Spanish Colonial Sculptures
SPANISH COLONIAL STYLE
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.
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Style: Spanish Colonial
Hardwood Wagon Wheel from Mexico, circa Early 1800
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Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Hardwood wagon wheel from the state of Puebla, Mexico, circa early 19th century. The wagon wheel is from the colonial era. Most colonial wheels contain ir...
Category
Early 19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Vintage Spanish Colonial Wood Santo Saint Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th C Spanish Colonial Wood Santo / Saint / Angel sold as found in vintage condition showing normal signs of wear and tear. Wonderful worn origi...
Category
19th Century Central American Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,110 Sale Price
40% Off
17th Century Virgin and Child in the Dress and Peruvian Lead Figure
Located in Madrid, ES
17th-century Virgin and Child in the Dress and Peruvian Lead Figure
This important collection of Hispanic sacred imagery consists of a monumental Virgin and Child in the Dress, Span...
Category
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Amazing 16th Cent. Castilian Virgin of Sorrows with an 18th-century Silver Crown
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing 16th Century Castilian Virgin of Sorrows with an 18th-century Silver Crown, Virgin of Peñaranda
Exceptional 16th-century Castilian school Virgin of Sorrows of Peñaranda, car...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Life-Size Sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi, Spanish Baroque School, 17th Cen
Located in Madrid, ES
Life-size sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi, Spanish Baroque school, 17th century
Large-format sculpture in carved, gilded, and polychromed wood, depicting Saint Francis of Assis...
Category
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Guatemalan Nino With Metal Adorned, Repousse Diaper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A finely detailed devotional figure of the infant Christ (Niño Dios), typical of 19th-century Guatemalan religious art. Carved in wood with polychrome decoration and inset glass eyes...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Chilean Metal Huasos Spurs
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century Chilean huasos metal spurs. Heavy silvered metal stamped Chile on the side. As found with grosgrain ribbon attached.
Category
Early 20th Century Chilean Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver
$650 / set
Immaculate Conception with Peruvian silver crown, Spanish school, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Immaculate Conception in polychrome and gilded wood with Peruvian silver crown, Spanish school, 18th century
A magnificent Baroque carving of the Immaculate Conception, crafted from carved, polychrome, and gilded wood, attributed to the 18th-century Spanish school. It depicts the Virgin in prayer on a cherub pedestal...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Two 19th Century Terracotta and Gesso Finials
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This listing is for two 19th century terra-cotta finials with old gesso.
These sat on pre 1825, Spanish Colonial houses. Top lifts off. From the high Highlands of Guatemala. Old natu...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$2,800 Sale Price
41% Off
Spanish Colonial Religious Wood Carving Icon, Christ Crucified with Two Thieves
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spanish Colonial Religious Wood Carving Icon, Christ Crucified with Two Thieves, Late 19th Century
This late 19th-century Spanish Colonial religious wood carving icon is a finely c...
Category
19th Century South American Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Spanish Colonial Statue Santo Madonna
Located in Atlanta, GA
A most spectacular antique Spanish Colonial figure of Madonna, Mexico circa 19th century possibly earlier. Constructed in plaster with carved and gilt wood accent. Realistic in style...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Two 19th Century Terracotta and Gesso Finials With Flames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
For the listed price, you will receive BOTH finials. This listing is for two 19th century terra-cotta finials with old gesso, great flames adorn the tops. Please note that the bases ...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
$2,600 Sale Price
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Large Spanish Colonial 18thC Wood Bowl with Later Silver Plated Squirrel Mounts
Located in London, GB
A magnificent rustic Spanish Colonial 18th century wooden bowl adorned with mid-20th century silver plated mounts in the form of a squirrel, m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate
$2,727 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish Wire Don Quixote Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish life size wire figure of Don Quixote on horse (19/20th Cent)
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Collection of Three Mediterranean Spanish Colonial Style Terracotta Jars
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of three Mediterranean terracotta jars on custom stands. These vintage terracotta vessels make for a lovely decorative collection, the two taller ones having nicely ribb...
Category
20th Century European Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Early 20th century Spanish figure terracotta planter
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare and unusual spanish figure, circa 1920
Hand painted and wearing spanish costume. Figure supported by a cast palm tree base with 3 deep holes, for holding possibly 3 real palm b...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
Vintage Talavera Hand Painted Ceramic Rooster - Unsigned - Mexico - C. 1980
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Located in Chatham, ON
Large vintage Talavera hand painted studio ceramic Rooster - featuring a typical brightly colored multi pattern design - unsigned - Mexico - circa 1980's.
Excellent/mint vintage con...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Spanish Latin Polychromed Carved Wood Figure Madonna and Child Statue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 32" Spanish Latin Polychromed Carved Wood Figure Depicting Madonna and Child. Item features is a tall impressive form, hand carved details with weathered gilt polychromed fin...
