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.
1980s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Hardwood
1960s French Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Leather, Mirror
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1960s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass, Gold Leaf
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Clay
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Hardwood
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Metal
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paint
19th Century Moroccan Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Furniture
Majolica
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Colonial Furniture
Marble, Iron
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
1920s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Slate, Wrought Iron
1890s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
2010s Chinese Spanish Colonial Furniture
Fur
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
1970s Unknown Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Brass
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass, Wood, Pine, Milk Glass
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Resin, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Furniture
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool
17th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wool, Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Marble
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
2010s American Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Paint
1750s Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
1940s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Oak
1930s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Furniture
Wrought Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Furniture
Iron
Spanish Colonial furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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