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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21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Terracotta
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic, Terracotta
18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Plaster, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1960s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary North American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Giltwood
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paper
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century French Spanish Colonial Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 18th Century North American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Other
2010s Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay, Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Walnut, Oak
1840s Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 17th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
20th Century Argentine Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal, Gold
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Hardwood
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Ebony
20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood, Sequins
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay, Ceramic, Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Marble, Iron
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass, Art Glass, Wood, Paint
20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
1930s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1920s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wicker
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Walnut
Late 18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paint
2010s Peruvian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century European Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Copper
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 18th Century Bolivian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint, Wood
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal