Spanish Colonial Cabinets
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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Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Oak
Early 20th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Beech
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Wrought Iron
1960s Mexican Vintage Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Enamel, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
18th Century Peruvian Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Mother-of-Pearl, Teak
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Wood
1930s Peruvian Vintage Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Wrought Iron
17th Century North American Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Tortoise Shell
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Wrought Iron
Late 18th Century Mexican Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Cedar
18th Century Portuguese Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Silver
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century British Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Boxwood, Walnut
1880s French Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Elm, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary French Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Marble
Late 20th Century French Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century French Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Oak
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Iron
Late 20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Glass, Cherry
1880s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
1950s Spanish Vintage Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Wrought Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-18th Century American Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Maple, Walnut, Pine
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Cabinets
Iron