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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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wire
19th Century Moroccan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Late 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Marble, Iron
Early 20th Century European Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cane, Walnut
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
16th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Parchment Paper
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century French Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
1720s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cane, Walnut
1930s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
2010s Peruvian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Alpaca
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak, Walnut
1960s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass, Iron
1970s Mexican Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1940s Mexican Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century European Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
18th Century Philippine Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
2010s Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay, Terracotta
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Upholstery, Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Tin
1840s Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Early 2000s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Early 2000s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
Late 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cedar
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pewter
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood, Sequins