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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Spanish Colonial Gueridon End or Side Table in Carved Wood, Ebonized, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand carved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape has scalloped details on the edge. It is supported on a t...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Gueridon Coffee Table in Carved Wood and Turned Legs, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Spanish Table, Carved Wood, Pine Wood Spain, 1940s. Hand carved pine wood gueridon table or coffee table with tripod base and turned legs. The tabletop in round shape h...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Side Table Gueridon in Carved Wood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handcarved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table with iron scroll details. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape has scalloped details on the edge. It is supported on a t...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Gueridon End / Side Table, Carved Wood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
hand carved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape has scalloped details on the edge. It is supported on a t...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Gueridon End / Side Table
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand-carved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape with scalloped edge is supported on a three footed base w...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Gueridon End or Side Table in Carved Wood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand carved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape has scalloped details on the edge. It is supported on a t...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Gueridon End or Side Table in Carved Wood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handcarved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape has scalloped details on the edge and beautiful carvings t...
Wood, Pine
Art Deco Rustic Wood Gueridon Side Table
Located in New York, NY
A small rustic round wood and glass side or drinks table, in the Art Deco style, circa late-20th century. This side or drinks table has all the hallmarks of Art Deco design including...
Glass, Wood
1970s Ram's Head Iron & Leather Gueridon Side Table with Embossed Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handsome ram's head tripod drinks table with grey leather embossed top.
Iron
$3,210
H 21.86 in Dm 42.52 in
Spanish Rustic Walnut Round Coffee Table with Carved Lyre Trestle Base, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
A striking Spanish rustic coffee table handcrafted from solid walnut, dating to the mid-20th century. Its generous round top showcases the rich grain and character of the wood, while...
Walnut
$15,303
H 37.01 in W 18.51 in D 14.97 in
Italy 18th Century Louis XV Walnut Side Table Gueridon with Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
18th Century Louis XV Italian (Tuscany) walnut side table with drawings. It was a work table to contain embroidery accessories, a very charming piece. It shows a beautiful proportio...
Walnut
$3,010
H 15.83 in W 55.12 in D 27.37 in
Spanish Colonial Revival Coffee Table, Cusco, Peru — circa 1940
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Spanish Colonial Revival Coffee Table, Cusco, Peru — circa 1940 This striking coffee table is a refined example of Spanish Colonial Revival furniture produced in Cusco, Peru, during ...
Oak
French 1940s Wrought Iron Arrow Motif Table
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant French Art Deco table from the 1940s, raised on a tripod base, with original red and yellow polychrome finish. The legs end in large arrowheads. Beige/grey resin top. The wro...
Wrought Iron
French Art Nouveau Wood and Brass Gueridon
Located in Long Island City, NY
In a Secession style, with a stained oak base and a hammered brass tin top.
Brass
$4,850
H 30.5 in Dm 20.5 in
Fine French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Carved Guéridon Side Table with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Carved Guéridon Side Table with Marble Top. The circular gilt wood carved apron with an acanthus tied leaf wreath, raised on four fluted carved leg...
Marble
$14,900 / set
H 16.5 in W 12.5 in D 12.5 in
Pair of French 1940s Style Modern Neoclassical Gueridons / Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of French Forties style side tables/gueridons the modern neoclassical spirit. The pieces are in hand-forged iron with a braided rope border and the delicate legs termina...
Iron, Wrought Iron
$3,974
H 19.3 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Mid Century Wood and Glass Spider Coffee Table by Carlo De Carli, Italy, 1950s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Italian Mid-Century Modern wood, glass top coffee low cocktail table or gueridon by Carlo de Carli. In the mood of Vittorio Dassi, Osvaldo Borsani, Gianfranco Frattini, Ico Parisi, G...
Glass, Wood
$1,471
H 16.93 in W 33.86 in D 19.69 in
Antique Italian Walnut Side Coffee Table with Bobbin Turned Legs
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful antique Italian solid walnut side table features rectangular top with beveled edges over four beautifully bobbin turned barley twisted legs, connected to one another with c...
Wood
$4,995
H 22 in W 32.7 in D 21.7 in
Spanish Colonial Side Table, Wood, Single Drawer, Spain, Circa 1800
Located in High Point, NC
Bearing the robust craftsmanship and dignified simplicity characteristic of the Spanish Colonial tradition, this circa 1800 side table speaks to an era when furniture was shaped as m...
Wood
Spanish Colonial Side Table Gueridon in Carved Wood, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand carved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on three legs. Spain, 1950s. The tabletop in round shape has carved accents and scalloped details on the edge. It i...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Gueridon End or Side Table in Carved Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand carved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape has scalloped details on the edge. It is supported on a t...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Gueridon End or Side Table in Carved Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
hand carved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape has scalloped details on the edge. It is supported on a t...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Gueridon End or Side Table in Carved Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
hand carved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape has scalloped details on the edge. It is supported on a ...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Gueridon End or Side Table in Carved Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handcarved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape has scalloped details on the edge. It is supported on a t...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Gueridon End or Side Table in Carved Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand-carved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape is supported on a three footed base with foliage carving...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Gueridon End or Side Table in Carved Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handcarved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape has scalloped details on the edge. It is supported on a t...
Wood, Pine
Spanish Colonial Gueridon End or Side Table in Carved Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand-carved pine wood gueridon table or occassional table standing on tripod base. Spain, 1940s. The tabletop in round shape has scalloped details on the edge. It is supported on a ...
Wood, Pine
French Bistro Gueridon End Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
French marble and wrought iron bistro Gueridon table. Versatile multifunction, solidly constructed.
Marble
French Bistro Gueridon End Table
Located in Southampton, NJ
Stone marble and wrought iron French bistro Gueridon end table. Versatile multifunction, solidly constructed. Two tables available.
Marble
Hand Forged Spanish Iron Table with Carrara Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique hand forged Spanish iron table base with white marble top. 4 curved legs and two unique turned iron with two balls in the center. White Ca...
Marble, Iron