Hat & Cane Rack
Bastonero / Hat & Cane Rack
Last Quarter, 19th Century, Manila
Narra
216 x 99 x 39 cm (85 x 39 x 15 1/4 in)
In the late 19th to early 20th century Phiippines, the most important piece of furniture to show the family’s wealth and social status was the bastonero, as it was placed on the second floor in the ‘caida’ or receiving room for the family and guests to hang hats, coats, and store umbrellas and walking sticks.
This is an early piece and one of the best examples to have surfaced for a long time. The central post and the lyre-shaped arms are filled with very finely made design elements: low relief carvings on the brackets, 1-inch deep pierced carvings on the arms stretchers, and exquisitely turned central post that soars majestically. Excellent craftsmanship and in very good condition.
Estimate: PHP 45,000 - 60,000
Lot 88 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 2 June 2018. See salcedoauctions.com/ for more details.
Hat & Cane Rack
Bastonero / Hat & Cane Rack
Last Quarter, 19th Century, Manila
Narra
216 x 99 x 39 cm (85 x 39 x 15 1/4 in)
In the late 19th to early 20th century Phiippines, the most important piece of furniture to show the family’s wealth and social status was the bastonero, as it was placed on the second floor in the ‘caida’ or receiving room for the family and guests to hang hats, coats, and store umbrellas and walking sticks.
This is an early piece and one of the best examples to have surfaced for a long time. The central post and the lyre-shaped arms are filled with very finely made design elements: low relief carvings on the brackets, 1-inch deep pierced carvings on the arms stretchers, and exquisitely turned central post that soars majestically. Excellent craftsmanship and in very good condition.
Estimate: PHP 45,000 - 60,000
Lot 88 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 2 June 2018. See salcedoauctions.com/ for more details.