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
Walnut
Late 19th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Late 18th Century Central American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
2010s Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut, Oak
1840s Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
19th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Walnut, Oak
20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint
2010s Peruvian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany
1940s Mexican Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
1970s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
1950s Mexican Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
1960s German Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
20th Century English Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Marble
20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather
18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mother-of-Pearl, Teak
20th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
20th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass, Pine
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Oak
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Copper
20th Century Venezuelan Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass