Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Walnut
20th Century Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chestnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1980s American Vintage Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century European Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1840s Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Zinc
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
1920s Peruvian Vintage Spanish Colonial Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Oak