Spanish Colonial Chairs
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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Mid-20th Century Spanish Colonial Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Chairs
Brass
1920s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Chairs
Rope, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Rope, Wood
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Chairs
Wood
1950s Mexican Vintage Spanish Colonial Chairs
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Chairs
Cotton
1960s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Chairs
Wrought Iron
20th Century Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Chairs
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Brazilian Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather, Ebony
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather, Oak
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Chairs
Faux Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Spanish Colonial Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather, Oak
2010s American Spanish Colonial Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Silk, Velvet, Walnut
20th Century Polish Spanish Colonial Chairs
Velvet, Beech
20th Century Polish Spanish Colonial Chairs
Velvet, Beech
20th Century French Spanish Colonial Chairs
Cane, Oak
19th Century British Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather, Cane, Beech
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Rope, Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Spanish Colonial Chairs
Wicker
1940s Vintage Spanish Colonial Chairs
Cotton, Walnut
20th Century North American Spanish Colonial Chairs
Aluminum
1970s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Chairs
Cane, Walnut
19th Century English Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Oak, Cane
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Chairs
Oak
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Chairs
Rope, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather, Oak
20th Century Spanish Colonial Chairs
Walnut
19th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Fabric
20th Century American Spanish Colonial Chairs
Brass, Iron
19th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Wood
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Metal, Brass, Other
20th Century Spanish Colonial Chairs
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Chairs
Steel
19th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Chairs
Rush, Poplar
20th Century Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Chairs
Cane, Walnut