Spanish Colonial Dining Room 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 Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Metal
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
Late 20th Century Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century European Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Metal
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
1920s Peruvian Vintage Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
2010s Peruvian Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Bronze
Early 20th Century European Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Metal
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
19th Century Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Rope, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century French Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1820s Swedish Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Birch
1970s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
19th Century English Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century Polish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Beech
1880s British Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Oak
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
1970s Vintage Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Brass
20th Century Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
1930s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Brass
1980s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Faux Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Metal
1950s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Oak
1930s Vintage Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Brass