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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Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Rope, Wood
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
19th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Wood
2010s European Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century European Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
16th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron
17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Copper
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
1840s Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Silver Plate
1940s Italian Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Velvet
Mid-20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
1930s Bolivian Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass, Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
Late 20th Century Brazilian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
1990s Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 18th Century North American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Other
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cane, Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wire
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Central American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Cotton
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Mid-19th Century American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal, Copper
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1940s Mexican Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Late 19th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Upholstery, Oak
1930s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut