The Florendo Tocador dated 1856 (inside top upper left drawer) FILIPINO Narra, Lanite, Kamagong and Brass Dimensions: 51”H x 47 1/2” L x 22 1/2” W or 130 cm x 121 cm x 57 cm Provenance: Leon Auction Gallery September 2014 Sale Florendo Family, Vigan, Ilocos Sur This chest of drawers with barley-twist colonnettes with spool-turned bases and capitals on either side of the carcass is unusual because that component, often found on comodas, is seldom used on chests of drawers. What makes it even more remarkable is the fact that the piece is dated, a highly unusual feature in Philippine-made antique furniture. When the upper left drawer is removed, the date ‘ano de 1856’ is inscribed at the drawer stop. The chest, made entirely of narra, stands on turned urn-shaped feet that support a base with an elaborately shaped skirt that is outlined with lanite line-inlay. Colonnettes flank the four large drawers atop each other and the pair of smaller drawers above them. All the large drawers are line-inlaid with strips of lanite enclosing kamagong and have a pair of turned kamagong drawer pulls and a brass keyhole shield. The smaller drawers, also inlaid with the same, have brass handles and keyhole shields of the same. The Florendo family is one of the first families of Vigan and own one of the largest bahay-na-bato in the town. Recently sold at Leon Auction Gallery for the asthma inducing sum of ₱4,956,000.00 or $111,370.00 including premiums.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 01:30:15 +0000
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