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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18th Century Unknown Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Paint
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
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Late 18th Century Portuguese Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
1720s Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mother-of-Pearl, Teak
Late 18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Pine
Late 18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gold, Silver
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
18th Century European Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
17th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
18th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
1720s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
Mid-18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bronze, Steel
Mid-18th Century American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Maple, Walnut, Pine
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
18th Century Indian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Rosewood
18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass, Copper
Mid-18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cedar
18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Paint
Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Hardwood
17th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
17th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gesso, Hardwood
Late 18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gesso, Wood, Paint
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint
1790s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Rosewood
18th Century European Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bone, Ebony, Walnut
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Chestnut
18th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cedar
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Tin
Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Paint
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Late 18th Century Central American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak