Spanish Colonial Furniture
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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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 1900s Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Stucco, Wood
Early 18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
20th Century Italian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bronze
20th Century European Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Fabric, Glass, Wood, Paint
20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cedar
19th Century French Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
1960s Ecuadorean Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Jacaranda
Early 20th Century Indian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paper
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paint
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Terracotta
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Late 17th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
2010s Spanish Colonial Furniture
Steel, Iron
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
1750s Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Silver
18th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Argentine Spanish Colonial Furniture
Silver, Sterling Silver
16th Century South American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1920s Peruvian Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass, Copper
Late 18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1920s French Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bone, Ebony, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Rush, Oak
Early 2000s Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Early 18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
1920s Italian Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
19th Century South American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Central American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Angora
1930s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron