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.
Catalan Carved Walnut Sideboard, 1940s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
"Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness." — Frank Gehry A testament to Catalan craftsmanship, this 1940s solid walnut sideboard reflects the reg...
Walnut
Spanish Rustic Buffet, Wood and Iron, 20th Century, 2 Drawers, Spain
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Spanish 20th Century Rustic Buffet - 2 drawers Rustic Rural Decoration - 20th Measures : 99x36cm H:93,5cm Materials : Wood - Iron A fantastic Buffet from the Spanish Pyrenees region...
Wood
Spanish Side Cabinet in Carved Elm with Iron Hardware, 1940s
By BIOSCA
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A rhythmic play of shadow and surface animates this modest yet architectonic console cabinet, hewn from solid elm and raised on a stretchered base. The façade is articulated with dee...
Elm
$4,106Sale Price|25% Off
Spanish Buffet with Two Doors and Three Drawers with Original Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish Buffet with Two Doors and Three Drawers with original hardware and paneled carved typical of this region and period. The legs are joined by a simply wood stretcher.
Iron
Sideboard in Carved Oak with Wrought Iron Fittings, Spain, 1940s
By BIOSCA
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Commanding in proportion yet intricate in detail, this Spanish sideboard is an ode to vernacular grandeur. The front elevation is composed of deeply carved panels in geometric relief...
Oak
19th Century Catalan Spanish Buffet with Two Doors
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Catalan Spanish buffet with two doors.
Walnut
Console Cabinet in Carved Elm with Turned Legs and Iron Latch, Spain, 1940s
By BIOSCA
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
With a tactile geometry and restrained rusticity, this Spanish cabinet evokes the poetic architecture of Iberian vernacular design. Its façade, framed in solid elm, is composed of re...
Oak
$3,980Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Carved Walnut Sideboard with Four Doors and Two Drawers and Crest
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th carved walnut sideboard with four doors and two drawers Elaborate carved walnut sideboard from Spain is topped with a wood top. Two do...
Walnut
Dos Gallos Custom Walnut Wood Bun Foot Cabinet With Doors and Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom cabinet with a cascading bottom ending in bun feet. Doors with raised diamond panels. Can be made in custom sizes, in walnut, oak or mahogany and in a range of colors and fini...
Walnut
Buffet in Hand-Carved Oak, Spain, Early 20th Century
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A procession of geometric medallions unfurls across the façade of this Spanish buffet, its surfaces etched with deep, rhythmic carvings that oscillate between order and ornament. Eac...
Oak
Large Catalan Spanish Buffet with Two Doors, Three Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Catalan Spanish buffet with two doors.
Walnut
19th Century Catalan Spanish Buffet with Two Doors and Mirror Crest
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Catalan Spanish buffet with two doors. We have a matching large buffet.
Walnut
Large Catalan Spanish Buffet with Two Doors, Three Drawers and Mirror Crest
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Catalan Spanish buffet with two doors.
Walnut
19th Century French Cupboard with Dish Rack or Vaiselier in Oak
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely early 19th century country French buffet in oak with open dish rack above cabinet housing two drawers and two doors with interior shelves. With mort...
Oak
$3,980Sale Price|20% Off
H 41.54 in W 74.61 in D 20.48 in
Early 20th Carved Walnut Sideboard with Four Doors and Two Drawers and Crest
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th carved walnut sideboard with four doors and two drawers Elaborate carved walnut sideboard from Spain is topped with a wood top. Two do...
Walnut
$5,775
H 35.04 in W 53.15 in D 12.8 in
20th Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Tuscan Three Drawers Credenza or Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
From Northern Spain, constructed of solid walnut, the rectangular top with molded edge atop a conforming case housing three drawers over three doors, the doors paneled with solid wal...
Iron
Sideboard Walnut Carved
Located in Toronto, CA
Walnut sideboard three drawers and four doors, carved pillars and back splash.
Walnut
Spanish Catalan Carved Walnut Chest of Drawers, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Catalan Spanish carved walnut chest of drawers, highboy or console Country Provincial Chinffoniere was fashioned from solid walnut and features two drawers and two doors...
Walnut
19th Century French Gothic Enfilade
Located in High Point, NC
19th century French gothic enfilade with a plank top which has a beveled edge, following down to lovely hand paneled sides and four drawers ...
Oak
Antique Spanish Gentleman's Cabinet with Wrought Iron
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Spanish Gentleman's Cabinet with Wrought Iron was conceived as a piece that the Don of the Hacienda could use to divest his hat, cloak, gloves and boots upon arrival at home....
