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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1930s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Silver
Mid-19th Century Brazilian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Walnut
20th Century Italian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
2010s Peruvian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
1970s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Virgin Islands Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass
2010s Spanish Colonial Furniture
Steel, Iron
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Elm
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century Argentine Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal, Gold
16th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Parchment Paper
1970s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gold Leaf
1920s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic, Walnut
1890s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gesso, Glass, Wood
1970s Unknown Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
1950s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
1990s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paper
Late 19th Century South American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
1930s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
20th Century Italian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cherry
1780s Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Marble
17th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gesso, Hardwood
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal, Copper
Early 2000s Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Early 2000s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pewter
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood