain in good, clean condition. The antique carved walnut armchair...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Spanish Colonial seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Spanish Colonial seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Spanish Colonial seating 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 seating, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Alfonso Marina, Dos Gallos Studio, and Thomasville. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $249 and tops out at $27,500 while the average work can sell for $3,300.
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