Kamagong Side Table
A tall kamagong side table
Last Quarter, 19th century, Manila
Kamagong with brass mount
78.5 x 53 x 34.5 cm (31 x 21 x 13 1/2 in)
Made of precious dark kamagong wood, the tall tapering legs – with beautifully carved rings, cup and cylinder turnings and reeded shafts that terminate in blunt arrow feet separated by rings – support the two-piece top and frieze drawer. The drawer has a keyhole protected by an escutcheon, and old replacement pulls, which when opened reveals two compartments. A divided compartment to segregate money suggests the possibility that this may have been used at one point as a tienda table in a store.
Provenance: Collection of a very distinguished post-war architect
Lot 59 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 1 June 2019. Please see salcedoauctions.com for more details.
Estimate: PHP 25,000 - 30,000
Kamagong Side Table
A tall kamagong side table
Last Quarter, 19th century, Manila
Kamagong with brass mount
78.5 x 53 x 34.5 cm (31 x 21 x 13 1/2 in)
Made of precious dark kamagong wood, the tall tapering legs – with beautifully carved rings, cup and cylinder turnings and reeded shafts that terminate in blunt arrow feet separated by rings – support the two-piece top and frieze drawer. The drawer has a keyhole protected by an escutcheon, and old replacement pulls, which when opened reveals two compartments. A divided compartment to segregate money suggests the possibility that this may have been used at one point as a tienda table in a store.
Provenance: Collection of a very distinguished post-war architect
Lot 59 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 1 June 2019. Please see salcedoauctions.com for more details.
Estimate: PHP 25,000 - 30,000