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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Late 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paper
1930s Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Oak
19th Century Portuguese Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Rosewood
1930s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
Late 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bone, Ebony, Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine, Leather
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century European Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paste
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1720s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Marble
Late 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mirror, Oak
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine, Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cotton, Silk, Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bronze
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Wood, Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Bronze
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Tin
Late 19th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Cotton
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Rope, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 1900s Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Canvas, Paint
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Silk
2010s North American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
18th Century European Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
18th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Wood