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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19th Century Central American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
1950s European Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass, Wrought Iron
1970s Unknown Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Romanian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
1990s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Hardwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
1940s Mexican Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1990s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Textile, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine, Leather
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Philippine Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
1920s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Angora
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cedar
Early 20th Century French Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
1920s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Walnut, Oak
16th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mirror, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
2010s Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay, Terracotta
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
1940s Chilean Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1940s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Upholstery, Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
1790s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Wood, Pine