Wrought Iron
$2,975
H 33.08 in W 39.97 in D 10.83 in
20th Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Tuscan Two Drawers Credenza or Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
From Northern Spain, constructed of solid walnut, the rectangular top with molded edge atop a conforming case housing two drawers over two doors, the doors paneled with solid walnut,...
Iron
$11,243 / set
H 54.34 in W 49.22 in D 16.54 in
Børge Mogensen "FDB" Cabinet in Elm and Pinewood, 1940s Danish Modern
Located in Odense, DK
Very rare and important cabinet by Børge Mogensen for "FDB" from the early 1940s. Skillfully crafted in beautiful Danish elm wood with interior in pine. The...
Elm, Pine
19th Century French Carved Oak Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak buffet from France with a beveled edge around the top with nice hand carved details on the corners and front, following down to raised paneled sides which have carve...
Oak
$2,371
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 14.97 in
20th Spanish Baroque Carved Walnut Narrow Two Drawer Credenza or Buffet
Located in Miami, FL
From Northern Spain, constructed of solid walnut, the rectangular top with molded edge atop a conforming case housing two drawers over two doors, the doors paneled with solid walnut,...
Iron
$6,890
H 93.25 in W 59 in D 24.25 in
19th Century French Renaissance-Style Buffet a Deux Corps in Walnut
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A Belle Époque French buffet a deux corps in a medium, brown-colored walnut. This very beautiful Renaissance-style buffet features exceptional carvings of urns, flowers & foliage tha...
Brass
Sierra de Cuenca Buffet in Relief-Carved Oak, Spain, 1940s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A rare gesture of ornamental restraint and regional craft, this Spanish buffet from the 1940s distills centuries of vernacular design into an unusually narrow architectural volume. J...
Oak
Buffet in Carved Elm with Iron Hardware, Spain, 1940
By BIOSCA
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
With its commanding geometry and unvarnished solemnity, this Spanish elm buffet offers a sculptural presence anchored in tradition. Each façade—composed of raised square panels—reads...
Elm
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H 39.97 in W 47.84 in D 21.26 in
Spanish Baroque Walnut Buffet, Castilla-La Mancha, Early 19th CentuRY
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Rendered in solid walnut with a time-softened patina, this Spanish Baroque buffet emerges as both sculpture and storage—an artifact of vernacular nobility from the Castilian heartlan...
Walnut
Buffet in Hand-Carved Oak, Spain, Early 20th Century
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A procession of geometric medallions unfurls across the façade of this Spanish buffet, its surfaces etched with deep, rhythmic carvings that oscillate between order and ornament. Eac...
Oak
Architectural Spanish Oak Credenza
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A striking testament to the austerity and strength of Spanish Brutalist design, this monolithic sideboard commands attention through its sheer presence. Crafted from solid oak, its e...
Walnut
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H 39.5 in W 98.5 in D 27.5 in
Huge 18th C Style Alfonso Marina Ebanista Credenza Buffet San Migel
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Huge 18th C Style Alfonso Marina Ebanista Credenza Buffet San Migel II
Wood
Rare 17th/18th Century Spanish Carved Buffet With Iron Mounts
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A 17th/ 18th century Spanish buffet with four drawers flanking a central door all decorated with fabric backed iron fretwork and hammered ring pulls and side handles. The cabinet rai...
Iron
19th Century, French Carved Oak Buffet
Located in High Point, NC
A bleached oak buffet table from 19th century France. Two intricately sculpted doors swing outwards to offer storage space within. Circular and floral motifs echo across this lavishl...
Wrought Iron
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H 29.93 in W 54.65 in D 13 in
Spanish Buffet or Cabinet with Thre Doors and Central Drawers with Iron Hardware
Located in Miami, FL
Spanish Buffet with Two Doors and Fours Drawers with original hardware and paneled carved typical of this region and period.
Iron
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H 43.9 in W 82.49 in D 21.66 in
20th Century Catalan Spanish Large Buffet with Two Carved Drawers and Two Doors
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Catalan Spanish buffet with two carved drawers and two doors.
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Baroque Style Oak Sideboard, Cabinet
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
20th Century Spanish antique oak sideboard with four central drawers and original iron hardware.This elegant console was crafted in Spain, circa 1900, it features hand-carved details...
Oak
Spanish Solid Paneled Oak Buffet with Plank Top
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Solid oak Spanish buffet with three paneled doors below three drawers, the top of heavy oak planks, the sides also thickly-paneled. Original wrought iron hardware and a warm rustic p...
Oak