Category
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Spanish Colonial Column Base Depicting Putti Holding Corbel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pre 1825, Spanish Colonial, wooden polychrome column base depicting a putti holding up a corbel where a pillar would have been sat. The pillar is long gone but the intricate carvings...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Spanish Colonial Antique Santo Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning antique parcel-giltwood statue of St. John, 19th century, possibly earlier, from Mexico, Spanish Colonial with polychrome paint decoration. St John was depicted as a regal...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th c Spanish Colonial Guatemalan Carved Wooden Santos, San Miguel
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely carved Spanish Colonial carved wooden santos of San Miguel, Guatemalan in origin, dating to the 18th century. This wooden sculpture is mo...
Category
18th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Blonde Polychrome Madonna
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand-carved wooden figure represents the Virgin Mary as a child, known as Niña María, a revered devotional subject in Spanish Colonial art. Crafted in 19th-century Guatemala, th...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paint
Eskimo Boy and Girl by Lladro
Located in Miami, FL
A gres polychromed ceramic figurines by Lladro, two Eskimo children huddle together for warmth. Originally designed by Juan Huerta and one of the first lines ex...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Gilt Wood Carved Conquistadors
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Gilt Wood Carved Conquistadors. Beautiful pair purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
19th Century French Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,400 / set
Spanish Colonial Polychrome Nino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful example of a Spanish Colonial Nino/ Christ Child/Jesus. It has beautiful, life like brown glass eyes,
which were a later Spanish Colonial feature (earlier figure...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
17th Century Spanish Colonial Pietà Sculpture with Sterling Silver Halo
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
17th Century Spanish Colonial Pietà Sculpture with Sterling Silver Halo
An extraordinary and deeply devotional example of Spanish Colonial religious art, this 17th-century Pietà capt...
Category
1690s Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early Carved Wood And Polychrome Religious Figure
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautifully carved religious figure, of solid wood painted in colors of red, brown and green. Figure is bearded and holding a book in left hand and a large feather in right hand, res...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Standing Saint Painted
Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Standing Saint Polychrome Painted and Carved Wood Sculpture, 19th century, probably Spanish Colonial, with hand-painted gilt accents. 12.75" H x 4.5" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: From a G...
Category
19th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Craved and Gilded Santo 17th Century
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a lovely Spanish Colonial antique Santo figure, beautifully gilded with tones of deep red underpainting showing through. The statue represents a...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Set of Study Hands Saint Sculptures
Set 2
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1900. We offer this fantastic Set of Study Hands Saint Sculptures. This set of pieces belonged to a sculptor of religious figures who used these models to create the christian ...
Category
Early 1900s Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Stucco, Wood
19th Century Set of Study Hands Saint Sculptures
Set 3
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1900. We offer this fantastic Set of Study Hands Saint Sculptures. This set of pieces belonged to a sculptor of religious figures who used these models to create the christian ...
Category
Early 1900s Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Stucco, Wood
Midcentury Pair of Wicker Woven Ducks with Wood Details
Located in Miami, FL
Wicker duck from with an intricate woven wicker structure and highlighted with wood wings and a sculpted bill and feet.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wicker
19th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Figure In Carved And Polychromed Wood
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Spanish Colonial wood and polychromed hand carved figure of a Santos or possibly Jesus. The practice of creating Santos figures began in Spain and they usually wore orna...
Category
18th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wooden Bishop Religious Figure
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely carved wooden Spanish Colonial bishop religious figure with mitre, robe, and metal crucifix hanging around his neck, dating to the 19th century...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Set of Study Hands Saint Sculptures
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1900. We offer this fantastic set of study hands saint sculptures. This set of pieces belonged to a sculptor of religious figures who used these models to create the christian ...
Category
Early 1900s Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Stucco, Wood
$2,500 / set
Antique Carved Wooden Spanish Colonial Santo
Located in Bradenton, FL
Unique hand carved antique Spanish colonial wooden santo.
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Signed Mahogany Nautical Hand-Carved Mermaid Sculpture Statue
Located in Miami, FL
Charming one of a kind, late 19th Century large Mahogany Mermaid Sculpture hand carved out of one piece of solid wood.
Very detailed the Hair and Tail textured carvings, and the sensitivity of the Sculptor with the entire upper body.
The Mermaid is holding a drum, the other arm can hold a flag. Another drum is next to her at the base.
Signed by unknown Artist E. KETAN.
The Nautical Mermaid...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
Antique Spanish-Colonial Santo
Located in Atlanta, GA
An very well weathered Spanish-colonial Santo, likely depicting St Michael or St Miguel. Carved from the wood, the statue displays historical loss on both limbs and also the wings on...
Category
Late 18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Large Antique Carved Wooden Bull Sculptures Europe Circa 1850-60
Located in London, GB
Impressive pair of carved antique wooden bull sculptures, European, circa 1850
A unusual subject not only well carved body but also this extends ...
Category
1840s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Poplar
Spanish Colonial sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Spanish Colonial sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Spanish Colonial sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Mexico pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include and Europa Antiques. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $550 and tops out at $49,500 while the average work can sell for $2,500.