Vestry Table (detail)
Vestry Table
Last Quarter of the 19th Century
Narra
H:33” x L:101" x W:43” (83 cm x 257 cm x 109 cm)
Opening bid: P 200,000
Provenance:
Ilocos
Maria ‘Bebe’ Lammoglia Virata Collection
Lot 178 of the Leon Gallery / Asian Cultural Council auction on 20 February 2016. For more details, please go to <a href="http://www.leon-gallery.com"
This narra table with two large drawers originally stood in the sacristy of a not-so-important church, a conjecture reached due to the fact that the top consists of two wooden panels, something that would have been unthinkable in a major parish church. The presence of the drawers on only one side shows that it was placed against the wall and used as a vestry table. A pair of massive wrought-iron handles attached to cone-shaped bosses is attached to each drawer, the width of which indicates its use for the storage of vestments for the Mass.
The table stands on six turned baluster legs with a pair in the middle to give strength to the piece. The upper part of the leg is ring-turned, while the shaft is fluted. The legs seem to have been truncated at its lower end to reduce the height of the table to enable it to be used as a desk.
Vestry Table (detail)
Vestry Table
Last Quarter of the 19th Century
Narra
H:33” x L:101" x W:43” (83 cm x 257 cm x 109 cm)
Opening bid: P 200,000
Provenance:
Ilocos
Maria ‘Bebe’ Lammoglia Virata Collection
Lot 178 of the Leon Gallery / Asian Cultural Council auction on 20 February 2016. For more details, please go to <a href="http://www.leon-gallery.com"
This narra table with two large drawers originally stood in the sacristy of a not-so-important church, a conjecture reached due to the fact that the top consists of two wooden panels, something that would have been unthinkable in a major parish church. The presence of the drawers on only one side shows that it was placed against the wall and used as a vestry table. A pair of massive wrought-iron handles attached to cone-shaped bosses is attached to each drawer, the width of which indicates its use for the storage of vestments for the Mass.
The table stands on six turned baluster legs with a pair in the middle to give strength to the piece. The upper part of the leg is ring-turned, while the shaft is fluted. The legs seem to have been truncated at its lower end to reduce the height of the table to enable it to be used as a desk.