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.
Find a collection of antique Spanish Colonial chairs, tables, bedroom furniture and other furniture on 1stDibs.
18th Century Unknown Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
1990s Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
1990s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
1960s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
16th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bronze
17th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
1980s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gold Leaf
20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Furniture
Steel
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal, Brass
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ebony, Oak, Walnut
Late 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal, Copper
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass, Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1960s Mexican Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Enamel, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
16th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
17th Century Indian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ivory
Mid-20th Century British Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
1950s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pottery
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint
Late 18th Century Portuguese Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
1960s Ecuadorean Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Jacaranda
Late 20th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Rush, Oak
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1940s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
1840s Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas
Early 19th Century North American Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron, Gold Leaf
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Spanish Colonial furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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