Balayong Stool
A primitive balayong taburete / stool
Estimate: PHP 30,000 - 40,000
Last quarter, 19th century
Cebu
Balayong wood
48 x 61 x 61 cm (19 x 24 x24 in)
Made from highly prized balayong wood, a type of indigenous rosewood, this primitive taburete or bangkito is rare and fancier than most humble three-legged stools used for seating during meals, reading periodicals, or leisurely conversations in and out of the house. The seat is engraved with a large 12-petal flower or sunburst motif radiating from the center, with twisted rope and scallop patterns around the edges. Before the halfway mark down the splaying round tapered legs are fan swirl rosettes carved beautifully on the visible faces, while stretchers are tenoned through the inside and joined to a central cylindrical finial; legs end in seemingly delicate horse hooves.
Lot 173 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 18 March 2023. Please see www.salcedoauctions.com for more information.
Balayong Stool
A primitive balayong taburete / stool
Estimate: PHP 30,000 - 40,000
Last quarter, 19th century
Cebu
Balayong wood
48 x 61 x 61 cm (19 x 24 x24 in)
Made from highly prized balayong wood, a type of indigenous rosewood, this primitive taburete or bangkito is rare and fancier than most humble three-legged stools used for seating during meals, reading periodicals, or leisurely conversations in and out of the house. The seat is engraved with a large 12-petal flower or sunburst motif radiating from the center, with twisted rope and scallop patterns around the edges. Before the halfway mark down the splaying round tapered legs are fan swirl rosettes carved beautifully on the visible faces, while stretchers are tenoned through the inside and joined to a central cylindrical finial; legs end in seemingly delicate horse hooves.
Lot 173 of the Salcedo Auctions auction on 18 March 2023. Please see www.salcedoauctions.com for more information.